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breakinglight11) wrote2019-05-18 11:49 am
breakinglight11) wrote2019-05-18 11:49 am
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Writing machine
It struck me this week that I've been writing more prolifically in the last twelve months than I think I ever have. I've been pretty consistently productive since graduating with my MFA, which was instrumental in helping me develop the process by which I generate written work. I've written at least two major works a year since then, usually with a few smaller ones along the way, but I've outdone myself recently.
Between May 2018 and now, I have completed the following:
- Mrs. Frost, a full-length play, the sixth installment of the Mrs. Hawking play series
- Dad Body, a short story, a fan fiction for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Don't Panic, a ten-minute play, banged together for Theatre@First's most recent charity 24-hour play festival
- Mrs. Hudson Investigates, an audio drama, to be performed this summer as part of PMRP's Summer Mystery Theater this July
- Adonis, a 43,000-word novel, expanded from the screenplay of the same as a full first draft
I also started another fan fic, As Long as He Needs, focusing on Captain America at the end of Avengers: Endgame. I'm only a few chapters in, but I'm excited about it and making great progress. I estimate it will end up novella-length, at about 11,000 words. I've written a lot more fan fic in the last few years, which I always worry isn't a great use of my time. But given I've gotten so much else done, I guess it hasn't gotten in the way of my original work. And I get a real boost of the instant feedback I get watching the hit count go up as people read it. Plus sometimes you get a nice comment or favorite.
I'm really proud of myself. I've accomplished a lot of work, and made a bunch of really good things— on top of directing two rounds of shows and a short film. And I'm about to have the first light period this summer in like two years, so I'll have even more time to write. I'm planning on editing the Adonis novel, as well as writing the next Mrs. Hawking play. I really hope I can keep up this momentum and make more good work.
Between May 2018 and now, I have completed the following:
- Mrs. Frost, a full-length play, the sixth installment of the Mrs. Hawking play series
- Dad Body, a short story, a fan fiction for Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Don't Panic, a ten-minute play, banged together for Theatre@First's most recent charity 24-hour play festival
- Mrs. Hudson Investigates, an audio drama, to be performed this summer as part of PMRP's Summer Mystery Theater this July
- Adonis, a 43,000-word novel, expanded from the screenplay of the same as a full first draft
I also started another fan fic, As Long as He Needs, focusing on Captain America at the end of Avengers: Endgame. I'm only a few chapters in, but I'm excited about it and making great progress. I estimate it will end up novella-length, at about 11,000 words. I've written a lot more fan fic in the last few years, which I always worry isn't a great use of my time. But given I've gotten so much else done, I guess it hasn't gotten in the way of my original work. And I get a real boost of the instant feedback I get watching the hit count go up as people read it. Plus sometimes you get a nice comment or favorite.
I'm really proud of myself. I've accomplished a lot of work, and made a bunch of really good things— on top of directing two rounds of shows and a short film. And I'm about to have the first light period this summer in like two years, so I'll have even more time to write. I'm planning on editing the Adonis novel, as well as writing the next Mrs. Hawking play. I really hope I can keep up this momentum and make more good work.