Good vibes!

The executive producer and his partner are thrilled with the first draft of the new screenplay; November is dedicated to finessing and rewriting it to make it as perfect as it can be.

We'll have an actor's reading -- where I cast actors to portray the characters in a sit-down read - in December for potential investors, film industry folks and "earthlings" - real people - after which we're creating a production schedule unless it's picked up by a studio -- which wouldn't happen until the Writer's Guild of America strike is over.

What a lot of work -- research, details, character development and dialogue finessing. But I must say I'm very proud of it.

Wow. It feels so good to have escorted this high caliber script through a powerful, quality first draft, on its way to an excellent finish.

Next month I'll be finessing my two romantic comedy feature scripts and either talk with non-signatory producers or do what I can to get the scripts produced or sell them without crossing the WGA "picket line."

What an enriching experience this last script development and writing has been. I love writing scripts that have so much substance and depth they change my life. I guess that's why I write -- all four scripts I've worked on this year have been like that. VERY kewl.

I may even take a day off to play in honor of the work!

I'll let you know every detail as soon as I am free to disclose everything!

What's your identity?

A feature script I'm writing has become a journey by just about all its characters to find their personal identities, which in turn relates to how they wish to show who they are to others.

Interestingly, they all use significant addictions - to everything from tradition to religion to gambling, drugs and more - to distract themselves from discovering who they are.

Even the characters who seem to be "just fine" discover they are also immersed in habits that prevent them from seeking who they really are because their goal is only to fit in.

One thing is clear about our youngsters: when we don't allow and encourage them to develop their true core identity, they will find one - whether it has anything to do with who they actually are or not. But it will give them a sense of belonging and purpose - no matter how negative.

Interestingly, only one person in this milieu worked to find who he really is and lives in peace among all the others because of it. For he has nothing to prove, nothing to hide and nothing to hide from - including himself.

Fascinating journey for me as well, creating all these characters and their dilemmas. Of course there's the drama of all this, but there's comedy, too. Usually a comedy of errors!

Pretty exciting stuff for this writer.