Intermission

So…how many who are reading this serialization of the script would love to see this as a television show? I am just curious. Please let me know what you think.

Serious Question:

I have a serious question. I need input on the script to The Faust Syndrome. My problem is this: I know that Act One needs more dialogue in certain areas. My problem is where. There are several places I can add, but I am having trouble figuring out where the best areas, the neediest areas, are.

I realize that I should place dialogue in places where I put ad-libbed lines. I had that in mind when I wrote in to adlib lines. I wanted to add dialogue there, but just did not know what to write at the point I wrote those scenes. I want to add so as to flesh out a narrative.  Don’t get me wrong, I love the original setup where the book is largely a narrative with minimal dialogue…but as a screenplay, it needs more dialogue.

So where should I begin injecting more dialogue? Feel free to (this is my way of begging y’all to go back through and find places to suggest dialogue for, then to give your input) respond with ideas.

Dilemmas

I am still no closer to a decision on a story I found. Technically, and for all creative purposes, the story is mine. The problem with it is that it was based on a very vague story about a boy dying written by my niece. I could finish the story and publish it as my own, since the actual inspiration is nowhere in the actual story in question, at least not in the same way.

The story, as it stands, is now over seven thousand words. My niece, now a mother with children, has long forgotten about the story and could probably care less. If I were to set aside a portion of the proceeds from the book on her behalf, I would not give the money to her directly, but rather save it so that one or both of her children could go to college when they got old enough. This is because my niece cannot save money to save her own ass. She has trouble paying her bills on time, often having to beg someone else in the family to lend her money.

The other thought was to use her portion of the royalties from the book to pay my mother, her grandma, the money she owes. Basically, I would be setting all of the royalties aside to repay my mother all the money she loaned to my niece. Either option is good, although the last is actually the best.

Still, I cannot seem to make a decision. Should I publish it? Should I not? If I do, what do I do? I mean, I would acknowledge the fact that it was a short story that  inspired the novella/novel, but that the stories are only similar in their ends, not their main content. But the actual story is my own. My interpretation of three pages of badly written story that would have just gotten thrown away by their teenage writer because uncle didn’t think it was good enough.

I never tell an aspiring writer that their story isn’t good enough, even if it sucks. I see the potential of the story. I encourage creativity. If I do tell them that it needs work, I will tell them where and why I believe it needs work. But I always end with it is still a good story.

So I have a story that I could finish writing and even publish. It was based on a three page short story by my niece, but is not the same story. Her story is one dimensional and vague. Mine took on a whole new life with characters she never wrote into her story, situations she had not thought to create, and basically put together a solid plot. Thus, I have a story I wrote that vaguely hints at a story she wrote.

So whose story is it? Hers? Mine? I was told that I could have legal problems on the technicalities. But, technically, there are no real technicalities…at least, not that I can see. I wrote the resulting story. It has little resemblance to the original.

What is the general consensus here? What do you think?

Spotify

I am thinking about opening a small store,  of sorts, through Spotify. There, I will offer my services as a ghostwriter and editor as well as sell my books. I am needing to start something to make a little money. Since I want to move from where I am, I figured that a Spotify store would be perfect for now, and that going through Amazon  as an all out book store later would be a little easier.

What do y’all think? Please. Let me know if this is a good move or not.

Questions To Ponder, Answers To Find…

So I was thinking. I should keep the length of each book uniform. In other words, instead of varying the number of chapters, I should remain consistently even with 24. What do you think?

Wattpad

In preparation of publishing Hand Me Down world, I have removed the unfinished story from my stories on Wattpad. I figure that a week should be enough to clear the web of any residue from my publishing the chapters. I really do not want to have what happened with Long Cold Winter to happen again.

I have another question for all y’all. Do you want me to go ahead and release Whispers In Spring? as a book?

Deep Thoughts…

If I Bought books and signed them, would anyone be interested in buying copies? The price per book would be a couple dollars more than normal plus would include postage. Anyone have any thoughts on this?

Another Silly Question…

I have another somewhat important question before I finally give it up and go to bed. If I were to submit just one series to Kindle Scout for consideration, which series would you like it to be?

A Silly Question….

Ok, readers, got a BIG question. Which would gain attention quicker? Remaining unaffiliated with a “publisher”? Finding a publisher to carry my books? Or becoming my own publisher and publishing my books with a publisher logo?

After Whispers…

I think I need to take a vote. For my readers here who are not on wattpad, how many of you would like me to start posting Hand Me Down World here? I will not begin summertime until later this year and want to get as many as possible familiar with the real back story for Matt and his family.

Please leave your thoughts. I need to know