August 08, 2021
Boom!
We begin this week with a glorious 5.62 minutes of dialogue. I said I wouldn't write during the weekend, but really why not? And then there's the Mini 1000 challenge. I got to 1100 words. So I am exactly where I am supposed to be.
And added to all that hoopla, the outline is complete. It might be flawed and I do forsee some need for adjustments which I am not certain how to adapt them for the stage. By that I mean the resolution of the play happens away from the location of the main action.
I've already written it and I know that having the characters relay their actions will be doubly counterproductive - firstly as it relates to their story. Who gathers in an unsecure location to relive killing a man who everyone there knows and "loves". And secondly it subtracts from the tension of the moment for the audience. This is doable but as a writer who wants my work on the stage and who understands that many theatres aren't equipped for multiple major changes between acts or scenes I also understand I need to fit this story into one space. I'm not sure if I will rewrite it that way or write it so that multiple spaces in the play can be treated as one space.