Hello,
To get back into screenwriting I recently signed up to be a writer for the Yahoo! Contributor Network. It's a pretty cool way to get back in the habit of writing. You can pick assignments from Yahoo! or you can just write your own based off your own interests. Sometimes they get published for all the world to see, sometimes they don't.
It's been a while since I started a new feature length script, and when I say a while I mean over a decade. I wrote The Truth About Average Guys and S.O.L. back in 2001 (there were some rewrites since then, but the hardest draft by far is the 1st draft). I also co-wrote Wingmen Incorporated in 2010-11, but most of what I wrote for that was previously written from a partial script I had lying around. So I really haven't started from scratch on a script (and had that need in finish) since 2001. Did some stuff inbetween, but never really had that need/want to finish it. But this new one MUST get finished because I think when all is said and done this one will have the potential to be the best thing I've done (so far) by far. I feel with every script/film I'm improving as a writer, an actor, and as a filmmaker.
Anyway, back to my little side hobby, writing for Yahoo!
Thus far I've written three articles. Two have been published, and one is currently being reviewed. So technically I'm 2 for 2. I'm not sure how easy it is to get published, but I am going to pretend that it's incredibly difficult and very few people get their first two articles published. Yes, I like to pretend that I'm that good.
Here are the two articles that I've published so far. Hopefully you find them interesting enough to click the links below (it actually helps me if you click the link, obviously I'd love for you to read the articles, but clicking the link is a pretty good compromise. You clicked THIS link to read my blog. So I know you care a little bit. ;)
http://voices.yahoo.com/why-hate-media-sometimes-12374483.html?cat=9
That one is called "Why I Hate The Media (Sometimes)" and it's about how the media has distorted an incident that happened over the weekend.
http://voices.yahoo.com/why-cubs-2013-season-wasnt-as-awful-as-seemed-12362001.html?cat=14
This one was my very first article published. It's called "Why The Cubs 2013 Season Wasn't As Awful As It Seemed" and well, it's about exactly what the title says it's about. There is more reason for optimism on the North Side than you'd think. 2013 was an awful season, but not as awful as it seemed.
http://contributor.yahoo.com/user/1791802/jason_w_schaver.html
That link is my contributor profile link. This has links to all my articles. So if you enjoy my writing please be sure to add me as add me to your favorites or subscribe to my articles. Don't worry, it's free.
Anything else going on?
Kate and I have been hard at work on the new screenplay and it's coming along pretty well. We got sidetracked with life the past several months but have really rolled up our sleeves this past couple weeks and have the first 20 pages of the script done. I really like what we have so far. If we can keep up the same level of quality/humor from the first 20 pages I think we'll have something pretty special on our hands. I'd like for this to be about 100 pages long. And would love to make a movie that is actually 90 minutes long for once. That's usually what I've aimed for, but they usually end up between 76-82 minutes long.
Anyway, since you were so good earlier reading my Yahoo! articles, I will leave you with this...
The first 7 pages of our new screenplay, I Don't Recall.
LOGLINE: After an accident, a mild mannered pushover fakes amnesia to avoid returning to his unappreciative family.
LOGLINE #2: A man in his early 30's, unhappy with his life, gets into an accident. Upon waking from a short coma he pretends to have amnesia in an attempt to live a different life.
(yeah, I posted both loglines b/c I'm not sure which one I like better)
http://howa5gota9.angelfire.com/IDR_first_7_pages.txt
Thank you so much for reading, hope you like it!
Jason W. Schaver
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