The Muse at Lightspeed

Well, it's been an an amazing few days since the election. We're still all in shock and wondering at the changes in store for this country. I just hope that Obama doesn't fail. But that's not what I want to write about today.

I've been writing Gaia Episode 8 like mad today. I'm twenty pages in and I just finished a really big important action/character building scene between Elizabeth, Mycroft, and two characters I can't talk about yet or the spoiler gerbils will get me. I suppose the code name Badass will continue to suffice. He'll be introduced in Ep 4 (all listeners will REALLY not want to miss that episode cause that's when things get really interesting). And Ep 7-8 shows us the big intro of not 1 or 2 but 3 rather important recurring characters. All ninjacast, already but there will be another casting call eventually - just not for a few months. This scene though has been stewing forever cause I've been wanting to have Elizabeth really fight and kick butt - Mycroft too. I can't get into details cause the episodes won't air til April and May and that's REALLY far away. Way too much spoilerage. Just suffice it to say that after Ep 3 things start to get really interesting and convoluted. I have also snagged a REALLY great actor to play a fun character starting Episode 10. Can't give any spoilers but Happy happy joy joy!

I write a ton. It's kind of surprising really how EASY the scripts for Gaia and Yorkieman come. The muse just flies off with me at lightspeed. I always have all these ideas stewing around in my brain that just keep coming out and I am constantly talking things through with Rene, Kristy, Paul Lavelle and sometimes a few other people I can't talk about yet=). I find that talking it through either voice or via text really helps solidify the ideas in my mind. And then when I start writing whenever I am at school or get a chance at work the ideas just fly onto the page and really need very little revision. Writer's block is something I have not had any real problems with since I first thought up the idea for Gaia and the show is evolving in ways I never could have expected.

Everything has moved so fast. I literally got the show at 4AM out of the blue and then from that it's been a constant sprint to get character sketches made, scripts written, casting calls out, lines in, and then mixing. I'm doing it all for Gaia pretty much. It's my baby and it's a lot more work that I expected. I warn you all ahead of time that there WILL be a break of several months between this season and next so that I can get a bunch of episodes in the can and no longer am mixing month to month. To anyone looking to start a show... NEVER mix month to month. Baaad idea. That's why I'm working my ass off right now finishing Gaia 3 by the deadline monday. It's half done and I'll get it done in time but if I had waited I wouldn't have to rush. I'd have an episode at least done to fall back on.


Another thing I never get over is my cast. They are so damn fantastic it constantly blows me away. Gaia is my first foray into writing and mixing and really serious acting and to get such a cast my first time... just wow. Thank you all SO much if you ever read this! It means a lot! They do such a great job and yet most people don't even know about Gaia. I'm hoping to change that and have more listeners as time goes on but even if I don't it's so much fun to just let my ideas take flight and hear them come to life. I never stop just going SQUEEEEEEEEEEE! when I listen to lines or just shiver with the chills when I get totally creeped out by others or laugh my arse off at the improvs and bloopers yet others give me. I know what's going to be said cause I write it all but just hearing it come alive is just amazing and I'll never tire of it. So, if anyone reads this please go to www.misfitsaudio.com and check out Gaia's Voyages? I'll give you a cookie!