I’m finally done… the reading that is

With a all my other work pausing for a moment, I finally found some time to finish reading Karl Iglesias’s book “Writing for Emotional Impact”. I wanted to read it before heading into rewrites on my latest screenplay, arming myself with new knowledge. I feel slightly overwhelmed. There is so much information in the book, I know I won’t remember it all. Not going to worry to much about it though. I just have to go back into the screenplay and get writing again and refer back when I need to. The Nicholls are fast approaching, and I really want to submit this year if I can. But I won’t do it if I don’t feel I’m ready.

I’ve learned from experience that the pause in visual effects work usually means that there is going to be a shitstorm soon, a deluge of work that I will have to make time for. Good for paying the bills, bad for focusing on writing a screenplay.

Things could be worse though. I could be penniless with all the time in the world. The time is great, the financial pressure crushing. Been there, done that, don’t want to do it again. I guess this is just a temporary compromise. Got to keep my eyes on the _currently_ unattainable. I will get there.