Summer of '84

[kleenexwoman]

I think I want to adapt things to screenplays for a living. I like writing, but I'm so shit at creating truly original characters, and adapting things to screenplays can give you a lot of leeway to fiddle with characters and dialogue and plot without having to spend the effort building your own stuff up from scratch. It's like fanfic, in a way.

The next project I want to tackle is turning 1984 into a romantic comedy. I THINK IT CAN BE DONE.

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[sir-dave.livejournal.com]

I may very well just be spoiled ;) Ever since writing mattered to me I have been stuck between two women, one of whom could see nothing wrong with what I did and one who could see all the faults and make positive suggestions. It hasn't even been the same two women! Five have shared the roles between them, always two at once. But it's a very powerful combination - good teaching in one and absolute belief in you in the other.