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Discipline and methodPosted on 2008/03/12 16:26:49 (March 2008).  Today I did a little planting. Bought sereval rosiers (rosebushes) which I potted on my terrace, together with a few perennials : White delphiniums, purple hemerocallis (daylilies), red crocosmias, rosy-beige alceas (hollyhocks), yellow-orange kniphofias, blue lupins and suchlike. Should look good. I found a title for the film script I'm currently working on: L'exilé. Will write it in English of course, but I believe it will have a greater impact if the title remains in French. As I said in a previous entry, the story takes place in French Indochina. Here is the way I chose to proceed: Phase 1: Research. I've just read 2 travel narratives, both written in the late nineteenth century and offering a vivid picture of French Indochina as it was in those days. It's full of details about day-to-day life which I listed carefully and which will help me build a proper setting. Phase 2: Backbone. I will now work on the layout, establish a flowchart, i.e. define the scenes and arrange them in a way which would hold the public's attention from start to finish. Phase 3: The proper writing. The funniest and most pleasant bit. It all sounds terribly technical and I never wrote like that before. But I came to realise that it is necessary, lest I should "spread myself too thinly". Unless you're a prodigy, discipline and method are essential. On no account one should neglect phase 1 and 2. Do so and you will inevitably "upset the balance". The postcard (above) depicts a young Annamese (Indochinese) girl. Bought it on ebay. I think one of my characters (probably the American journalist) will fall in love with her... Comment 1 Great plan, Sheri!! :) The postcard seems to put the young lady - who seems very plain and drab - in a quite glamourous setting. What period is it from? Posted by Nigel at 2008/03/13 10:35:08. Comment 2End of Feb 1908. This postcard is exactly 1 century old. Posted by Sheri at 2008/03/13 19:23:18. | Post a comment |