Author: Adam Rabin

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• Writing continues. Good chats with Greg once or twice a week.
• Outline is complete. Well into the book for Act II. A few songs starting to take shape.
• Still having a lot of fun.

Wow, it’s been 10 days. So, August 2-11:

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• Wrote song suite that is scene 5.
• Hammered out details of plot, namely the penultimate scene.

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• Book for Act I is done!

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Covering yesterday and today.

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• Wrote Act I, Scene 2. In the outline, it was a heavy, dark scene. I found the funny. Greg and Kate helped.
• Found a whole new sub-scene that dips a toe in the Marx Brothers’ legacy.
• Had I mentioned that we finished Scene 1?

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• Finally wrote a scene-by-scene outline using this format:
  1. Scene #. How this scene moves plot.
     • Setting and time: ____
     • Characters: ___, ____, ____
     • Plot points:
       • list
       • goes
       • here
• It’s 95% done. But through this process I found a few weak spots. The plot logic is there but it some spots feel unconvincing or forced. Seeking help on these from Greg.

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• Video chat with Greg to discuss process of writing as a duo. I didn’t want to get much further into the writing without establishing our ground rules and division of labor.
• Then we brainstormed and developed the story lines a bunch more. So much fun!

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• Greg and I have spent the last few weeks batting ideas around related to an old old idea of his and a more recent idea I had.
• We have a bunch of plot and character ideas that are starting to gel.
• As ridiculous as these ideas are, I figured it only fitting that this thing should be a musical. Greg was surprised but soon agreed that it was appropriate.
• Blogging about a writing project is going to be awkward. “Today, I wrote another scene.” Right? So, just assume that I’m always working on this – writing scenes, songs, etc. Even if the writing only happens in my brain.

Studio

• Finally got around to gluing carpet bits to the ceiling over the vocal booth. Just a slight improvement to its acoustics.
• Also painted some of the exposed beams in the basement. Slow day.