OK, so a few weeks ago, finished 1st draft of 'Watch All Night'. (posted my achievement in 'weekend', but no-one noticed, bah).
My protag is a night security guard for a London apartment block, he's lived a bad life and now lives in a hostel, surrounded by drunk and lost men. He sees ghosts at this place. One of the first he sees is a boy in a hoodie, whose face he can't see, although the angle should be revealing it. He's got some talent as an artist, which means he can sketch the entities he sees. There's a scary basement in the building, which will be used as storage space.
OK. So. Leaving the script before editing, decide to pick up a book. The one I choose is called Apartment 16. Never heard of it, but sounds good. I start to read. I scream.
The protag is a nightwatchman for a London apartment block, where he sees ghosts and horrors. He lives above a pub, where his flatmate is a drunken potboy. His guide to the spirit world is a boy in a hoodie, whose face he cannot see. He used to be an artist. There's a basement full of stuff in storage, where the female protag finds old stuff that kick off psychic phenomena.
I've only got that far in the book, which was pubbed this year, and I'm almost scared to read more - and not in a good way. There'd better be enough differences between mine and it - I bet it's already been scouted for film rights, and being a work with audiences already, it'll kick mine out of the water.
Yeah, I know the chances of getting a movie deal on a spec script from an unproduced writer are crap anyway, but still. I've been writing this bloody thing for about 4 years, whilst working on others and I am not happy.
And breathe...
My protag is a night security guard for a London apartment block, he's lived a bad life and now lives in a hostel, surrounded by drunk and lost men. He sees ghosts at this place. One of the first he sees is a boy in a hoodie, whose face he can't see, although the angle should be revealing it. He's got some talent as an artist, which means he can sketch the entities he sees. There's a scary basement in the building, which will be used as storage space.
OK. So. Leaving the script before editing, decide to pick up a book. The one I choose is called Apartment 16. Never heard of it, but sounds good. I start to read. I scream.
The protag is a nightwatchman for a London apartment block, where he sees ghosts and horrors. He lives above a pub, where his flatmate is a drunken potboy. His guide to the spirit world is a boy in a hoodie, whose face he cannot see. He used to be an artist. There's a basement full of stuff in storage, where the female protag finds old stuff that kick off psychic phenomena.
I've only got that far in the book, which was pubbed this year, and I'm almost scared to read more - and not in a good way. There'd better be enough differences between mine and it - I bet it's already been scouted for film rights, and being a work with audiences already, it'll kick mine out of the water.
Yeah, I know the chances of getting a movie deal on a spec script from an unproduced writer are crap anyway, but still. I've been writing this bloody thing for about 4 years, whilst working on others and I am not happy.
And breathe...
But look out for when I finish the 1st draft of 'Open House'...coming soon. And I'll expect cake.