Writer's block!!!

So I haven't written anything in the past year. I have not looked at my computer for that past year. It really frightens me. I can't seem to bring myself to write anything. It's literally painful to bring myself to sit down and write. I know that I will not die if I write a word. Yet, it feels like there is a physical presence that has placed their strong hands on my shoulder and is holding me down in a lake, so that I can't get up. I am drowning.

I know this is irrational, I know. I still can't get over the feeling, irrational or not.

I am currently listening to a rewrite teleconference, hoping that it will help me get back into the swing of things again.

So, shall I try again, I will be attempting to break through my writer's block and hopefully come out with a new or rewritten script.

Wish me luck.

Back on the horse...take 2

To all my fans (of which there are one) I am back on the horse (again). I have been working and have been using it as an excuse not to write but I am back! Starting today, I will be back to writing again.

I will be working on my project with my writing partner, Rose. Also, I will be working on the rewrite of my romantic comedy which I am excited about because I think that it's a high concept idea that can sell.

So once again wish me luck, dear fans.

Kat

Back on the horse....

Okay, so it's been awhile since my last post (almost 4 months). To be honest I was kind of ashamed to write because I didn't accomplish what I wanted to accomplish, which was to finish a first draft.
At the beginning things were going really great. Pages were being written and I could see a story starting to form. Then my doubts crept in. You know the ones that tell you that you story isn't any good. That you're a horrible writer. Those are crippling doubts and it can stop anyone in their tracks especially me who is a perfectionist.
Even while writing this post I went on perezhilton.com. Seriously, something is wrong with me. Why can't I concentrate on something I claim is important to me. I tell why, because it's freaking hard!
I stare at a blank computer screen and it scares the crap out of me. I have to come up with a story with characters that interact and have conflict and stuff within a three act structure. That is a lot of pressure!
Okay, that does it for my rant. Just to let you know that I started to write again and hopefully by the end of week I'll have a first draft.
On a better note, I became a semi-finalist in the Canadian Short Screenplay Competition for Snow. By the end of the week I should know if I won anything. Fingers crossed!
Until, the next post.

Week Two

OK, it took me a long time to write this post because I'm ashamed of myself. I got some work done on my feature but it was not a lot.
Excuse time: I had actually written two short films this week instead of my feature.
To be honest I don't think that I'll get anything done on this feature this year. Thank God this year only has a few more weeks. I have to write two short films for two contests that I'm entering which both are due at the end of December. So I have given myself some time off from my feature to concentrate on my two entries. So I'll be writing just not on my feature (in my spare time, if I have any, I will do some work on the feature).
So wish me luck on my two shorts, of course will keep inform on the writing.
The new year will bring my full concentration on the feature.

Week One

So week one has come and gone. Progress has been made but not a whole lot. I have written my premise line to my script, written character descriptions and brief outline of the story. It's a slow procedure but at least I am getting things done.
I am sure I could have written more but I had other things on my plate. I don't want to make excuses...but I will. I spent most of last week getting my grant proposal for Vivacité Montréal. Even though I filled out the grant I know I won't get it because I don't have enough experience...whatever.
Week two will be better and hopefully all the prework will be done and I can boast about pages that are actually written. There's no joy in looking at a blank screen and seeing nothing written on it.
'Til next week.

The beginning....

Hi all, I am currently experiencing writer's block.
This happens to me a lot because I like to over think things. I can never let my creative mind take over when I write because everything has to be perfect. I will sit and ponder a sentence for the longest time (this sentence alone took me several minutes to write because I was looking for the perfect way to phrase it).
The reason I have created this blog is to help me get over my Writer's Block and to document my progress on a spec script that I am trying to write. I am hoping that having to answer to people out in cyber space will force me to get over this most annoying obstacle.
So here is my vow:

"I, Kathy promise to write something for my script, whether it be a sentence, a page or scene everyday."

You are all witnesses.

Wish me luck.
Kathy