http://virtuallyreal.info/wordpress Blog documenting the development of the documentary film "Virtually Real" about the cultural effect of the growing virtual universe Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:33:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Click on the link to visit LuLu.com, where I am selling the book portion of this project! http://virtuallyreal.info/wordpress/2008/10/31/imho-in-my-humble-opinion-now-for-sale/ Well, pretty soon. The latest draft of the manuscript is off to prospective agents, and I'm working on the script for the film, for which I plan on having a rough cut done by the end of this month. Aggressive? A wee bit, but we're talking a rough cut. That really ... http://virtuallyreal.info/wordpress/2008/09/02/soon-all-will-be-revealed/ I find myself with more time to finish what I started. What surprises me more is that I'm finally finishing something. Yeah, this is a big deal. So the third (and last (?)) major draft is done on the companion book. I'll do the major copy edit this and next ... http://virtuallyreal.info/wordpress/2008/08/18/as-the-summer-draws-to-a-close/ 50,600 words (192 pages) later I have completed the second draft of the companion book to "Virtually Real" the documentary film. Wow. To think that as I approached 20,000 words I wondered if I could ever find enough content to finish 30,000 words. At 50,000 words I'm wondering if I ... http://virtuallyreal.info/wordpress/2008/07/04/second-draft-completed/ Interesting how often necessary elements fall into place when you pursue something with honest motivations, and true intentions. http://virtuallyreal.info/wordpress/2008/06/10/falling-pieces/ Completed Tuesday. Time to start reflecting, reading and re-reading the manuscript to see what I've forgotten, or what is unneeded. http://virtuallyreal.info/wordpress/2008/05/16/first-draftdone/ Something that hasn't happened to me for the past three years finally happened again -- the emergence of the dogged pursuit of a goal. http://virtuallyreal.info/wordpress/2008/04/25/head-of-steam/ Have I lost my momentum?!    http://virtuallyreal.info/wordpress/2008/04/16/panic/ The process of writing a book before writing the script for the film has been a great method of focusing. Room for exposition. Room for conserving language. Room for experimenting with the story without endless video cuts. Of course it's easier because my first medium was the written word, but ... http://virtuallyreal.info/wordpress/2008/03/23/words-words-words/ Just as I think I'm getting closer to concluding filming for this project another subject appears who I'm compelled to interview. http://virtuallyreal.info/wordpress/2008/02/24/zenos-paradox/