From Anceis to As Travesas…
“For every disciplined effort, there is a multiple reward.” - Jim Rohn
Have a Very Sensory Merry Christmas!
The holiday season is overflowing with sensory writing prompts just inviting you to write through them.
Wayward: Addiction
Wayward: Addiction - a Pilgrimage of Its Own
“You can’t climb uphill by thinking downhill thoughts.” -Zig Ziglar
The Trouble With Signage
If you haven’t figured it out by now, I rather suck at signage. And I’m okay with that. I even embrace that…
Stretch Your Comfort Zone
What type of scary do you like reading or watching? Maybe it’s time for you to write something in that genre. Or at least play with the idea.
A Most Circuitous Route
Knock and the door won’t be opened. I just needed to get that bit of cynicism out of my system.
A Coruña: A Tourist’s Eye View
There are new heights to rise to and beaches to wander. This is me, in front of the Tower of Hercules, after I made it to the top of the hill only have to return to the bottom to buy my ticket to enter. It was well worth it and would lead to a punch line from Dora in the screenplay, a comment on Farren’s difficulty reading signs - a much-needed skill on the Camino. A reason why she should hire Dora as her guide.
Heartprints
Keep your eyes out for heart-shaped rocks on the paths you travel. If you can’t find any, enjoy mine at your writing desk: a mouse pad, a coaster, and a mug for that mindful cup of coffee to jumpstart your day’s pilgrimage of the pen. There’s even an apron for hearty cooks and a drawstring bag to take on your errand - the tiny Caminos of daily life.
Christina
(Today’s blog comes with a trigger warning or two.)
Meeting Christina, in the arched entrance to Obradoiro Square by the Cathedral, on her knees, eyes downcast, with a sign pinned to her chest, moved me to tears. You see, in order to cash in my travel miles to come on my pilgrimage, I had to leave my brother, who was part of the street community, not knowing if he’d be alive when I returned.
A Room With a View
My first night in Spain, in Santiago de Compostella, the endpoint of the many official pilgrimage routes, was spent at the Royal Hospital. It wasn’t as bad as you might think.
Starting From Home
Starting my Camino at home in Victoria, beautiful British Columbia, Canada.
The Camino Ingles
An underdog story! Having been one most of my life, I’ve always been drawn to them.
Fear of Failure
What do the Camino and screenwriting have in common? Fear of Failure! At least for me.
Convergence
…a pilgrim - including one with a tendency to get lost - deserves every opportunity to get where they need to go. So does a script.
Wayward: The Blog Series
The first of my blog series is on my pilgrimage of the pen on the Camino Ingles, the behind-the-scenes thoughts and events that created the screenplay, Wayward, and the personal journey that led to my writing it. When it’s complete, I’ll move on to other screenplays.