tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196407140476865709.post1448945767768091502..comments2023-08-26T12:27:05.993+09:30Comments on On Writing: Voyeuristic Explorers Unite!: WRITING EXERCISE: Brewing The NovelShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00456068019298922261noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196407140476865709.post-90185081300122633992011-01-29T00:21:38.933+10:302011-01-29T00:21:38.933+10:30I agree, I'm going to make my first feature fi...I agree, I'm going to make my first feature film this summer. I'm just going to do it all myself - not in the mood for waiting around to get funding for a couple of years.<br /><br /> In order for it to be done on a low budget i'll have to have the story take place in one or two locations and have no more than 3 actors. Things are much diffrent when it comes to film-making yourself - its a bit of a hit on the imagination to have to narrow things down for the sake of cost.<br /><br />Either way around on or two features a year is good for the sake of fans and making profits. The average feature film script is only 90 pages long (a page per minute)- all I need now is a good story.Hiccup3000https://www.blogger.com/profile/09900075804693948728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196407140476865709.post-7326047503454198072011-01-28T10:14:26.144+10:302011-01-28T10:14:26.144+10:30I've been working on the Butterfly Lady since ...I've been working on the Butterfly Lady since the start, approximately, of 2010 but as this is the first novel I've written in awhile (took a writing hiatus over my university degree and Year 12 high school) and as this is the one I intend to try and get published, I expect it to take longer. Once I've got this one polished (I've given myself to March), I'll actually be working on two novels in one year. The Butterfly Lady vol. 2 which should be relatively simple to draft as I have the plan already (though not the full structure, as some of it will doubtlessly need to be cut, added, or swapped around - what works in a list doesn't necessarily work in a book). <br /><br />My mining book that's percolating in my brain will take more effort but I don't think that's the kind of novel that should be outlined. I feel confident I can keep both cranking.<br /><br />Ideally, I'd love to get to the point where I can write two per year. It would really make keeping a readerships' attention a lot easier (presuming I can sell two a year). But I guess we'll just have to wait and see.<br /><br />For now, I'm editing one and percolating on another and resting on my laurels on the outline of the third.<br /><br />Oh, no one feel bad if you take a year or three on your first novel-to-sell. Always have a lot to learn the first time around!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00456068019298922261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196407140476865709.post-73337919038619188932011-01-28T08:26:33.529+10:302011-01-28T08:26:33.529+10:30Sounds great! I write film scripts, I still havn&#...Sounds great! I write film scripts, I still havn't wrote a feature film yet and intend to start this spring. How long do you usually spend writing per novel? I'm thinking along the lines of one script per year.It Will take a lot of energy to make a start though.)xHiccup3000https://www.blogger.com/profile/09900075804693948728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4196407140476865709.post-48673812963386485972011-01-27T20:29:16.083+10:302011-01-27T20:29:16.083+10:30This sounds awesome!
I am busy with rewrites, so...This sounds awesome! <br /><br />I am busy with rewrites, so I don't get to create any new worlds for now. <br /><br />Still, discovering my own is fun..<br /><br />;-)Misha Gerrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06364173848456424521noreply@blogger.com