Fear

Nipping at the heals of my Halloween project is the obligatory post on fear.

What scares us? That's been a subject of study since the beginning of time.
But the ability to truly scare a human being has been reduced to stuff jumping out of the bushes and going "boo">

BOO!

My current task is to instill just a little chill... not full on terror. The terror fades quickly... but the chills can stay with you for a while. The writing of Rod Sterling and Alfred Hitchcock come to mind. They took some really normal situations and really mucked them up. They were still believable and left you with that chill I'm trying to describe. Not scimping on any details, but really rubbing the fact of the matter in your face.

Rod Sterling is the writer I want to be one day I swear.

But back to my story.
I'm gonna have to rape and/or kill folks in this thing. So, I sat down and wrote down all the possible ways one could do so. The question is... how much detail do you put in such a thing? Enough to make someone disturbed? Or should you be more PR to avoid your house being broken into and you being dragged off lol. I think I'll go

We all have a little dark side to ourselves. Owe it to yourself this October to show the angel in yourself the devil inside.

Damn, It's Been Too Long

Been really caught up with life... and this screenplay and stuff. Haven't been able to talk about the finer points of writing and shit.

This ends today.

You know who you are.

You won't be gone anytime soon.
But when you get to heaven, you'll get what you deserve.
Your ass isn't getting in.

Recent idea

In regards to my screenplay, instead of covering every little aspect of the story in those three movies... why not make some other films that cover it... hmmmmmm

Power Pole EXTEND

Okay... I have another work completed. But I feel as if it could be expanded. You be the judge.
http://www.box.net/shared/nofce1yzbf

And also, I'm currently working on a little expansion to this now infamous story that got me locked up. No name changes, no nothing. If you haven't read it yet. You should.
http://www.box.net/shared/njytte4rnv

Language and Racism

My view on it is simply this. Write however you feel as right.

As someone who says "nigger" a lot. And has friends, white and black alike that say "nigger" a lot. Odds are, "nigger will turn up a lot in what I write. You don't know how often I'm bombarded with outrageous claims of being a Klan member and blah blah blah. Language and Racism

I just call them dumb niggers and move along. Because to put it simple. We're all racist. In fact, the whole idea of racism is just sily. It's based on streotypes... MOST OF WHICH ARE TRUE (We the blacks love our fried chicken and watermelon. It's just good, I'm sorry. Same with greens and kool aid.) And it's all extremely funny... once people learn to fucking laugh at their own damn selves.

My I repeat. Just do what feels right. If your character is a Christian, odds are they aren't picking up transvestite hookers on Halsted st. Or if your character is anything like me. Fire the shit missiles and WTF bombs.

Comfort Zone

Your comfort zone can be a good thing.
You're a horror writer. You attempt to scare the shit out of people. It's what you do and you're good at it.

But who knows, maybe you're a touchy-feely guy at heart? Force yourself out of that zone of comfort and push yourself into writing something you know jack shit about. Maybe you'll enjoy yourself.

Death

Currently working on a horror piece, so I'm gonna discuss with you death's importance in your writing, and ironically your life.

Death has been a common theme in stories since the beginning of time. It's something everyone either has or will experience. Whether it be their own demise or a loved one. And the sheer mystory of death has always intrigued us humans, scared us at times. It is the great unknown after all.
Death is the most powerful of all actions. It's definite, final. If I may refer to the movie "Hero" staring Jet Lei. He did all those kickass shit, but really, the most honorable moment of his life, was in fact his own death. And the people agreed. To give one's life I guess bestows honor upon the living? Stop me if I'm wrong.

Death really gets me excited in a way. As a writer.
There are just SO MANY ways to die.
There's the boring, sappy way with Cancer, or a bad cold, or even the loss of a love (lame). But then you get to the nitty gritty.
Beheadings
Squishing
Squashing
Baseball bat
Stabbing
Heart attack during sexual intercourse
Fires
Asphyxiation
Or just plain shooting.

That's the focus of my next work. How many ways can you kill. And what's the most effective.

First Attempt?

Yeah, there were those films from high school film class... those were FUCKING AWFUL and can burn in hell. But I just finished up work on the first episode of a series I like to call "The Creative Process"
http://www.box.net/shared/v0yahbb77n

First Episode.

