Awesomesauce on rye...

You know what's awesome? Automated writing.

Okay, so it's not quite automated, but Celtx has got to be one of the coolest things I've played with as a writer.

A friend of mine is making a film. He sent me an outline and I'm writing at least a draft of the script. Super cool. Only thing is, except for a foray into scripting for Screnzy that involved a mangling of the television script format, I have no experience with script writing.

My friend presented me with Celtx (which offers a free download!) and I pulled up a window to begin poking around the "Screenplay" option.

Omigosh, there is so much there, so much already formatted for you, so much to add in. Character bibles (useful for television scripts), lists of people who might be needed for a particular scene, so much! I don't know how to use half the stuff and half the things it offers are things I know nothing about, not being a filmmaker by trade, but it is pretty awesome to be experimenting with.

It has other options, like comic books, text, stage plays, etc., and I can't wait to start playing with those too. It makes me want to stretch my creative fingers into other mediums beyond just the novel or short story.

Perhaps I shall use it for "Inasmuch" whenever I get around to that sucker.

Inasmuch...

December 2 Writing.

What do you do each day that doesn’t contribute to your writing — and can you eliminate it?

A typical day (inasmuch as I can have a typical day):
- Wake up as late as possible.
- Shower.
- Eat breakfast.
- Go to class.
- Browse the internet. E-mail. RSS Feeds. TV Tropes.
- Do homework.
- Writing.
- Browse the internet. Blog. YouTube. TV Tropes.
- Eat lunch.
- Go to class.
- Laundry. Chores. Stuff.
- Writing.
- Browse the internet. TV Tropes. YouTube. Webcomics.
- Eat dinner.
- Get ready for bed.
- Read.
- Write.
- Browse the internet. TV Tropes. Fanfiction. Original fiction.
- Sleep as long as possible.

There is a lot of internet browsing that I could definitely cut out. It's what I do probably the most of per time unit. I mean, at least an hour a day. I blame the accessibility of my laptop, the ubiquitousness of wi-fi and my slight obsession with the brilliance (and lack of) of others. I could definitely be fitting more writing in there in places.

But at the same time, I don't want to give up my internet browsing. It's not always the most intelligent fare, but it inspires me. It shows me what's out there. It gives me ideas. It feeds my writer.

I could just probably stand to do a little less of the Literal Videos and more of the pencil-to-papering.

Speaking of which, and since I love the word 'inasmuch', I'm naming my future-writing play idea "Inasmuch". Doesn't have a meaning yet, I don't have much of an idea beyond that I want to write a play-within-a-play, and I don't know when I'll get around to actually writing it (Screnzy? Seeing as how I'm diving headfirst into my hedgehog idea right now), but that is what it will be called. Updates whenever anything happens with that.

Yay for writing!