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Geoff Hall

Moderator - @ Stage 32 Screenwriter’s Lounge at International Imaginists Ltd ♦ Screenwriter, Director, Producer

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Happy New Year to my fellow writers (and my goals for 2023)

Here’s wishing all my fellow writers a happy new year. May 2023 be a year of fulfilling your goals.

My goals in the coming year, are:

1. To make my November Write Club script, “Breathe” in the US. To reach this goal I firstly need to find a US Producer in the area that it will be filmed. Thanks to the...

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Here’s wishing all my fellow writers a happy new year. May 2023 be a year of fulfilling your goals.

My goals in the coming year, are:

1. To make my November Write Club script, “Breathe” in the US. To reach this goal I firstly need to find a US Producer in the area that it will be filmed. Thanks to the Stage32 staff for their wisdom on this.

2. Just over the Christmas holidays, I was contacted (greatly surprised!) by my faithful Producer for the “Seeing Rachel” film. We may be getting a new Producer coming on board and I will be introduced to her in this new year of promise. I’m pretty chilled about this, as “Seeing Rachel” has had such a tortured past, but I’ll keep you appraised of any progress.

3. To make the necessary edits to my dystopian novel “0w1:believe” and re-release it on Apple Books and Kobo. One reader came back to me and had found two typos and so the OCD writer in me wants it sorted. It just irritates the heck out of me to know they are there. I also will be publishing it under a new label for my work on the World of 0w1 series, so there will be a new logo. If any of you know a good ebook formatter/editor, please drop me a line.

4. Last year, we spent a lot of time on recording an audiobook entitled, “Journey Into Oneness’, a mystical, contemplative book of poetry and short stories which feed into the backstories of “0w1:believe”.

I fell fairly sanguine about 2023, but as was proved by its predecessor, the road is long and winding and has many obstacles. I’m posting this because I need your support and encouragement. If it takes a village to raise a child, then it takes a community to produce a film.

What are your goals this year, fellow writers.

Wishing you the best in 2023,

Geoff

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Maurice Vaughan

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2 years ago

Congratulations, Wayne Cothron! :D Hope the call goes great! I'm updating my IMDb Pro profile now.

Maurice Vaughan

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- Jim Boston
2 years ago

You're welcome, Jim. I remember you talking about "Fuller's Folly" in another post. I really want to see the movie! :D I picture it like "12 Years a Slave" on a river.

Geoff Hall

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2 years ago

Wayne Cothron hey Wayne! That’s great. Keep us informed about how it goes, please. Did you cold call the guy/gal?

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- Geoff Hall
2 years ago

No. We've mostly been talking through e mail.

Should I call them or wait for them to set up a Zoom call?

Geoff Hall

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- Wayne Cothron
2 years ago

Wayne Cothron Hi Wayne, if you have an intro call, why not ask for a Zoom call during it, to discuss projects?

James Heggs

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3 years ago

Voice actor here for your services.

Hello to all Animators! I am James Heggs, Stage32 member and the best screenwriting fire life safety director(what is this you ask? Long story but goggle can’t help

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Welcome, James!

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Me and my writing in the last 12 months

Do you have a totally hyperactive and undisciplined brain? If so, maybe your life is like mine. Here's an overview of me and my writing over the past year. Hope it makes you laugh a little.

February 2021: I have an idea for a horror drama feature! Let’s do this! (Begins reading books and taking lesso...

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Do you have a totally hyperactive and undisciplined brain? If so, maybe your life is like mine. Here's an overview of me and my writing over the past year. Hope it makes you laugh a little.

February 2021: I have an idea for a horror drama feature! Let’s do this! (Begins reading books and taking lessons about scriptwriting.)

April 2021: outline is done, I start writing the script. It’s freaking slow.

July 2021: Oh… I have a great idea for a comedy TV show! (Starts writing the Bible and the TV pilot.)

Also July 2021: Eh… I could adapt one of my short stories into a short movie!

(Writes three scripts at the same time during the summer.)

September 2021: My short is finished! Yay!

I keep writing the two other scripts cause they’re still not finished (and working crazy hours at work!)

October: Gets coverage for the TV pilot. Gets the notes from the reader. Pilot needs serious rewrites. Feeling daunted, but I get down to it.

November: After 7 months, I only have 21 pages of my horror feature written. Starting to feel dejected. Try to take advantage of the November write club to advance the writing of my script. Huge rush at work. Fails. Feeling more dejected.

Also November: Oh, I think I might have a good idea for a Christmas romance. (Takes notes)

December: Eh, I could try adapting a Sherlock Holmes short story into a movie. (Start working on the outline. But no. I put it away, my horror feature should be my priority.)

Also December: Wow, I have a good idea for a dramedy feature. (Takes notes.)

Holiday: I rewrite my TV pilot at a frantic pace and finish the new version in a few days to submit it to a fellowship. I should get coverage for the new version, but I’m terrified.

January 2022: Oh, I just thought about a new story for a drama short. (Takes notes.)

February 2022: Eh, I just got a great idea for a thriller comedy TV show. (Takes notes, outlines the pilot, writes a few pages.)

Also February 2022: Ouuhh… I just thought about another great idea for a drama horror feature. (Starts taking notes.)

URGGHHH!!!!! What’s wrong with my stupid brain!?!? (Curse that stupid brain of mine!!!)

Oh and I was already doing that when I was writing novels. Now, it’s just worse.

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Jon Shallit

3 years ago

Do one thing at a time until it's done. Do it quickly and well. Then on to the next. Simple.

Evelyne Gauthier

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- Jim Boston
3 years ago

Thanks, everyone! Don't worry about me. If I can manage to finish writing 20 novels, 6 short stories, and two scripts, I will manage to finish my feature as well. In fact, I've taken a writing leap in the last few weeks! Sometimes, all I need is a pat on the back... or a kick in the butt! ;)

Evelyne Gauthier

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- Jim Boston
3 years ago

Kicking myself in the butt seems to have worked. I've written 17 pages in the last 3 weeks! Yay!

Robert Russo

3 years ago

There are many nootropics that help with calming and focusing your mind. Also diet plays a big part.

Evelyne Gauthier

3 years ago

Robert: In my case, I have noticed that when I don't sleep enough, it affects my concentration.

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