Some Writing Ideas

I'm on vacation, as I've been saying. This takes a lot of time out of your day, counterintuitively. So, I figured I'd just do something that is essentially my own bookkeeping. This is a list of some writing projects I've either undertaken or am planning on undertaking. If you're at all interested, comment and tell me which of these you'd be most interested in seeing.


Hit the break to see.


A novel, as yet untitled: This story would follow a young man whose place of residence keeps disappearing, in manner ranging from the coincidental to the astounding to the fantastical to the supernatural. His house disappears at ten years old, and when his family buys a new one, it does the same. They spend years jumping from hotel to hotel, as they never can seem to stay in one too long before something bizarre happens. When he gets to college, he loses his key and his new one never works no matter how many times the college changes the lock. He ends up homeless, then he meets someone in a homeless shelter who has not had a home in a much more "normal" way. They have difficulty getting a place to stay, but eventually do it. Huzzah.

A comic book, as yet untitled: This would be based on a writing game I played with a large group of people online called Mercenary. The world and ancillary characters would be changed so I wouldn't be stepping on anyone else's toes. The basic premise would focus on three characters, all contract criminals. One would be a cocky, but in-over-his head kid, one would be a badass chick and one would be a bizarre guy known as Glass. Not sure on specific details of the plot, yet, but I have an idea for the ending. Not gonna give that away, though.

A TV show, Status: The idea for this TV show would be that it follows three or four college freshman, exploring the new social dynamics of the information age; how does Facebook/Twitter/information overload affect young people who used to use (and are still trying to use) college as an escape/catalyst for life change. There are specifics involved, but again I'd rather not get into them.

A movie script, as yet untitled: This would be a fake documentary based on a superhero character I have named William Stevenson. The "filmmaker" would be interview Stevenson's family, and it would be interspersed with news reel footage and pop culture clips of Stevenson's antics, as well as family-shot footage of Stevenson as a kid. The ultimate point would be how perspective influences opinion.

A movie script, as yet untitled: A film with a young female main character. It opens with her walking through her house, which is filled with flowers. She is in a very nice family. The family dynamic begins to crumble when her father loses his job; the flowers die and are removed as her family life begins to as well. The family doesn't have enough money to get new flowers the next year and everyone is depressed. The girl meets a new boy in her class who is mute, and he kind of teaches her that you need to make your own happiness. She gets a part-time job and makes enough to decorate her house with flowers by herself. As she puts them in, the family dynamic begins to improve. Holy extended metaphors, Batman!

As far as serious ideas go, I believe those are it.