The first month: Taking Inventory

This first month, I'm checking through what I have to see what I want to start showing around. The majority of this time will be spent finishing a low-budget thriller called Mouse, but I'll also be visiting Underground, a horror-comedy I've always thought was a great writing sample. The problem with Underground is I've rethought some choices I'd made and need to rewrite, and at this stage I can't trust myself not to gut it up too much. I also have on my mind IOU, a romantic comedy involving the Mob, sitting in my own development hell, a series of scenes that I know will flow out into a clean draft once I give it time. These three, along with a possible fourth in Brother's Keeper, an already-finished thriller involving cloning, should wind up being the ones I begin shopping.

This, of course, doesn't mean I won't be working my regular job, so I'll be trying to write during lunches and after work. Luckily I have a couple of days during the week where I can grab an hour or so when my son's sitter is here before I head out to work. I just have to use the time and focus.