Just Make a Movie
Here's the problem. I have over 200 pages of a novel sitting on my cloud. I wrote it. It's not finished. It's not good enough. It's a good idea, but it isn't what it needs to be yet. The story doesn't have an ending. It only has a beginning and a VERY long middle. It's mostly conversations, because that's how I think. I write the way I talk and I talk the way I write. I type almost as fast as I think, but not quite, which can be very frustrating.
The solution came to me this evening, as so many solutions do. I was talking with my husband. We were getting ready for bed. That's when it hit me like the bolt of lightening that it is. My novel isn't a novel. It's a movie script! Then, like most good ideas, I thought, 'DUH! Why didn't I think of that last year (when I felt blocked and like I never wanted to finish the book at all because I hate editing.)'
My husband was brushing his teeth in the bathroom. When he came in and turned out the light, I said, "I want to tell you about an idea that I just had and you can tell me if it sounds stupid or insane."
He laughed. "Ok."
I told him. I told him that I want my book to be a movie and that I want my dad to help me turn it into one, somehow. He's such a visual person and has an amazing background in TV, film and video production. He has a REAL resume in all of those things.
Bill didn't laugh. He didn't tell me that I was being crazy or that my idea was stupid. He said, "Great! Do it!"
But I wasn't finished. Movies need music, too. They also need directors, actors and lots of other people. Bill has his own production company that is named after me and our boys. I asked him to be the producer. That's what he is. He has a REAL resume, too. He agreed to help me in any way that he can. That's what he always does. I said he could write the music, too.
"Sure. I can do that."
He didn't say, 'Oh, my God, Elise. It's late and you're talking a mile a minute and I'm tired and we need to go to sleep. He said, "Yes."
That's when I knew it could happen. That's when it moved from a fantasy to a real idea. It's already more than an idea. I've already asked my dad to join us. It's a project. The script is so close to being finished. I have work to do. There will be a lot of work for other people to do, too.
Is it possible? The funny thing about possibility is that, if you can see it, it's real. A real possibility is huge. It can absolutely change your life. A few days ago, when I told Soren that I was having a hard time editing my book and that I didn't know what to do with it or how to edit it into something anyone would ever want to read, he said:
"Well, why don't you just make a movie instead? Movies are easier." He's kind of right. Making a movie can't be easy, unless you know the right people and have access to financial resources, etc. However, the story will work better as a movie. I just have the right story, but the wrong medium. I need media, the plural form. I need some help!
Thanks, Soren. I think I will 'just make a movie'.
The solution came to me this evening, as so many solutions do. I was talking with my husband. We were getting ready for bed. That's when it hit me like the bolt of lightening that it is. My novel isn't a novel. It's a movie script! Then, like most good ideas, I thought, 'DUH! Why didn't I think of that last year (when I felt blocked and like I never wanted to finish the book at all because I hate editing.)'
My husband was brushing his teeth in the bathroom. When he came in and turned out the light, I said, "I want to tell you about an idea that I just had and you can tell me if it sounds stupid or insane."
He laughed. "Ok."
I told him. I told him that I want my book to be a movie and that I want my dad to help me turn it into one, somehow. He's such a visual person and has an amazing background in TV, film and video production. He has a REAL resume in all of those things.
Bill didn't laugh. He didn't tell me that I was being crazy or that my idea was stupid. He said, "Great! Do it!"
But I wasn't finished. Movies need music, too. They also need directors, actors and lots of other people. Bill has his own production company that is named after me and our boys. I asked him to be the producer. That's what he is. He has a REAL resume, too. He agreed to help me in any way that he can. That's what he always does. I said he could write the music, too.
"Sure. I can do that."
He didn't say, 'Oh, my God, Elise. It's late and you're talking a mile a minute and I'm tired and we need to go to sleep. He said, "Yes."
That's when I knew it could happen. That's when it moved from a fantasy to a real idea. It's already more than an idea. I've already asked my dad to join us. It's a project. The script is so close to being finished. I have work to do. There will be a lot of work for other people to do, too.
Is it possible? The funny thing about possibility is that, if you can see it, it's real. A real possibility is huge. It can absolutely change your life. A few days ago, when I told Soren that I was having a hard time editing my book and that I didn't know what to do with it or how to edit it into something anyone would ever want to read, he said:
"Well, why don't you just make a movie instead? Movies are easier." He's kind of right. Making a movie can't be easy, unless you know the right people and have access to financial resources, etc. However, the story will work better as a movie. I just have the right story, but the wrong medium. I need media, the plural form. I need some help!
Thanks, Soren. I think I will 'just make a movie'.
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