Day 4 - Developing the Scenario (Part II)

Target: Completed scenario (inc ½ act debt from yesterday)
Achieved: Completed scenario!
Current Status: I’m back on track!

I love it when a plan falls apart!

So, I was going to make a few notes when I was at work... Some hope. I made the stupid mistake of assuming that today would be a normal office day (doing my job, getting things done, having lunch...).

But no. I ended up having to rearrange a meeting the second I entered the department. Then the people that had promised me information let me down, leading me to commence a massive phone chase. Then I am informed that I am very likely to changing job and having to pass over all my projects to someone else!

This is far from a typical day. The military run on order and clearly defined chains of command. However, when a new mission comes in, these things can become blurred.

Today, it's about as blurred as looking through a dimpled pint glass, covered in petroleum-jelly, after seven pints of wife-beater and a couple of single malt chasers!

One O'clock came, and I realised that I was treading water - professionally and personally. The pain came when I realised that I would have to take the hit on the personal side of life. Today - profession comes first, as get my current tasking wrong... I could put people's lives in danger in the future.

But that didn't stop me from glancing at the notepad every now and again.

May have looked – but I didn’t make any notes.

My frustration was rising. It’s the pain associated with endeavouring to become what you want to be – reality all to often steps in to attempt to distract your from your dreams.

Thank goodness for the dance lesson (I can cut a fairly mean Cha-cha-cha now!). It was just the medicine I needed. I couldn’t think about the frustrations of work – or the lack of time I had to write.

When I got home, I realised why I married my wife. She knew how much this deadline means to me. But she also shares me dream of doing this for a living – she would love me to be at home writing.

She told me to fire up the PC and get this thing done. She knew that we had just spent quality time together – and unless I got back on target, I would feel as though I had let myself down.

So I dived back into it. I was sure that I would find it difficult without some additional note.

I started typing and realised fairly soon that I needed a drink. Once I came back to it, I saw the footer glaring at me.

I had written 4 pages! The end of the synopsis was in sight!

I knew not to question it, just get it finished. Before I would have thought that I must have made a mistake somewhere. But this time I knew it was right – I had even jumped back a couple of times to include some continuity links.

Suddenly my mood has lightened. I know I’ll sleep well tonight. Work may be challenging at the moment, but the play is back on schedule.

Just goes to show that when your day job starts interfering with your quality of life – a good boogie is just what the doctor ordered.