If anyone was interested in what I’ve been working on: I’m writing a screenplay. My second feature length one, actually. I feel like this writing experience has been completely different than the first time around. The words came easier then and they were as sharp as a knife. This time, I’m very particular with what phrases I use in order for the characters to have a distinct voice. I know what I want them to be like this time rather than just guessing and checking. I have a story rather than going with the flow.

Its always hard for me to tell if something is “funny” enough because personally, I don’t think I’m that “funny.” Yet, all I write are “funny” things. So maybe I’ll publish a bit and see if it’s humorous enough or if I’m totally going in the wrong direction.

Okay, here’s a little background. The film is called Arkansas and it centers around a guy named Mark who’s pretty much perfect but then things get not so perfect (i.e. loses his girlfriend and job in the same day) so he decides to act on a demand that came to him in a dream: go to Arkansas. 

This scene is when Mark gets fired.

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