Intermission
a creative coffee break from writing the play

I’ve made a final checklist for the large cast play I’ve been writing.

I know, I know, I wrote a few days ago that I hated list keeping. That’s about those freaks who insist you gotta checkoff the 1,000 people/places/things before you die, or keep bird lists, or have a detailed travel itinerary for each moment of your vacation. Some of us are not built for that kind of list-keeping, thank you very much.

There’s a handful of details I want to be sure I haven’t missed. The list contains questions about metaphors, specific character actions, things that need to be repeated, foreshadowing events, dialogue consistencies, whatever the things knocking about in my mind. I want to be sure I’ve dealt with them.

My plan is to be done with the draft by the end of Tuesday. I’m more than ready to let these characters go. The Powerbook has behaved since last Thursday, so no obstacle there. I’ll pass the draft onto my Trusted Friend, and then turn my attention to the joint project with MBH.

It‘s Derby week, and we’ll head to the track this week to watch the early morning workouts. My reward for finishing the draft.