Mitchell’s Comments (group member since Oct 14, 2018)

Mitchell’s comments from the Filmmaking Community group.

No worries. All helpful stuff -- appreciated!

Of all of my writing, only this slow-to-grow grinder has appeared in my head in rushes. (If that's the right word :-) The piece has plot and characters teased out, by way of much sweat and hundreds of re-writes. There must be of some value in that, some embedded equity, vs. a blank sheet of paper, I figure.

My screenwriter friends have spoken of the same pot of gold syndrome that you warn of -- DON'T look into the Ark! I am shamefully optimistic too, so I set up well for concept rip-off. Your words are wise. My collaboration idea came about mostly because I know of a funded opp that is based on a partnership between writers and performance arts producers - screen, stage. It reminded me of my trilogy.

Thanks again, my devotions are firmly set in short stories and a novel my editor and I are savaging these days. But, I am enjoying investigating a little down this cinematic rabbit hole.

Best,
Mitch

Thx. No doubt you are on target with your comments. I have no delusions of grandeur. Literature is hard enough -- for example, a Goodreads search of my uncommon surname produces 280 English language published novels and creative non-fiction. I could be a Smith or a Jones, then what? Also, my question aimed at collaboration; joining forces with an experienced hand, not jumping from steer wrestling to lion taming. I have no interest in a second Everest, to switch metaphorical impossibilities. Your word count guideline is solid, specific info - danke seea. Cheers, from a cold lake on a still night.

Hi!

I'm a Canadian fiction writer. I've written a literary trilogy of about 10,000 words in total. The story takes place in a single geographic locale, a tropical coast. It has a small cast of characters. The story arc covers twenty years and it rests on two visceral action sequences, both at sea. The conclusion of the story is concerned with the characters' actions, their interrelationships, and the consequences of each individual's behaviour as the loop closes.

This story will be published by a UK literary magazine in London on October 22. The editor is a published-produced screenwriter and agrees with my sense that the story would lend itself to the screen. I've been working on this tale for over four years and I found myself envisioning the scenes in a cinematic way as I wrote. This is not uncommon for writers, but this trilogy story—for me—was particularly so.

With no personal grounding in screenwriting or playwriting, I'm possibly interested in collaboration and I wonder how this movie of the mind can take some sandy steps towards reality?

Mitchell
https://mitchellaneous.com/write-clicks/