Day one

Day One of Script Frenzy is done! I easily wrote 4 pages (my daily goal is 3 pages). Before I congratulate myself too much, this is a project that’s been in my mind for awhile, so I’ve known the exact layout and opening for awhile. The fun thing about finally tackling this is that I’ve grown a bit as a storyteller since I started working on it some 5 years ago. So I was starting to think about where I was going with this today (note: while I know the overall story, I haven’t tackled the tiny bits yet), I realized that I actually needed to insert a scene first.

I’m going to share this eventually- if people like it, I’ll definitely try to illustrate it myself.

Daily Goal:

4 / 3 pages

Overall Goal:

4 / 100 pages

Wired Mom Reviews: Alvin & the Chipmunks 2.

Welcome to something new here, reviews of children's TV and movies. Because honestly, if there's one thing I'm acutely aware of- it's that any tv show or movie my kids see and like will be viewed ad nauseum. So if there's something that I can enjoy along with my kids, it's something that should be shared.

My kids love Alvin & The Chipmunks. While they didn't see it in movie theaters, they loved it from the moment the watched it on DVD. Music, physical comedy and Christmas? A win in their eyes. In mine? I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the movie. It was sweet and the two classic Chipmunks songs ("Christmas Don't Be Late" and "Witch Doctor") were updated in a way that didn't anger me.

When The Chipmunks 2 came out in theaters this Christmas, we debated whether or not we should take our oldest to see it. If anything could get him to sit still for a couple hours, it would be singing Chipmunks. But, he still has some issues with loud noises, so we decided to wait for it to come out on DVD. Admittedly, I wasn't excited by what I saw in commercials. I knew that Jason Lee wouldn't be in much of the movie, and knew that they were throwing in high school to the picture.

So, last night we finally got to watch The Squeakual. Sadly, this is not a movie I'm looking forward to watching again and again, though I know I will.

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Day Two

I spent today in Script Frenzy inserting the first scene of the story. I realized at 2 am that there was a key event that I’d originally thought we shouldn’t see, since it’s a death that occurred earlier. But since it’s a driving point of the story- it makes sense to show it.

Also, scripting a murder mystery is awesome, since I don’t want to give anything away when I let people read this before I actually illustrate it. Ha!

Daily Goal:

3 / 3 pages

Overall Goal:

7 / 100 pages

The plan for tomorrow, work on an outline for a bit and maybe see if I can’t introduce the male lead.