Writing Stuffs

 

Alright well, it's time for me to share what writing I have done so far this year.

Aaaaand there's already not a lot. 

I needed a break from To Die is Gain, so I'm working on the novella that comes directly after it, More than Conquerors. MtC was originally a short story I wrote several summers ago for a contest, and I decided it needed to be eXpAnDeD. I was planning on sharing that short story here, but I reread it and woooo boy that's not happening.

So I've written the first two chapters for that...

And I've done some work on a screenplay for one of my Star Wars stories. 

I wanted to share a section of my writing here, but I don't think I have enough of MtC to properly showcase that one, so I'm going to try a segment of my screenplay? This will be interesting, but hopefully still enjoyable.

INT. MIDNITE ONE COCKPIT - CONTINUOUS

ZARA GHINWET, a half-tholotian, leans her head against the headrest of her seat, eyes shut. One side of her face is streaked with dirt and the other has a long, open gash running down her cheek from her right eye. The old scar across that same eye stands out white on her dark skin. She is illuminated by a dark red glow. Her helmet rests on her lap, and her hands are in tight fists that sit on the dome of her helmet.

CELWIK (V.O.)

Where are they?

Zara's forehead scrunches and her eyes screw closed tighter.

CELWIK (V.O.) (CONT'D)

Where is your little base?

Zara whimpers.

CELWIK (V.O.) (CONT'D)

You know it's futile to resist me. Just give up, padawan. You are nothing.

Zara's eyes fly open. A scream followed by laughter echoes around the small cockpit. Zara stares wide-eyed out at the swirling lights of hyperspace.

ZARA

It's not real.

She buries her face in her hands, shoulders shaking.

ZARA (CONT'D)

(sobbing)

It's not real. 

Okay, so obviously the formatting's a little weird. For anyone who has never read a screenplay before, the bold names indicate that that person is speaking. V.O. means voice over, CONT'D means continued. The italicized words are the action/description. Hope you enjoyed the crash course in screenwriting!

And yes, it's a bit darker of a scene... no feelings were harmed in the making of this blog post. some were harmed in the actual screenplay but we don't speak of that here

Anyways, all in all it was a very light writing month, but I'm hoping to pick up the pace a bit more. I'll keep y'all updated on MtC, and hopefully next month I'll have a little more to share. That's all for today!