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Post by Dallas on Oct 9, 2022 8:56:23 GMT -5
October 10, 2020 I had a great week production wise! I was able to get out 3 episodes of ODaaT and I finished the Christmas mini-series for Chasing Diamonds! Lots going on, to be honest.
On the ODaaT front, I’m writing around where Abby reads Felicia’s file from Raven’s Meadow and sees a note from Frederick stating that they shared a child together, so now she’s investigating. What I love is that there are a lot of umbrella storylines happening right now on the series. More importantly, the baby switch is still lingering. I really wanted that story to drag out for a while … Abby has seemingly moved on but there is still a the fact that Olly is her child. I sometimes think soaps spill secrets too soon; I like when they go on for awhile, almost like people forget and then BAM! Here’s the secret again.
On Diamonds, it is the first time that I have done a mini-series at Christmas vs. a singular episode. The cast has gotten so big, however, that I felt like it was good to have a three parter vs. a one off episode. Once I move into the new year and plan another miniseries or season, I will have to look at the cast and see who is coming back, who can be shelved cause we do have a lot of characters right now. I already have an idea of some of the cast members that can go, at least for a short time.
What do you thinks think of Abby snooping into Felicia’s past? Let me know!
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October 09, 2022
I had to work yesterday - I don't mind working the Saturday shift, especially because this is a long weekend in Canada, as Monday is Thanksgiving. The nice thing about working the Saturday of a long weekend is that I still get two days off, so that's nice. Colton went to visit some friends so I am home alone too, which is nice. I really enjoy my alone time, to be honest. And, while I will make a nice Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow, the older I get, the less I want to "celebrate" this holiday as it is a holiday for the white people to be "thankful" that they took over the land from the peoples that were here first. It's really not something we should be celebrating, in my opinion.
Anyways, this was a great week for me on the Chasing Diamonds front. I finished planning out season 10, and what I realized is that it won't be a season - it's going to be a 5 part mini series...then we will go to the ODaaT/Diamonds crossover ... then it will launch into the final season of Diamonds, because the fall out will be worthy of 10 episodes.
I'm a bit sad because I also realized that missed the 100th episode of Diamonds - but there's been more than 100 episodes of this series - which is WILD to me. I guess it slowly creeps up on you. I'm hoping to do some editing and maybe writing today before I go to my brother in law's for dinner. It's nice that they invited me with Colton away.
On a final note, Thursday was my Dad's birthday. What an emotional rollercoast this year has been losing both Jorge and my Dad. My therapist says that the year of firsts is always the most difficult ... so Jorge's 1 year is January and my Dad's is Father's Day, so I guess I still have a ways to go.
How are you guys like the series right now? Excited for the Jingle Bell Rock mini series coming? Dallas
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Post by Dallas on Oct 16, 2022 9:39:49 GMT -5
October 17, 2020 I can’t believe it is late October already! Despite the pandemic, it feels like this year has gone by quickly. This week was another solid week for me as I was able to get out three more episodes of ODaaT. The big storyline that I was working on this week was surrounding Donovan hearing Lukas & Jasper kiss on the baby monitor, his car accident and then not having any memory of what he had heard. It’s a very classic soap tale and will continue to push this triangle into the next stage. It can be fun to have a character like Lukas, who comes across very put together, be a complete jerk…almost all the time. He grew up with a silver spoon and that really impacts his entire decision making skills (if he has any). Of course, the other aspect to this storyline is that they are raising Olly, who is really Abby & Max’s child. That is one secret I will continue to hold on for.
Speaking of Abby, in one episode this week it was revealed that Frederick is Leah’s father! This will have huge impacts on most of the cast moving forward … but I haven’t written that, still I love the shock value that this will add, especially since Frederick is back on our screens!
What are you thinking of the new gay triangle on ODaaT?
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October 16, 2022
We are having wild weather in Vancouver - it is still summer, which doesn't happen often. I'm not sure if this is a one off year or if this is another sign of climate change; in any event, I'm still loving that we are having this extended summer.
