mike sucks at writing

finished my second character outline today. that’s two out of a total of five major characters. i also ordered myself a copy of Save the Cat from amazon, so that should be hitting my door on Saturday. i’m generally very skeptical of screenwriting books, but this one promises to outline the enigmatic “story beat” for me, which is a widely used and talked-about screenwriting technique, but not one that any of my instructors ever used.

i’m surprisingly calm about the whole thing at the moment. i’m not sure if it’s because i’ve truly hit bottom on this concept, in the Fight Club sense, or if it’s because i’m actually confident that i can get this thing done. my money’s on the later.

lastly, i’m a little concerned that i don’t really have a clear antagonist as yet. it would be easy enough to conjure one out of thin air, which might be what i do, but i’m not sure if that’s really the best way to go about it. More on this as it develops.