I have had a few things tumbling around in my mind of late and thought I'd share them with the rest of you. Hooray for you!!

Before I dive into it though, I would like to say Thank You to Vincent Lim and Stephen Hough for ordering Transilience. And offer you a virtual handshake. I really do appreciate the support. 

Of late, I've been thinking about a movie version of Transilience. I mean, doesn't every author? Don't we all dream about our debut novel getting picked up by a major studio for the big screen, or even a the small screen? Ink a 7 figure deal and have someone like Spielberg direct an adaptation of a thing which represents days, weeks and years of our life? Or an amazing mini-series with high production values, an excellent cast and a director with the vision to bring to life a world we've created?

If you said No, I'd be hard-pressed to believe you.

I use Scrivener to write. If you are unfamiliar with it, I highly recommend checking it out. If you are familiar with it, then you already know how good it is as a writing tool.

One of the templates within the program is for writing a script. It's pretty cool. Here's an excerpt from the sample. I like how it threw in my initials as one of the actors.

KB 

How does this work then? 

INTERNET 

We have an imaginary conversation about script format. It's not very sophisticated or imaginative, but you have a hangover. 

I suppose I mentioned this because knowing I have a tool to help create a script for Transilience only fuels the desire to do so.

Immediately my thoughts are directed to how I would adapt Transilience into a movie script. At this point, I have a pretty rough idea of what changes I would make to create the next sic-fi blockbuster. There are a couple of instances where I'm not clear on how to connect one scene to the next, but overall I feel confident on the direction the story should take.

The unfortunate, and unintended, consequences of this mental exercise are that I find myself wondering why there has to be a variation between the novel and the script. Naturally, film adaptations of books are always different and usually lacking when compared to the source material. I get that. I accept it. Still, I cannot easily dismiss the feeling that some of the film elements should be in the novel. I know they represent dramatic shortcuts to hit the major plot points in a limited span of time. But it is an internal debate not easily won by either side.

Since there is room for comments on these updates, let me throw the question (it might be more than one question) out to those of you who have a novel in some phase of production, or funding. What changes to your novel would you make in order to turn it into a script? Would you stay faithful to the material? Or can you recognize aspects of it, which cannot easily be translated into film?

The process of becoming a published author is not easy. It's pretty damn hard. Many of you know this. The process of trying to become a published author is one that lends itself to moments of doubt, blows to one's confidence, stress and anxiety. Rejection is a given and we open ourselves to criticism. Staying upbeat and positive can be a very hard thing, indeed.

My latest blog post on Skid Rogue Haven explores a method I use when my spirits are low. I beatbox. Yep. Beatbox. You can read my thoughts on it here.

That's it. 

No.

That's not true. 

Not true at all. 

I can't close out this update without plugging Transilience. 

Asking strangers to be generous with their money is a difficult thing to do. And yet, here I am. I hope the sample chapters, and these updates, are enough to persuade you to support Transilience. Twenty-five amazing people have already placed an order. But I need a lot more if this thing will see the light of day.

So order your copy of Transilience today. And be sure to tell your friends, your parents, coworkers, the foursome on the bowling lane next to you about this amazing novel. 

Until next time!

Kev