Hey, how's it going?
So yeah it's been two years and four months since I updated this blog and I just want to give whoever is reading an update. I've grown a lot over these past two years, I've learned a lot about myself and what I want to do in life. If you look at my past posts it's been all about writing mostly. Mainly books. But over time you know what I realized? I wasn't having fun. I was passionate about telling a story but not in book form. Instead, I turned to screenplay format. Which was night and day for me. I loved it and I felt even though this might not be made, it was fun to write nonetheless. All the stories I said I would write in the past as books now I'm writing them as scripts. I've already completed the first season of my tv series called MIXED IDENTITY and I'm now working on film script called VAMPIRE PIGS Rise of the Swines. If you looked at my past posts I mentioned I completed the book version of it...well it turns out the book version I wrote was more like a "script prose." Basically, my book worked more as a screenplay because I wrote it with that mindset.
Which brings me to now, I realized I'm much happier writing scripts than I am books. It took me awhile but I'm actually comfortable with my script writing. I mean yeah these past years have been rough, but that's life. I was in the Philippines in the beginning of this year and after seeing the conditions that some of the people live in I am humbled that I am able to pursue something like this while working a part time job and getting by. Coming back from there changed my perspective on life.
There's another reason why I'm posting this update as well...so that I can keep track of my progress. If you look at my post about three years ago I had a very different mindset. I thought my "Book" was great then I had it read by other writers and they said it wasn't even a book at all. It goes to show how I wasn't grounded back in 2014. But now...three years later I feel more mature and grounded than I ever was. I won't make the same mistakes that I did before.
To be honest I don't know when I'll update this blog again. All I know is that right now I have work to do. So I'll leave this list of titles I plan on writing and we'll see what happens.
Thanks for reading!
Take care,
James Melville
1. MIXED IDENTITY - TV Series - First Season completed
2. VAMPIRE PIGS - Film Series <--------- Currently writing 1st film
3. LIVING IN A LIVING ROOM - Theatre play & Film version
4. GANGSTA NINJA - Film Series
5. FROM BUSSER TO SERVER - Film
6. THE HOCKEY STICK - Film
7. GUNBIND - Film series
8. BI BYE - Film
9. QUEENS OF JEWEL - TV Series
