Do Something @ Day for 30 Days - COTOPAXI, a closet play in three episodes TDMorris

COTOPAXI, a closet play in three episodes - TDMorris

My goal for this exercise in creative expression was to write everyday for a month with the end result to have the Second Episode written by the end of the March.   I exceeded that goal by linking the work on the manuscript with the class assignment for following rules using words for creative expression.  As of 03/21/21 I have Written Episode 2 and 3, Edited the entire manuscript and prepared the manuscript for printing with a total of 282 pages.  

Thank you all for giving me the encouragement.

02/22/21 - Gather Notes for Episode 2 – outline Act 1-3, develop writing with transportable keyboard

02/23/21 – Refine outline for Airborne, Waterborne and Along Side Scenes

02/24/21 - Character archetype development using the Character of Death in Everyman pagaent

02/25/21 – Write dialogue for each Character to show hopes and fears

02/26/21 – Go through Episode 1 for foreshadowing opportunities, write ending for each character as part of the blog for using words as creative expression

02/27/21 – Post to blog on using words of creative expression

02/28/21 – Refine ending and start writing backward from ending to bring out the scenes that would reinforce new ending

03/01-03/21 - Refine Notes for Episode 1-3

                      COTOPAXI – Episode Three – Of Mime Hammer and Here Say 

List of characters and their demise: 

      1. Flight crew: Episode Three, Act Three – Scene 1, A Flyer’s Cross 

      2. Pilot: Episode Three, Act Three – Scene 1, A Flyer’s Cross 

      3. Chief Micah Mohr: Episode Three, Act Three – Scene 3, Capture the Flag 

      4. Netter: Episode Three, Act Three – Scene 4, I Will Not Comply 

      5. Willie Mohr, Micah’s dad: Episode Three – Scene 7, Here Say 

      6. Captain DeSade, Death: Episode Three, Act Three – Scene 7, Here Say 

COMMENTARY: The first will be last; the last will be first.

A Page of dialogue is shown below.  The entire scene can be viewed by following this link: https://1drv.ms/w/s!ApyJsrhXmR_XgQW7w-C_WUafGXIH?e=WCwL94

03/06/21 – Edit Episode 1, Act 1-3

03//07/21 – Edit Episode 2, opening sequence

03/08/21 – Edit Episode 2, Act 1-2

03/09/21 – Write dialogue for Character of Death as Captain DeSade

03/010/21 – Write connecting scenes for Death as the Protagonist and Chief Mohr as the Antagonist, Dream sequence where Death gives Chief Mohr the two of clubs.

03/11/21 – Write Dystopia scene

03/12/21 – Rewrite Blackbox scene to show the fear that Death has and the love she has for the B-17 Crewman, see Episode 3, Act 1, Scene 1 “Flyer’s Cross,” Sonnet

03/13/21 – Edit Episode 2, Act 2 Scene 1, Blackbox and extend action into the modern day dialogue to set up the meeting with the three generations.

03/14/21 – Rewrite the tandem parachute scene to show the Death character failings and humanness.

03/16/21 – Write, Write and Write

03/19-20/21 – Weekend marathon push to finish Episode 2 and refine Episode 3, Act 2

03/21/21 – Final edit of Episode 1-3, Write transition Scene between Episode 3, Act 2 and Act 3 and confer with writer on self-publishing.  Goal is to bring it to class on Monday.