In light of the issues surrounding my two act script about the impeachment trial titled "Blower of Whistle" not going into production despite the best efforts of the person who commissioned it, I have decided to self-publish it via the evil that is Amazon.
I'm still working on formatting and finding a cover I like but expect it in the next week or two. It will probably be priced at $1.99.
Showing posts with label Impeachment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Impeachment. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Friday, October 25, 2019
All Trumped Up.
Approximately one month ago I was challenged to write a script. It was during one of those two-couple dinners that are all the rage and somehow the topic turned to Donald Trump and his antics regarding the whistle-blower whose claims you can read up on by clicking here if you somehow don't know or recently were the recipient of a closed-head injury.
At some point during the lively conversation, I said, "Wouldn't it be funny if Melania turned out to be the whistle-blower?" The person sitting directly across from me jumped up in her seat, pointed at me and exclaimed, "If you write that, I'll get it produced!"
"As a script?" I said. I'd recently seen what she and her group of filmmakers were capable of and was reasonably impressed.
"Yes. I have actors who would love to be in that."
She's an actor, too. I had a pretty good feeling who she wanted to play. The very next day I realized the idea was burning a hole in my brain and I had no choice but to start writing it. I decided to go for complete satire, with characters who openly, cluelessly and unrepentantly admit to the worst possible aspects of human behavior as if they're discussing a grocery list. It took a month to complete the first draft but I am pleased with the result.
Taking into account budget constraints, which every play or script I've ever written does, I set the whole thing in a small room where a senate sub-committee gives the increasingly obnoxious president, his attorney and his VP a chance to admit his wrongdoing before the actual impeachment trial begins.
I plan to publish an excerpt of it in a couple days on my Patreon page. That's right. You gotta pay me at least a dollar to read it. Imagine the nerve of a writer wanting to get paid for his work!
A link will be posted soon so check back~
At some point during the lively conversation, I said, "Wouldn't it be funny if Melania turned out to be the whistle-blower?" The person sitting directly across from me jumped up in her seat, pointed at me and exclaimed, "If you write that, I'll get it produced!"
"As a script?" I said. I'd recently seen what she and her group of filmmakers were capable of and was reasonably impressed.
"Yes. I have actors who would love to be in that."
She's an actor, too. I had a pretty good feeling who she wanted to play. The very next day I realized the idea was burning a hole in my brain and I had no choice but to start writing it. I decided to go for complete satire, with characters who openly, cluelessly and unrepentantly admit to the worst possible aspects of human behavior as if they're discussing a grocery list. It took a month to complete the first draft but I am pleased with the result.
Taking into account budget constraints, which every play or script I've ever written does, I set the whole thing in a small room where a senate sub-committee gives the increasingly obnoxious president, his attorney and his VP a chance to admit his wrongdoing before the actual impeachment trial begins.
I plan to publish an excerpt of it in a couple days on my Patreon page. That's right. You gotta pay me at least a dollar to read it. Imagine the nerve of a writer wanting to get paid for his work!
A link will be posted soon so check back~
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