wordwhacker | A change in priorities

As painful as it was (and as damaging to my sleep schedule, apparently), I'm really glad that I squeezed out the story / glorified outline of the short horror audio play the other day. I abstractly knew that there were lots of things to work on (ie: every possible facet?), but now that it's on paper (or will be, once I print it) I can actually see not just what those things are, but how to start working on them.

I mentioned earlier that I want the bulk of the work on this to be done before November rolls around. So instead of trying to edit a play / short story every week, I'm going to focus entirely on the audio drama (code name: "Broke Open"). It's going to be my main focus for the next two months. I'm still going to write a short story every week for

tamingthemuse (11 weeks down, 19 to go!) but I'm going to scale them down a bit, maybe write flash fiction in the 500 - 1000 word range.

And, of course, I need to read more.

Because I love them so, here is my editing "To Do" list for this week:

Print "Broke Open" and take a red pen to it. Highlight things that need:

World-building and character work.

Thematic and plot work.

Formatting and structuring work (ie: translation to "audio drama" needs).

Further research.

Take care of the research stuff first, as it'll impact changes to plot, etc.

Work on the big-picture issues: world-building and theme.

EDIT: Read the radio play section of Michael Straczynski's "Complete Book of Scriptwriting".

There. That should keep me busy. Next week will move from macro to micro stuff, and try to get this whole thing to gel.