Willie , wondering

Hi , Olivia and everybody else,

I agree, the format of the Blog is a little tricky to manage, but it's not so bad once we learn where to go and how to get there. As for the screenplay format, I figure we can make somebody else do the dirty work there.

O, why don't you start by asking some questions, either of the crew or of yourself.

For instance, What about your character. Based on you? Based on somebody else? Made up entirely? Can your character live anywhere, or is something about where (s)he lives important? What age did you have in mind? Committed? Conflicted? Employed? Independent? Educated? Friendly or feisty? Politically engaged or concerned with other things? Talkative or pensive? Introvert or extrovert? Smoldering or quick to ignite? Scarred and scared, or eager for adventure? Spiritual or religious? Chocolate or Peanut Butter?

Many of those things have nothing to do with the kind of posts the character will contribute, but some of them might. And some of them could dictate the way we meet the character or the way the character wanders through life. I suspect you will be frustrated by the lack of description in a screenplay. I would say GO AHEAD , DESCRIBE ANYWAY. It might help somebody somewhere along the line.

I think we all have to know that while we get to write our own characters, at some point, the group is supposed to come in and monkey with what we have done. Some of the time, that might make it easier to start, knowing there will be another step. Some of the time, it might just be intimidating. I hope for the first one.

Can everybody at least come up with a name for a character? And then fill in with an approximate age and a little description? That might inspire another member to assist with fill -ins, dialogue, etc. Right now, I think everybody is waiting on everybody else.