Since publishing my last blog post
back in March, I was surprised to see that I had started drafting more than 10
other blog posts. When I realized that they were mainly updates of stuff from
previous blog posts, I decided not to publish them. So, to avoid boring myself,
and you, I will try and better balance what I publish here.
I do have an exciting update to
share with you. While I have mentioned this story before on Twitter and Facebook, I am
publishing HOUSE FLY on Kindle Vella later this month.
This will be your introduction to
the world of ANIMALZ. I am thrilled to finally be able to begin
sharing it with you. Animalz was the first of my own stories
that I fell in love with. A miniseries that I will begin pitching in the
Spring. It was the third anthology script I had written where the story spans
decades and yet each of the tales is intertwined with the others. The concept
is huge and so appealing to me as a fan of cool stories with an epic
scope.
I had written numerous scripts
before, but none of them had me wanting to stand in line to see them on a big
screen until I wrote Animalz. Originally, it was meant to be a stand-alone
movie. When the movie screenplay turned into a 250-page two-movie series, I
realized that I had too much story to tell for a single movie. I sat on the series
for years, happy enough to just be in love with the story. But I still had new
ideas for this universe. That was when I sat down to write House Fly as a short
story. Again, I wound up with more story than I had intended.
The first three episodes of the twelve-episode House Fly will be released as a Kindle Vella on 11/29/22. It is part one of the two-part story HAROLD AND THE HOUSE FLY, which will be released as an ebook in 2023.
Synopsis: Set during the summer of 2006 in the town of Silver City.
Harold is new to the area, a recent divorcee at a crossroads in his life. Lured
to the area by a too-good-to-pass-up job opportunity. A multi-billion dollar
company owns most of the town and has set Harold up in a sweet house in a new
neighborhood. And all he has to do is test their products and provide feedback.
What could go wrong?
Desperate to get back into the game, Harold wanders into the
world of online dating to try and find the right woman. His early efforts are
trial and error as he learns the ropes of dating in the 21st century. Things get
interesting when a house fly enters his new home & agitates Archie,
Harold's playful yet territorial beagle hound.
Release Dates(s): Episodes 1-3 (11/29); Episodes 4-6 (12/6); Episodes 7-9 (12/13); Episodes 10-12 (12/20)
Clear your Tuesdays after Thanksgiving and take a trip to Silver City via Kindle Vella.
