Citizen Z.E.D. first draft

I just typed FADE OUT on the first draft of Citizen Z.E.D.

What does this mean? It means it's done!

Now what? Well, I'm going to let it sit a few days while I mull over other projects. Maybe a week or so. I'll come back to it next weekend to begin working on a second draft, hopefully with fresh eyes that'll see the problems I missed when I was writing it.

This is the fastest I've ever reached this point. It's taken me longer to write short stories. I guess I was fired up about it.

This is the most political thing I've ever done, and hopefully it won't come across as preachy. I hate that. There is a point to it, and I am hoping people will take something away from it, but if that overshadows the story then that would be a Bad Thing.

Which is why we rewrite. And rewrite. And rewrite. And rewrite. This one is going to go through some serious revisions before it's ready to be seen by anyone but me. Maybe this story will contribute towards making the world a better place, in some small way. I hope it does.

But, above and beyond any messages I'm hoping it'll spread, I'm hoping people will dig the story, even if they disagree with the message. That would be the best possible outcome.

Anyways, that's where I am with this thing.  Now, on to developing a mini-series I've been toying around with, and some other, non-screenwriting things I need to do.