A YEAR IN REVIEW - 2008

I wanted to post something vitriolic about my life in 2008 and yet I can't seem to bring myself to write such a thing. 2008 wasn't exactly a year of huge changes or successful completed projects, but on the other side of the coin, I feel that despite many setbacks and other personal issues, I have made some steps to improve myself and my work for 2009.

A week or more ago, I just forced myself to write the beginning of a short pulp story and have made tons of progress on my puppetwork. So 2008 may not have been my year, yet on the road ahead I can see 2009 being something to grin about. Have a great new year, schlockheads and stay weird!

WRITING VERY S-L-O-W-L-Y

I have been tinkering with a short story (non-screenplay) for the past few days now. It's insane how rusty I have become. It's a hero pulp adventure done in the style of The Shadow or The Spider, nuff said. I'll reveal more when I can.

Stay weird and happy holidays!

DOUBLE OUCH!

For those taking notes; I went to the dentist on my birthday, and the twist is that I am in a lot more terrible shape than I had originally thought. I have way too many cavities and the dentist is talking dental implants. I told you my birthdays suck. Stay weird!

PULP THURSDAY: 12-12-08

OUCH!

So I have a long run of terrible birthdays. The kind that just seem to explode into a million messy pieces. Last year for ten days straight including my birthday I had no power or heat due to a devil of a ice storm.

This year it now seems that a tooth that I had pulled out a few days ago is still causing me problems. I can barely speak because whenever I do it just creates more pain on the left side of my jaw and I feel ill. I can't even concentrate long enough to do any work that is needed to be done here. Screenwriting and writing in general is not happening right now.

I have a appointment to see my dentist tomorrow morning on my birthday which just seems to perpetuate that all of my birthdays are doomed. The wife always wonders why I hate my birthday, just look at the history, I say.

I think I will treat myself and buy me a monster mag tomorrow just to keep my spirits up. Stay weird!

HAIL TO THE KING, BABY!

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HOW TO WRITE PULP THE LESTER DENT WAY

I'm still busy toiling away here in secret HQ making props, monsters, and miniature sets for a upcoming music vid.

In the meantime, I came across this neat article which is from the master writer himself, Lester Dent, on the formula he created on writing pulp. Check it out and learn a thing or two for your next writing project.