I’ve finally finished the basics for my sci-fi trilogy. Next up is a stand-alone drama. Even after I get all the basics for the plots worked out, there is still a lot of work to do. These projects always sound simpler in theory than they turn out to be in practice.
My hope is that if I work on both projects together I can keep a better flow of creative ideas. We shall see how well it works.
Today, I’ve been working on writing the basic plots for the trilogy. I’ve gotten most of the basics worked out for the first one, but the second is proving much harder. I know what I want the foundation to be, but I’m not sure where to go from there.
Well, I got my resume done (http://www.visualcv.com/joannespangle) and I finally got the bulk of the reading done.
At the moment, I’m working on a couple of screenplay projects. In developing of my characters, I’ve noticed there are a lot of books out there that encourage the use of clichés and stereotypes.
Character development should start with human nature. If you’re observant of human nature, you can create realistic characters and plot lines. You don’t need fancy questionnaires filled with non-consequential questions to accomplish that.
