Looks like i haven’t posted in almost nine months, so I thought I’d stop by with a quick update. Having been too busy to post here, as you might imagine I’ve also been too busy to get much writing done. After a super productive 2020, in contrast I’ve written very little in 2021. Aside from a few days here and there I’ve barely typed a word since June.
It’s been a difficult year for a number of reasons and the combination of being robbed while on holiday and experiencing the busiest ever year in my day job, left me with no free time and more importantly no real headspace.
Robin of Sherwood sadly fell through, so I won’t have a story in the annual despite my previous announcement and post. My friend and collaborator Dave Clifford does have a pin-up in the annual though, which I’m very pleased about.
Seven Shades, the comic series I do with Dave has kept going this year, I’ve written dialogue for one issue and written the plot and pages for another (we work Marvel style). From what I’ve already seen our second ‘season’ is going to blow people away.
Shortest Day is the short film I’ve written that I’m also directing, This year involved lots of rewriting, as well as working with my DoP and producer on the look and feel of the film, along with sourcing funding, casting etc. You’ll be hearing lots more about this in the coming months.
Last Respects is a feature film script that I started work on in January but had to shelve for a while when things got too crazy, I’m aiming to pick this project back up in December and into January, with a view to getting a first draft done.
In the day job at Bait Studio my VFX Producer skills have been put to good use on Casualty, Coronation Street, films L.O.L.A and The Last Train To Christmas (which is coming to Sky next month) and a Netflix series I can’t talk about yet that comes out in 2022. So I’m still getting to immerse myself in stories and productions, all of which help me as both a writer and director.
Here’s hoping that I can find a bit more balance in 2022, and make some headway on these projects and the others that i have bubbling away in the background.