Ceara Comeau's Blog: Lessons From A Struggling Writer - Posts Tagged "trilogy"
Balancing Act
June flew by so fast that I honestly didn’t even have time to stop and think about what valuable lesson the month held for me. I guess that’s what happens when you are working on two big projects! Speaking of which, I have some pretty awesome news regarding them.
I’m pleased to report that the third book of my trilogy is halfway finished…well the first draft that is, but hey, it’s progress! And, I’d say that’s pretty good considering the summer film project I’m working on with one of my closest friends, Killarney Traynor.
Along with the title, “Author”, I can now also include on my growing resume: producer, costume designer, assistant director, props, film marketer, and actress. In just a few short weeks, we will start the filming of a summer short series titled, “The Sadie McAllister Files”, the coolest thing about this series is that it’s also in the same genre as my “Amber Oak” series that we are in the process of.
Unlike these summer shorts, we have BIG plans for “Amber Oak”, this coming September is the month where we plan to start getting paperwork together and making Amber official! There is still a lot to be done with it besides the paperwork, but we are continuously moving forward with our artistic goals!
I’m pleased to report that the third book of my trilogy is halfway finished…well the first draft that is, but hey, it’s progress! And, I’d say that’s pretty good considering the summer film project I’m working on with one of my closest friends, Killarney Traynor.
Along with the title, “Author”, I can now also include on my growing resume: producer, costume designer, assistant director, props, film marketer, and actress. In just a few short weeks, we will start the filming of a summer short series titled, “The Sadie McAllister Files”, the coolest thing about this series is that it’s also in the same genre as my “Amber Oak” series that we are in the process of.
Unlike these summer shorts, we have BIG plans for “Amber Oak”, this coming September is the month where we plan to start getting paperwork together and making Amber official! There is still a lot to be done with it besides the paperwork, but we are continuously moving forward with our artistic goals!
Creativity in Unlikely Places
I’d be lying if I said that I had been thinking most of the month about this blog post. Truth is, I’ve only really thought about it in the last hour!
Although February is the shortest month of the year, it seemed to be shorter this time around. That’s probably because my film team and I have been working nearly around the clock sifting through auditions that have been flooding our emails.
Honestly, I’m floored by the number of creative people I’ve seen audition for the different roles in the first episode of the Amber Oak series. It’s really inspiring. In fact, seeing these people act out my characters inspired me for other characters in the trilogy that has been going eternally slow. And, believe me, it has nothing to do with the film. There are so many moving parts in the last book of my trilogy it’s felt overwhelming to me.
But, Ceara, it's your story and ideas…how can that be overwhelming?
Great question! My brain is always moving constantly, I’ll get an idea, then another, then another until finally I’m so overwhelmed that I can decide on what a character is supposed to do and the usual internal conversation I have with them is silent.
But, being around creative people has gotten that flow going. I can’t say I’ll have the third book out immediately or even in the next few months. But hey, this is what I call progress!
Although February is the shortest month of the year, it seemed to be shorter this time around. That’s probably because my film team and I have been working nearly around the clock sifting through auditions that have been flooding our emails.
Honestly, I’m floored by the number of creative people I’ve seen audition for the different roles in the first episode of the Amber Oak series. It’s really inspiring. In fact, seeing these people act out my characters inspired me for other characters in the trilogy that has been going eternally slow. And, believe me, it has nothing to do with the film. There are so many moving parts in the last book of my trilogy it’s felt overwhelming to me.
But, Ceara, it's your story and ideas…how can that be overwhelming?
Great question! My brain is always moving constantly, I’ll get an idea, then another, then another until finally I’m so overwhelmed that I can decide on what a character is supposed to do and the usual internal conversation I have with them is silent.
But, being around creative people has gotten that flow going. I can’t say I’ll have the third book out immediately or even in the next few months. But hey, this is what I call progress!
