Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Something Big...

...is in the works.

It's got to do with Rock 'n' Roll, Pontiacs, and father-son relationships.

Just know that I have recently watched American Graffiti, and also watched and read High Fidelity so I am on a bit of a Rock kick. Also, I am promising myself to own a nice component stereo system with a turntable by the end of the year so that I can listen to all the records I bought in my teens (I know that makes me sound old, but I really did buy a bunch of used records in my teens because they were cheaper than CDs and my parents have a working record player).

This project is based on the short story "Before Rock Attained Perfection" which in turn was a top-to-bottom rewrite of "North For Salvation" (from which you can read an excerpt here). It will incorporate aspects of both stories, and in fact much of "Before Rock" will be within this work, just not altogether, and a lot of "North for Salvation" may be salvaged and reintroduced as a chapter.

That's right, a chapter. As in, chapter of a novel or novella. I've got a lot of good ideas brewing for this, and it will be nice after having an entire semester devoted to writing for the stage to work on this for the summer. Not that I'm putting my bard-style quill down just yet, I want to polish up Still Life and send it to some festivals and contests (it really is about the most complete thing I've ever written I think), but that shouldn't take me more than a week, but as I said I'm coming off a semester where all of my creative writing went into Still Life and rewrites of Spice.

Speaking of Spice, I promise that within the next week, I will post the video. I have been lazy in that regard while I've been working hard finishing up school and working as much as I can before my vacation in mid-June.

I know, I know, a vacation now? With Kathy still unemployed (yes, Kathy is still unemployed)? Well, we paid for our plane tickets in December, and we're splitting the hotel room with my brother-in-law, and we can't miss it because how often is there a family wedding in Puerto Rico? Only, like, one in ten people get married in Puerto Rico (the percentage is much higher for those who, you know, live there...) so we can't miss it. Plus, it's our first real vacation together since our honeymoon. When we went to New York City two years ago, it was only a vacation for me. And weekend trips don't count as vacations. They're just little road trips.

Anyway, keep checking back here for updates on any and all situations. Again, look here in a week or so for the video of Spice and everybody please have a happy and safe summer.

But before you go, what will you be reading this summer? Something new? An old favorite? Nothing? A classic you've somehow missed all these years? That book you were supposed to have read in your Sophomore year American Lit class but just checked sparknotes and scraped a B- on the paper and vowed to read it eventually? Let me know in the comments!

7 comments:

bridget said...

What will I be reading? Hmmmmmmm...probably The Riot Act...and I'll be reading it aloud to my son...haha.

Molly said...

You wanna know what I'm reading? Check out my bookshelf on facebook.

Spelling police: They're just little road trips.... not their.

Your mum's a writer, too.

Elliot said...

Hey, Molly, the reason I asked what you're reading wasn't just for my information. It was so that other readers could see, and possibly find a new book they might love, and have you to thank.

Not everybody is cool enough to be your friend on facebook.

Molly said...

It is true that not everyone is cool enough to be my friend on facebook. Thank you for pointing that out.

I'm currently reading Margaret Atwood's The Blind Assassin.

It's not as dark (yet) as some of her other stuff... but I'm not quite halfway through. She kills one of the main characters on the first page, so there's no shock there. :)

Chris said...

I checked out The Informers by Brett Easton Ellis. Be it the summertime, I find it soothing to read about spoiled, cocaine-addicted teenagers.

bridget said...

You must be really busy reading. It has been almost a month since you............

Lisa said...

Well, I read "Pride & Prejudice", but hearing that is not likely to make you happy. I'm currently reading "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" (feel free to adore me) while simultaneously reading "Wuthering Heights" and a collection of Jane Austen's letters (I suddenly have the sensation that any points I gained from reading Douglas Adams have been annihilated due to my liking for Jane Austen and my giving Emily Bronte a chance... :) ).