Global Spin

As you can probably tell from the dearth of new material here, I’ve been a bit busy lately. I’d love to say I’m working on some exciting new project, but the truth is I’ve been sick, traveling, working, or combinations of the above. It has succeeded in making Jack a dull boy, so I’m going [...]

Posted by Chris in NaNoWriMo, Writing on November 4th, 2007 | Comments Off

We wrote our first few words for Script Frenzy this evening. Yes, it has begun again with the oh-so-simple-sounding EXT.  ALLEYWAY – NIGHT. Who knows where it will lead, though? Will our hero find a way to save his girl from certain doom? Will our heroine find a way to let this blockhead know that [...]

Posted by Chris in Film, NaNoWriMo, ScriptFrenzy, Writing on June 1st, 2007 | 1 Comment »

(A kind of unicorn chaser, yes.) If you liked the idea of writing a novel in a month, what do you think of writing, recording, and editing an entire album in a month? Better yet, how about doing it in the shortest month of the year? The RPM Challenge is to record 35 minutes of [...]

Posted by Chris in Fun, Making Stuff, Music, NaNoWriMo on February 12th, 2007 | Comments Off

I can tell you with some certainty that I’m going to write a screenplay in a month this summer.   A novel was fun to write — and yes, you’ll see a draft of it — but a screenplay?  Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about.  I’ve had scripts running around in my head for years and [...]

Posted by Chris in Film, NaNoWriMo, Writing on January 18th, 2007 | 1 Comment »

Whew!  Just under the wire, too.  The final word of the final chapter was written on the final day, and that word was “mage.”  It’s not as breathtaking as “scar,” perhaps, but I’ll take it. Unfortunately for Patrick, the space monkeys didn’t make another appearance.  Perhaps they can be added in when the book is [...]

Posted by Chris in Books, NaNoWriMo, Writing on November 30th, 2006 | 6 Comments »