Hi, friends! I admit it, this week's blog post is going to be short and sweet, because I'm feeling more like novel writing than blog writing, today. I've added 12,000 words to my first draft of Adjustments, this week, and a very important, pivotal scene is on my agenda for the weekend. I'm on track to have the draft finished by the end of the month: how cool is that?!
So, since I'm writing as part of Camp NaNoWriMo, I'm going to use one of my cabin's Questions of the Day for this week's blog post. I was challenged by our cabin leader, the lovely Melissa Graves, to list the movies which give the best sense of who I am ... not necessarily the ones which inspire my writing, just ones I come to time and time again. Of course, art being what it is, every single one of these films has its fingerprints on my work in some way or another: whether characters make jokes about them, or I've learned things about story structure and character arcs through repeated viewing with a creator's eye. This list would be so, so much longer if the Camp NaNo Cabin Chat didn't have a character limit ... but here are the ones that made my shortlist, in no particular order:
So, since I'm writing as part of Camp NaNoWriMo, I'm going to use one of my cabin's Questions of the Day for this week's blog post. I was challenged by our cabin leader, the lovely Melissa Graves, to list the movies which give the best sense of who I am ... not necessarily the ones which inspire my writing, just ones I come to time and time again. Of course, art being what it is, every single one of these films has its fingerprints on my work in some way or another: whether characters make jokes about them, or I've learned things about story structure and character arcs through repeated viewing with a creator's eye. This list would be so, so much longer if the Camp NaNo Cabin Chat didn't have a character limit ... but here are the ones that made my shortlist, in no particular order:
   | Ghostbusters (1984) Beetlejuice Practical Magic Guardians of the Galaxy Beauty & The Beast (1991) Empire Falls Men In Black I, II, & II Silence of the Lambs Annie (1982) Noises Off The Boondock Saints I & II Labyrinth The Last Unicorn Bohemian Rhapsody Rose Red Pump Up The Volume Forbidden Zone Moonrise Kingdom Excalibur Clue Who Framed Roger Rabbit? The Princess Bride The Conjuring 1 & 2 My Fair Lady The Odd Couple Mary Poppins White Sands The Neverending Story Secret Window Henry Fool / Fay Grim / Ned Rifle The Gamers 1 & 2 Big |
I admit to cheating just a hair on a couple of these... they're mini-series. If you can spot them in the lineup, you probably know them, and understand why I had to include them: they match the atmosphere I'm going for with my novels, if you mash the two of them together. I'd love to know how your own favorites measure up against mine ... feel free to drop a comment! Let's talk movies!
Next week, I'll be giving the blog over to a special guest: my friend and fellow author A.B. Funkhauser! I hope you'll join us, she's got some great stuff to say!
Until then, I remain your hostess,
Next week, I'll be giving the blog over to a special guest: my friend and fellow author A.B. Funkhauser! I hope you'll join us, she's got some great stuff to say!
Until then, I remain your hostess,
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