A Solid Break Will Do Ya Good

I feel quite refreshed after this weekend. I'd just like to share some knowledge.

Writing is tough, I know. But pounding your head into your keyboard for hours on end won't get anything written. Sometimes, you just gotta go out and have some fun. Engage in your favorite form of debauchery. Have some sex... outdoors... or eat a doughnut. Whatever works for you.

I for one went to my favorite girl's birthday party. Won't go into details, but it was great... and appartly Singstar is easy to play when you're drunk. I know Fawna has a video of that shit somewhere too. lol.

But anyway, it's good to keep the good times rolling. Who knows, maybe you'll get an idea or two to pop out as you're eating that doughnut. Worked for me.

So go outside. Enjoy yourself, your writing will thank you.

The Fear

I recently made a post over at "Fear of Writing" about overcoming your fears and what not. But I realised today that I have problems following my own advice sometimes.

I was writing my fantasy script as I always am. I started to get really gorey and detailed. Then I just stopped. The only thing that came to mind was this image.


I guess I'm having a lot more trouble getting back to normal then I thought. The constant thought of the feds dragging me out of my house randomly (again) is pretty disturbing. What is this? Russia? I mean shit.

I promise this right now. It's very bold and I hope the feds and my toolish brother in law are reading.
You're not censoring this doggy for anything.

Observations

Today, I just looked out my window. What a morning.

We have an old white dude in my appartment complex that never wears a shirt, and yells a lot. Well, the cops were here today for some reason, he's yelling at them and gets his ass kicked (and me missing it on camera... I'm dumb.)
About an hour later, I see the usual gaggle of Mexicans over near the street, just hangin out and listening to really loud, off key mariachi music and yelling Spanish gibberish.
Also at about that time I saw a little mouse by the next appartment. I trapped it with my hands and took it downstairs to a grassy area.
The parking lot has broken bottles all over it today. Must have been quite a party last night.
Little kids are pushing each other around in a shopping chart. It looks like "Jackass" was about to go down. I watched in anticipation. But no one went flying.
I went back to the apartment disappointed, looked in the cabinet. Apparently my roomate raided my god damn frosting I was going to use on my friend's birthday cake... and her birthday is today.

This might make a good story... hmmm...

Thoughts of Dreams

Ironically, my life is like a movie. I'm tring to get from point A to B.
Really, it's like revenge. Kill Bill style. A blood tale of revenge.

Minus the blood and violence of course. Not that it's never crossed my mind.

It's all about making my parents pay. Is it petty?

HELL NAW lol
They'll learn the hard way that they should have been a little nicer.

I have nothing in my life to accomplish then to be the greatest writer ever. And I'm not creating lofty expectations. I will seriously become better then every damn body. Mark my words this day.

Managing Stress

So, you're writing. Good shit. Creating worlds, characters, and situations that are completely under your control. Unfortunately for you, the real world around you isn't. Let's face it. World sucks. It's just a matter of sucking it up and dealing. But as we all know, when we're stressed, we can't really work as we should. There are a couple of things I know of that can help you through that get you working again.

Damn, where would I be without the blessing on the numbered list?

1. Just Relax.
Obvious statement is obvious. This is a time for you. A time to escape. That's one thing I had to learn after my attempted suicide fail. You gotta take the time to relax and really just worry about one thing at a time. Also, don't worry about things that are out of your control. They'll drive you mad.
2. Make it Work for you.
Nothing works better then writing off your raw emotions. The beauty of being human. Angry, sad, frightened? Run with it.
I ended up writing this http://www.box.net/shared/njytte4rnv
SURE it landed me in mental hospital for three weeks. But I salvaged out of that, "Hey, it must have been pretty good to freak people out like that. Go America!"
It's during these times you say and do things you normally wouldn't perfect for writing out of my comfort zone.

Live long and prosper.

Welcome Good People

Writing is always a quest. A heroes journey even.
I'm just another hero on another quest tring to slay the great dragon known as the world of writing.

Hopefully I can help a few other people with their woes as well along the way.


Good luck to you all!