Retooling

[simulatedother]

This screenplay writing process is absolutely crazy. If you want to make something good, it obviously takes a lot of time, thought and effort. Well, Aaron as_a_vagabond so graciously pointed out three characters in my latest effort, Strict Americans, are boring. I had been hiding from this, hoping that maybe writing filler would generate ideas as to where to

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Apartment 2828 goes crazy......ier

[littlefoot82]

Wait a minute.

Are you just now figuring out that Persephone = Persephone, Marco = Hermes (Mercury), Mede = Ganymede, and Phuss = Sisyphus? Pushing a goddamned rock up a hill? I thought that was where you got the names from in the first place! I have a freaking copy of Ovid's Metamorphosis in here! Am I crazy, are you crazy, are we both crazy? Did I actually know something about your screenplay ages ago that I thought far too obvious to point out? I THOUGHT THEY WERE ALWAYS ALLEGORIES OF GREEK (slash Roman) MYTHOLOGY!!! Am I reading too much into this sudden revelation of yours

Re: Apartment 2828 goes crazy......ier

[simulatedother]

Well, I didn't just arbitrarily name Persephone, Mede and Phuss that. I knew their meaning. Obviously.

But Marco is not quite Hermes in this version so I've retooled him. And Mary was nothing. The message to Aaron is just reiterating.

[as_a_vagabond]

Our conversation was so incredible. I'm really glad we were able to sit down and talk about the screenplay as long as we did. I can't wait to further poke and prod your genius.