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OK here's 16 minutes or something we recorded.

I never said we were good, lol.. This is like the 3rd time we've played, and also the 3rd time I've been behind a drumset in over 20 years.

Good fun:

https://hostr.co/gQzL9MlXUeWK

TONIGHT, bitches!!

Hope they are there. punks aren't too good at confirming via email, lol

I also started a thread here with some of my writing process and notes that you may find interesting:

writing-real-characters-masato-s-notebook-t3278.html

^ Hey man My stories are about a girl, her parents, and a mystical White Light, who are all being pursued over 3 consecutive (re)-incarnations by an old Martial Arts Master who wields a mystical Red Energy. They must understand the nature of these energies, and how/why their destinies are so intertw...

If you do these exercises I promise you they will bring all your characters to life, and will make your whole story WAY more clear. You will know WHY you are writing each scene and it will help you maximize everything so that all the answers these charts provide are echoed and repeated throughout. H...

Next chart is about SUBPLOT ARCS This chart will appear messy because I made it for 3 separate screenplays (am writing a trilogy), but the basic idea is shown in GREEN: - List all subplots. For me these are specific relations between different combinations of characters. Each pairing of characters h...

Next Chart is about the TRANSFORMATIONAL ARC of each character; HOW DO THEY CHANGE? Characters listed on the left vertically, categories along the top horizontally: BEGINNING POSITION: What is the state of the character at the START of the story? MODERATE CHANGE (not far enough): What change does th...

Next chart is about CONFLICT, which is at the heart of all good stories/characters. Same as before; characters listed on the left vertically, categories along the top horizontally: INNER: What conflicts exist WITHIN the character? What do they have to fight with inside themselves? SPIRITUAL: what co...

Chart continues; Characters on the left listed vertically / categories along the top horizontally PHILOSOPHY, VALUES, POV, THINKING: What is this character all about? How do they see the world? Where are their thoughts focused? ACTIONS/DECISIONS: What do they DO that is a result of their values/POV ...

Next chart is a basic rundown of all the facets of the characters. On the left are your main characters. Then we have along the top, for EACH CHARACTER: - IINCITING INCIDENT/MOTIVATION: what makes this character start their journey? - GOAL: What do they want? What are they trying to do? -ACTION (to ...