You Will Have A Productive Day...In Bed

I woke up today with one goal - finish this latest draft of my script. And guess what; I did! And I did it all from the comforts of my bed. I got out of bed and moved to the living room, but it didn't have the same vibe as the bed, so I went ahead and set up shop there. My bed gets a gold star for stepping up as an A+ office for the day.

As of today, I've completed four drafts of Collectible Items, and each one is better than the last. I guess that's the point though, so...success! I also managed to do two loads of laundry and flirted with the idea of cleaning the bathroom. That bathroom idea was short lived. It sounds like a job for Future Edrei.

Unfortunately, the one thing I've learned is that once you finish one draft, it's time to start another. I finished the last 25 pages of the script (Act 3), and in that process, I found things that I needed to go back and set up in the beginning. For example, if my protagonist is going to outrun a swarm of angry, killer bees at the end of the film, then I need to go back in my story and show her being a runner. That way the audience buys that she can outrun the angry swarm of bees. Also, the moviegoers who like to solve movies ahead of time will see the angry swarm of bees and say to themselves, "She'll be fine. She's a runner. She can get away."

So now, I'm going back to the first Act and working my way through. Setting up these little gems is going to be difficult, but it's fun to discover them and see how they'll affect the overall story.  I just discovered that clocks/time is a theme in my film. I had no idea. I'm very interested to see what I discover next! Don't worry, I'll keep you posted.

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