It's been so long since I actively used this blog that I was resigned to believe no one read it anymore. And yet recently people have mentioned it to me, asked me when I'd update and wondering what projects I'm working on. It's time to get back to work.
The first few months of 2011 have been spent experiencing all sorts of trials and tribulations professionally, both new and old, and experiencing setbacks creatively as a result. Ultimately I have no one to point a finger at but myself, though I have no intention of engaging in a tangent of self-loathing or chastising. The first few months of this year have been unproductive enough.
I returned to the challenge embarked upon last spring of trying to make contact with various law enforcement officials for the purposes of research for several scripts. I had tried to contact the Minneapolis and St. Paul police departments to no avail. Recently I had gotten close to interviewing officers I connected with through a good friend, but in the end their schedules proved too busy to accommodate. Fortunately I have recently gotten ahold of a solid official (who shall remain nameless) and who is willing to serve as a technical advisor on my script.
The main challenge I've experienced has been life getting in the way. Menial tasks I care little for and which provide me with little benefit have consumed all my time and thoughts, allowing me little for what I'm truly passionate about, and my writing took a hit as a result. But friends and family have proven unwilling to let me throw in the towel even when I'm desperate to quite, and so I've vowed to make more of an effort (or indeed any effort at all...) to compartmentalize my life and accomplish my one and only goal for 2011: produce a finished, polished script.
I've also jumped back into the driver's seat after years of passivity and attempted apathy towards where I am and what I'm doing, and I'm actively working towards an escape plan that will effectively save my life and all I feel I'm supposed to do with it. The four main script projects I'm juggling right now feel predestined. I keep hearing articles on NPR or the nightly news that pertain directly to my work to almost a disturbing degree. I take it as a sign that I absolutely need to finish these projects right now, as soon as possible, before time renders them obsolete.
If you see me slowing down or giving up on all that I have before me to do, please do me a favor: punch me, and remind me to get my ass in gear.
Thank you.
The first few months of 2011 have been spent experiencing all sorts of trials and tribulations professionally, both new and old, and experiencing setbacks creatively as a result. Ultimately I have no one to point a finger at but myself, though I have no intention of engaging in a tangent of self-loathing or chastising. The first few months of this year have been unproductive enough.
I returned to the challenge embarked upon last spring of trying to make contact with various law enforcement officials for the purposes of research for several scripts. I had tried to contact the Minneapolis and St. Paul police departments to no avail. Recently I had gotten close to interviewing officers I connected with through a good friend, but in the end their schedules proved too busy to accommodate. Fortunately I have recently gotten ahold of a solid official (who shall remain nameless) and who is willing to serve as a technical advisor on my script.
The main challenge I've experienced has been life getting in the way. Menial tasks I care little for and which provide me with little benefit have consumed all my time and thoughts, allowing me little for what I'm truly passionate about, and my writing took a hit as a result. But friends and family have proven unwilling to let me throw in the towel even when I'm desperate to quite, and so I've vowed to make more of an effort (or indeed any effort at all...) to compartmentalize my life and accomplish my one and only goal for 2011: produce a finished, polished script.
I've also jumped back into the driver's seat after years of passivity and attempted apathy towards where I am and what I'm doing, and I'm actively working towards an escape plan that will effectively save my life and all I feel I'm supposed to do with it. The four main script projects I'm juggling right now feel predestined. I keep hearing articles on NPR or the nightly news that pertain directly to my work to almost a disturbing degree. I take it as a sign that I absolutely need to finish these projects right now, as soon as possible, before time renders them obsolete.
If you see me slowing down or giving up on all that I have before me to do, please do me a favor: punch me, and remind me to get my ass in gear.
Thank you.
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