Current project status:
1) "4189" (collaboration with Charles Johnson)
--story sold! Need to have Tananarive add
her notes, and make final tiny polishes.
Probably this weekend.
2) Devil's Wake (collaboration with my
wife, Tananarive Due). Have the galleys
sitting on my dining room table. Need
to examine the formatting. Probably
this afternoon.
3) "P.S." (initials of my screenplay). The
producer, who is currently working
on one of the year's most anticipated
films with one of the world's most
celebrated directors, loves my draft,
and is putting together notes right
now for the re-write. This is an
amazing opportunity, a chance to
model one of the best living screenwriters.
I KNOW they've had deep and
substantive conversations on the
creation of screenplays, and it
would be idiocy for me not to prepare
myself to absorb any wisdom I can
during this critical period.
What do I need to do to prepare myself
for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?
1) raise my energy level to its highest state.
When energy is high, it is easiest to make
changes, as well as ignore the ego
voices in our heads.
2) Maintain behavioral flexibility. Lots
of yoga, as physical and emotional
flexibility have always, for me, been
correlated.
3) Concentrate on core values. What
is most important about this story,
and this moment in my career? To
hold to the core aspects without
being controlled by them is essential.
4) Optimal input. Reading Aristotle's
POETICS and Shakespeare daily.
Right now, I'm reading Macbeth, and
am having fun comparing thematics
with my previous read, HAMLET.
5) Clearing my schedule. I have to be
certain that I have the room necessary
to feel relaxed, centered, open, and
aware. From this position it will be
easiest to hear what I'm being told,
and respond to it gracefully.
6) Deal with the fear. This is a
growth opportunity, and whenever
there is real growth, the ego is
threatened, and will respond with
paralyzing fear if you aren't careful.
So I have to be centered enough to
interpret the emotion as excitement.
7) Remember that Goals X Faith X
Action X Gratitude = Results. A
zero in ANY category will crash
the entire system. This is one of
the moments I've trained for my
entire life. No matter what happens,
it is a heck of an opportunity to
learn, if nothing else. And if things
go well? The sky's the limit.
8) Get plenty of rest.
I'll keep you posted, every step
of the way...
Steve
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