Waking in the Late Morning

This week, I've had talented comic book writer/artist friend Thom Zahler staying at my house. If you haven't read his comic book Love and Capes, your life isn't as full and rewarding as it could be.

While Thom's been here, he's been just as busy as me working on his projects. The difference between us? Well, where to begin? He's taller, in better shape, has a better laptop, can draw, and my kids like him better than me.

But the most important difference - even though he's as busy as me, he's still been blogging. So I felt the need to blog something here. Even if it has to be done in the middle of the night. Even if it's something meaningless like what I did this week.

So here it is.

This week, I've been waking up in the afternoon, er, uh, that sounds bad, let's call it LATE MORNING. I'm waking up in the late morning every day, eating lunch while watching a few minutes of tv, then spending the rest of the day writing. Mostly on outlines & scripts that I have due, but also a little spec material. Then maybe get in a few minutes of Marvel Ultimate Alliance on the XBox360, then go to bed.

Had dinner with a screenwriter friend of mine. Earlier this year, things were drying up for him work-wise and he was talking about getting out of Hollywood. Fast forward six months later. Now he has a big sitcom in development, his big-three agents are calling him constantly, and he's meeting with successful billionaire über-writers who want to work with him. I'm super happy for him, and in a way, I'm thankful because it just goes to remind me how quickly writing fortunes can change for the better.

Okay - time to get to bed. I've got plenty more writing to do this week. More blogging soon.