Title
Oh! We have a working title! "Patronage"
Day One Recap
OK! We're tired so we're going to bed. But a quick recap of day one. Basically, it went smoothly. For the second time in a row, we pulled a genre that threw us for a big ol' loop -- but I think we recovered reasonably well. Things feel about on par with last time, on … Continue reading Day One Recap
Our logline
A young couple agrees to let an eccentric millionaire watch them have sex, but when she becomes obsessed with them, they realize easy money never is.
Update
Sorry for the radio silence! So. This was an epic. We nearly despaired, we nearly drowned, we nearly gave up and went home. We read synopses of every high-grossing erotic thriller made in the last thirty years, we read critical essays celebrating the 25th anniversary of "Basic Instinct" and lamenting the decline of the genre, we … Continue reading Update
Old South or Old North?
Picking a protagonist!
Pulling a Setting
Protagonist Options
We've decided that if we're writing 12 movies in a year, we're damn well going to write them about women, because there isn't enough of that. So here's our list of possible heroines for this sexy, thrilling country manor: Enlightened college daughter Mistress of the house Spinster sister Orphaned heiress Black widow New owner
Determining a Setting
So. We're writing an erotic thriller. Which is gonna be a real adventure. Last time, when we pulled "period comedy," we started by determining period. This time we're skipping that -- it'll be set today. So we're starting instead with "setting." Here are our options, which we'll pull out of a hat (cup). Country manor … Continue reading Determining a Setting