After a nearly 9 month break from keeping a blog, I was reminded recently that if Googled, people will find your lifeless blog. And will let you know they read your lifeless blog. So, with that in mind, I thought that I'd do a little CPR and write a little on a so-far lazy Sunday afternoon.
Writing has been going well enough. I took three 4-week sessions of Larry Brody's TV Writer class this year. I came away with something each time. In fact, my pilot titled "The Nerd Herd" was something I developed in his class. It's now a finalist in the annual "People's Pilot" contest that the TVWriter.com website runs! It's really a first confirmation of my writing merit, and I couldn't be happier. Whether I place or not, I plan to solicit the script through various channels as I did with MechaWest (a project I'm not quite ready to call it quits on), so we'll see how it pans out.
Just yesterday I finished a first draft of my "The Big Bang Theory" spec. I think the structure is good, but it still needs shaping (as any first draft would). This is my first attempt at a multi-camera script, and while I initially avoided it, I'm glad that I'm attempting it. I'm not a fan of most contemporary laugh-track type episodes, but for an exercise/serious spec that I can submit for a variety I think I'm doing all right. Three months from start to first draft finish seems like a long time, but since this was done over lunch hours and a few hours each weekend, I think I did all right for a new format. Not a passion project by any means, but I'm having fun with these characters.
In May, I went to Los Angeles for the first time. I visited with some new people and old friends. Venice Beach, the J. Paul Getty Museum and Nickelodeon Studios were my main stops. I got to visit with Karen Kirkland, the head of the Writing Fellowship there and had a great conversation about L.A., writing and what to do next. The place had a fantastic energy that I won't soon forget (including celebrity spotting J.K. Simmons preparing to do a voiceover). I can't wait until the next time.
Other than that, I'm just plugging away at the day job. New school year means plenty of room scheduling to do.
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