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Script Frenzy!
May. 14th, 2007 03:57 pmI'm very excited about participating in the very first Script Frenzy, a month-long writing marathon for screenplays and stage plays. My entry in the Frenzy will be another installment of my ongoing fanfiction series, The Daydream Dome Chronicles. I'm writing a stage play as part of that series because my dear writing friend, Qoheleth, once said to me in an email, "All your stories should be plays. You were born to be Subreality's premiere dramatist."
My play starts in late January of 2005, a little more than two months after the (still unpublished) conclusion of my novella, Life After High School. The inciting incident is that Calliope, Queen of the Muses, sends an emissary to Dreamseeker Residence Hall to arrest my Muse, Keria. When she is taken back to the Collegium, Keria is told that Calliope has found out about the lie she told Amy about being related to the Greek pantheon. As punishment, Calliope sends Keria on a mission to a Fantasy world in which said pantheon is on the brink of war with the less organized, but just as powerful Japanese kami. Keria will have to pose as a member of the family of Greek gods and stand with them, which will be really hard for her because she grew up Japanese.
Meanwhile, back in Subreality, Amy will be struggling to write a new novel with only Q to guide her and inspire her. Their personality conflicts (and Amy's lack of free time) will lead to the failure of the novel, and Amy will value Keria's input even more when she gets back.
There are a lot of things I still haven't decided on, but these are the two biggest gaps in my plans. If anyone is reading this, please comment with some ideas.
1) What sort of lessons/character growth could Keria gain from this experience?
2) What in the world should my title be?
My play starts in late January of 2005, a little more than two months after the (still unpublished) conclusion of my novella, Life After High School. The inciting incident is that Calliope, Queen of the Muses, sends an emissary to Dreamseeker Residence Hall to arrest my Muse, Keria. When she is taken back to the Collegium, Keria is told that Calliope has found out about the lie she told Amy about being related to the Greek pantheon. As punishment, Calliope sends Keria on a mission to a Fantasy world in which said pantheon is on the brink of war with the less organized, but just as powerful Japanese kami. Keria will have to pose as a member of the family of Greek gods and stand with them, which will be really hard for her because she grew up Japanese.
Meanwhile, back in Subreality, Amy will be struggling to write a new novel with only Q to guide her and inspire her. Their personality conflicts (and Amy's lack of free time) will lead to the failure of the novel, and Amy will value Keria's input even more when she gets back.
There are a lot of things I still haven't decided on, but these are the two biggest gaps in my plans. If anyone is reading this, please comment with some ideas.
1) What sort of lessons/character growth could Keria gain from this experience?
2) What in the world should my title be?
