writing – PLANET O'CONNOR

Other Kinds of Fire

A year ago today, my adopted home city was still burning with wildfires that Dresden-ed about seven times the total acreage of my original home town in just a few days. Things were extremely scary. Go-bags were packed and we were all glued to the ‘Watch Duty’ app on our phones. But we got throughContinue reading “Other Kinds of Fire”

Keeping Track of Things. Losing Track of Time.

It is hard to believe it has been nine months since my last post here. There have been a few things worth reporting (thank you to all of my subscribers) but when put in context of the past year’s current events in this increasingly on-fire (figuratively and literally) world, everything ‘creative’ seems inconsequential and small.Continue reading “Keeping Track of Things. Losing Track of Time.”

Gotta Be… A Finalist.

It was a good week. A few days after learning that SeaBird had placed in the HorrorOrigins screenplay contest (in the Horror Feature division, of course) and is in the running to win it, I got word that my Ireland-themed comedy pilot Gotta Be McGee has made it to the Finals in the PAGE AwardsContinue reading “Gotta Be… A Finalist.”

This Has Happened Before

I believe “The Muse” rewards effort, but not in the way you might expect. Once again, a few months ago, I found myself working on a script – a spec comedy feature – but the more I worked on it, the more it seemed to get away from me. Undaunted, I still sat down everyContinue reading “This Has Happened Before”

Summer Update.

As I continue to take my guitar and my protest song around town (and the state) I have been deep in what I’m calling my “First Drafts Summer.” I don’t know about your writing process, but I very often get mired in the ‘notes’ stage where I keep gathering more and more information and ideas,Continue reading “Summer Update.”