Good Boy

Today was a good day, and very indicative of why I'd love to be a full time writer.

To begin with, my little girl is on the mend. A day of rest seems to have done her the world of good.

I promised to get some assignment work done today, so after we returned from the doctor's office, I got my little one some lunch, set her up in front of the fire and the TV with her quilt in place, and got stuck in.

The results:

Script Writing Module
Assignment 6 - draft 90% complete. Just need to reduce a four page treatment to a three page treatment. Not sure what a treatment is? Think synopsis with more focus on characters emotions and motivations - and just as hard to write. I've manged to write a one page synopsis and a one line synopsis.
Assignment 7 - draft 50% done. I needed to take my painstakingly written six page script (remember that one), transfer it from the script writing software to a MS Word document in preparation for editing. Of course it lost all the formatting so I had to fluff around with that. It is now ready to be redone, this time with no length limitations so it can be done properly. I also need to take into account the lecturers comments on the six page script and incorporate them (brownie points).
Assignment 8 - final 100% complete. I found I could not write the synopsis and treatment without writing the actual script - so I did. Of course I can't write a script without first having the story written out in prose form, but I was lucky there. This is all based on a story I already had. Cool.

Novel Writing Module

Assignment 6, 7, 8
I've read all the assignment requirements and I'm now gathering them together.

For assignment 6 I need to present a 750 word extract from AKL which will provoke a strong emotional response from readers - the rape scene should do that. I then have to provide an excerpt from someone elses novel which has a specific mood and discuss that in less than 250 words. That should be simple. I've been using Alexandra Sokoloff's 'The Harrowing' for this purpose to this point. I already know which section I'll be providing.

For assignment 7 I need to produce a submission package for a fictitious publishing house. This I haven't looked into yet, but it could be a challenge.

For assignment 8 I need to produce critical feedback from three people on at least a sample chapter of AKL. It also states it should include feedback on any other sections I've already written as well, but as I'm over halfway, I wouldn't expect someone to go to that length over a week or ten days that they'll have to critique it. I also need to provide self analysis and what my future intentions with the WIP is to be - the last two bits won't be difficult.

So that's where I got to with today's work. I imagine I should have all my assignment work completed by June or very soon there after. Now i just need to do some work on a couple of sample chapters to bring AKL up to scratch.

Tonight I'm doing some overdue slush reading.

Here's hoping you had a productive day with your writing endeavours as well.