My writing and reading log, along with my writing and reading themselves, obviously took a blow over the summer. It’s not that I wasn’t busy, just that there were other things on my mind. So, just as a way of catching up I’m lumping July through September together. I’ll add to the list as I remember anything I left out.

Writing

Work on my thriller novel was largely on hiatus for much of the summer. I did come up with an idea and did some initial research for a spec feature script that I hope to work on early next year. And, of course, I read numerous articles in Writer’s Digest and online about writing and screenwriting, so even though I wasn’t doing much writing I was immersed in learning about writing. There’s always something new to learn and I hope to never stop learning.

Reading

• Gunsmoke #1 by Gary McCarthy
• The Colorado Kid by Stephen King
• Peter Pan Must Die by John Verdon
• Sleepy Hollow: Children of the Revolution by Keith R.A. DeCandido
• The Good Suicides by Antonio Hill
• Private Berlin – James Patterson
• Fury script
• began reading scripts for 2015 Nashville Film Festival Screenwriting Competition

Movies/DVDs watched:

• Walking Tall 2 and 3
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• The Equalizer
• John Wick
• X-Men: First class
• Caddyshack
• Neighbors (the old one)
• The Conjuring
• Don’t Say A Word
• Grudge Match
• Dredd
• Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
• Expendables 3
• Let’s Be Cops
• The November Man

TV series:

• Dallas
• House of Cards: Season 1
• The Strain
• Hill Street Blues

Music

• KISS and Def Leppard

Podcasts

• Hollywood Close-up on natalieandwayne.com