Two confessions on "Supermoon Night"

a) I'm terrified of planets. I can't look when they show footage of planets on TV. Their monstrous size and their... "supernatural-ness" I guess, just creep me out. I could never be an astronaut.

b) If a full moon's light shifts to shine on me while I'm sleeping, I get crazy nightmares, hence why I keep my shutters closed at all times. I've been caught too many times. I'm definitely ruled by the moon.

What I'm doing right now in between school assignments

Most aspiring screenwriters simply don’t spend enough time choosing their concept. It’s by far the most common mistake I see in spec scripts. The writer has lost the race right from the gate. Months — sometimes years — are lost trying to elevate a film idea that by its nature probably had no hope of ever becoming a movie.

~Terry Rossio, WORDPLAY/Columns/01. A Foot in the Door

Wednesday Words

1) I'm crazy busy with school assignments, end of year thesis, exams and papers...my life is one big pile of never-ending homework.

2) I'm trying to find a concept. I'm working on a couple of stories but what I'm looking for, more than pretty sentences in a row, is a message, something that people will read and remember.
I'm trying to figure out & write "the truest sentence that I know". That's harder than it seems.

3) I'm trying to find time to meet the fellowship deadlines. With 2 months to go, I keep thinking that's more than enough time. Except when you factor in 1) and 2), it's not.

4) The results for the 1st competition I entered are in. I didn't win or place :(