Here I am, listening to a random shuffle of new rock bands
on Spotify, while creating an exclusive post for Blogger. The Sherlocks, Radio
Free Alice, Overpass, Wunderhorse, etc. Definitely, decent stuff out there; quite encouraging
actually. Especially in a commercialised, contrived – and to be quite frank – bland, directionless musical environment.
And thank you to all you who have made for an influx of
readers here in recent weeks. It’s really heartening.
I’m finishing off a blog for my website which I’ll hopefully
upload later. In the meantime, I had a separate idea for blogger.
So, Cross-Pollination?
One of the reasons my fingertips haven’t touched my latest
script in a week (rare event), is entirely and resolutely this concept. Sure,
I’ve been walking, solving and – and altogether - writing/gesturing/scheming in
my head as I plant one boot firmly in front of the other. (Can’t beat a walk
for this – why? – still, not sure.) But I’m currently experiencing an
altogether new conundrum. One, for reasons of personal conviction and integrity
I need to solve. I have ideas galore for novels, and some STICK. In some cases,
some STICK a bit too well.
Here's the dilemma:
In my latest, I’m trying to ensure there’s no cross-pollination
between the ‘core’ ideas I have for my WWII based Sci-Fi, the mysterious
Arizona-set Tour-de-Force (that’s forever expanding in my mind), and this… my
latest offering. I can do it. I can demarcate, but I have to be smart, and as
wily as a fox, in this nuanced, form of fine-tuning (I really do). Truthfully,
it’s still fun, but it is an absolute challenge.
Wasn’t expecting it. But, there you go. I guess it’s similar
to when I create a riff on the Bass, when even a subtle dampening of the
strings, imbues a surprising, and often, richly different textured feel to the sound.
It becomes a separate entity. 😉
Nearly there, folks…
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