So, sitting in the library with some classic rock worming its way into the noggin via the eardrums. Neural hamster is jumping up and down in his wheel, in time to Iron Maiden.
After meeting with Mike I have decided to get the synopsis for ‘Magnus’, the adaptation of a small part of the Horus Heresy backstory, out of the way as soon as possible so I can concentrate on more pressing matters, such as Social Capital, sorting out the scene breakdowns for ‘Ungry, and writing Lockdown, which I’m looking forward to the most. It’s going to be intense, and if I can justify that intensity in the story, then finding a woman to play the female lead will be a challenge. It’s going to be one hell of a physical script.
Compartment 9 should get some feedback from Morris in a couple of hours, so I’ll have a rough idea of what I need to do to improve it. Pretty sure I will be trimming a good 5 pages out of it at least, and changing a fair bit more.
Music change…oooooh, Fleetwood Mac.
Anyway, Magnus is proving difficult. I’ve had to invent a character to act as the protagonist for the story, because everyone else involved is either not present at the moments I’m depicting, or they are natural antagonists. Magnus himself does have some protagonist qualities, such as his wish to master sorcery and the warp for the good of mankind, but the rest of him is just misguided and twisted evil, and I don’t think that will make for a decent protagonist to get his story across properly. There needs to be some light in what is otherwise a very, very dark tale.
Other than that, things go ok. Plenty to be getting on with.
