I met with my collaborator/patron on this novel project, and after making my usual noises asking patience in the delivery of new chapters, he assured me that he is beyond pleased with the work provided so far, and that we are on a perfectly effective timeline for his goals. He even offered to hasten to me the next installment of delicious monies, which I have avoided asking for because I don’t feel I have turned in enough yet to merit it. I am sure my credit card companies would like it if I loosened my scruples.
I also learned that the 10-minute plays I wrote last week are indeed wanted, and not too late to be used, but will actually not be needed until the spring. I’m grateful to know this, because I think the second in particular could stand to marinate a little more, and this knowledge will allow me to set them aside for a spell before the necessary re-writing.
Which is not to say I get to relax at all. The novel is still hungry for more words, and there’s those three screenplays in various stages of gestation (two drafting, one revising), each begging for attention. And I just learned that I will indeed be directing the webisode script I wrote a few weeks ago. Shooting will be in less than three weeks, and I just learned that the actor I based my opening scene gag around will not be available.
In this context, it seems silly to even worry about all the movie reviews I want to write; but we need room to be silly with this much to do.