Script Frenzy 2010: That Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
You may have noticed that the online story that I was writing has stalled recently.
That's because I had a little bit of a block. I was worried that I might have to junk the entire thing, but I talked it over with a friend, my friend said that I should continue the story in screenplay format to see if that would help. So for Script Frenzy this year, that's exactly what I did.
Well, not exactly. For Script Frenzy you are allowed to adapt previously existing novels for your script. I took my online story, and instead of adapting what I had already written into screenplay (which would acheive nothing at this point, except an exercise in formatting, which I already know how to do) I continued from what would have been chapter 12.
It got my creative juices flowing a little, and I was able to move the story on a little. But the only problem with this, like all my screenplays, is that they tend to devolve into bickering between the characters and shift in tone to comedy, which is normally okay, but not dor this story. At least not intentionally.
So I have an idea of where I am going with this story, but it may require a little change and a rewrite of the already published chapters. But I don't think that will be a problem as not many people have actually read them, judging by the wordpress stats that are available to me.
So for the moment, I am letting the story marinate in my brain and will hopefully be publishing some more soon.
But don't hold your breath.
Or do, because you do turn a nice shade of purple.
Chapter 4: That Joke Isnt Funny Any More
Hello there again.
Yes, dear reader, it has been a while since I posted chapter 3 but now chapter 4 of this online story is posted and you can find it by the Fiction link at the top of the page or by clicking here.
The delay was caused by the first two drafts of chapter 4 not being very good and being scrapped. I know what you are thinking:
"But Matt, though I love you and I want to put my babies inside you, the first three chapters weren't very good either. It isn't like you set the bar really high."
All I can say to that, is that you are being rude and that although the bar isn't exactly Everest or any other mountainous object I could look up but care not to it's slightly above floor level (some would say a wheel chair ramp is required) and it would be worth you looking at it because I poured someone's heart into it, even though they didn't want to and they put up quite a struggle. I tried to be nice about it and dance for them (just one of the reasons why I always travel with my tassles - but that's a whole other story) but they were having none of it and I had to resort to other measures. (And that's just one of the reasons why there is a shovel in my car)
And just like the story, this blog post isn't funny any more. (See what I did there?)
Chapter 3 of That Joke Isn’t Funny Any More Published!
Hello kids, it's what you have been waiting for. Not only has Chapter 3 been written but it is now here at ilovemattfishwick.com!
Take a look at Chapter 3 with this link where you can download the latest chapter in pdf format or you can read it online.
You can also find the updated Chapter index of the story with links to all available chapters.
Have a fun week and be sure to check back soon for chapter 4!
New Fiction By Matt Fishwick
That's right kids we are racing out of the blocks today with the first two chapters of an online story by yours truly.
Based upon a prompt "That Joke Isn't Funny Any More" supplied by Rosie for the August Scribblepool meeting I decided to start an online story that I will be posting at random intervals as and when it is written.
You can find the Fiction by Matt Fishwick index by the button at the top or clicking the link that you have just passed.
Remember to enjoy and to tell your friends. Even if you didn't like it, tell your friends that you did, especially if your friend is a literary agent.
