"I lived to write and wrote to live." Samuel Rogers, English Poet

I spent a good 10 minutes trying to think of a witty (or at least relevant) title for this blog post and couldn't think of anything, so I decided to quote someone else. So now that I can actually get to the actual post, here we go...

I’ve been working on a lot of projects lately. I said I’d update you on the Delta Queen Pageant. On the bright side, Delta Tau Delta raised an astonishing amount of money; in fact, the most that has been raised by any fraternity or sorority in their first philanthropic event. Overall, I think the total was close to $32,000, all of which went to the Hoag Cancer Center in Newport Beach, CA. On the slightly more negative side, the Teleprompters broke and everything was improvised, so practically none of the script was actually used. But it’s okay. Jonathan and I are proud of our accomplishments anyway.

For Screenwriting Fundamentals, I settled on writing a short instead of a feature. I’ll have plenty of features to write over the next few years of classes (and for the rest of my life). So for now, my logline is:

Seventy-year-old twin brothers, Cosmo and Joe Randal, are inseparable. After getting their hearts broken at a young age by two twin sisters, they swore off women for the rest of their lives. However, when they move to a retirement community and are surrounded by a multitude of happily-married couples, Cosmo and Joe rethink their lifestyle and try dating for the first time in decades.

The title (as of now) is "Yoked." By definition, it is "a device for joining together a pair of draft animals, esp. oxen, usually consisting of a crosspiece with two bow-shaped pieces" but alternatively it means "oppression or slavery" as well as "a coupling, union, or marriage". So if you look at those two, the title is perfect.

I also have a side project coming up. My friend Frank, who is a Film Production major and his friend Myles (who goes to San Jose State, but wants to transfer to Chapman) have a story concept that they want to produce. They’ve made a ton of shorts and more recently have been working on amazing music videos. Frank, Myles, and I are getting together this weekend to work on an outline because they’ve asked me to write the script and I’m really excited. If and when that gets finished, I’ll send you the link so you can watch it.

I think that’s it for now. Have a great rest of your week!

<3 Katie