The result of this means I wasn't overly productive in the webseries department this week. The mini-series of Diamonds is in production and I've started to write it, but I didn't make as much headway as I could have. I find it interesting that it takes me longer to write Diamonds then it does ODaaT; I really think it is because I feel exhausted by the series. I am looking forward to wrapping this mini-series, then writing the crossover event, then writing S10 of Diamonds, which will be it's conclusion. I've said it before, but I do feel like the characters need a rest/break. The great thing about the crossover event is that, I could, at any time, move some of the characters to either Barracuda Blue or ODaaT if I needed/wanted too. That could be the next phase of Diamonds, for random's to pop up elsewhere.
One thing I did wrap up was my 2023 promos for ODaaT. I usually put out the next month's promo around the 15th of the current month to build excitement/anticipation for what is coming. Today, for example, November's came out with Robbie/Kim/Greg featured and it surrounds Cheresa's kidnapping, which has really set the series on fire. I won't give too much away but KEEP READING! lol it's about to get intense. (or more intense!)
Until next week - Dallas
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Post by Dallas on Oct 23, 2022 10:15:17 GMT -5
October 24, 2020 Another week is here and I was rather productive on the ODaaT 2022 season, getting done another three episodes! These episodes were the start of Tara kidnapping Cheresa. It is odd how Cheresa seemingly opens up these umbrella storylines; it happened after her accident on the pier in 2020 (ironically which is playing out right now while I write this) and now again with this kidnapping. She is just a character that has a lot of ties to other characters. This story is great because it impacts so many; Tyler, Natasha, Robbie, Kim, Tara, Greg, Dawn, Adam, Helen, Robin, Cheresa, Chris, Trenyce and Andrew .. that’s a lot of people wrapped up into this drama! I love these types of storylines though because the stacks just feel higher. It’s also fun because I don’t often do a kinds of storylines, so I am curious as to what you guys think of the kidnapping? My goal was to have a lot at stake in this story; Cheresa’s safety, but also Robbie/Kim/Natasha’s relationships and how this would impact Roboto. The aftermath of this story will also have long lasting effects on everyone involved, which is also important to me. I never want to do a storyline and then have nothing come as a result of it. So, in planning, I’m always thinking a little head “if I do this, what can come as a result of it?”
That’s a little insider tip of how I plan/construct the storylines on ODaaT … and hopefully it’s working! How are you liking Cheresa’s kidnapping?
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October 23, 2022
Another week has come and gone. I don't know about you guys but it seems the older I get, the faster time moves. I really can't believe that we are at the end of the month and two months away from Christmas/The New Year. We are also approaching 10 months of losing Jorge, which is just wild to me. Sometimes it's hard to imagine that I spent 19 years with him and he's already been gone that long, you know? Yesterday morning I was really missing him; it was kind of a gloomy morning here, and I know he would have been so cuddly. sighhhh.
You know, on another side note, it's REALLY annoying when people ask you if you will get another pet. Bitch, leave me the fuckkkkkk alone. I will let everyone know if and when I'm ready to get another pet but getting another pet is not going to erase my grief over Jorge Juan and I certainly do not need to replace.
Anywaysssss....I'm 2 episodes down of the Chasing Diamonds mini series ... I'm not sure the title of the series yet but I'm working on it. I'm hoping by end of this week I will be done completely, which would mean I need to write three episodes this week. I've also started to think of 2025 ideas for ODaaT. I won't lie, 2024 is a pretty weak year storywise for Shane/Natasha (they are very support with everything else going on, but they don't have much of a story themselves), but I've come up with something fantastic for them, which will be fun. Because I'm mid-way through writing 2024, I like to have the 25 bible done before I continue so I have character motivation, ect. What are some stories YOU want to see? Sound off below -
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Post by Dallas on Oct 30, 2022 9:30:45 GMT -5
October 31, 2020 I have a confession to make: I am not a big Halloween person. I usually skip this and move into Christmas. This is a big reason why I rarely acknowledge Halloween on my shows. I did once on ODaaT; the year that Cassie had taken over Helen’s life/face, she took Dawn trick or treating with Shane. It is Halloween week and I’m ready for it to be over. I worry that people will be dumb and go out to parties despite being in a global pandemic. If this year has taught me anything, it is that people are dumb.
Anyways, on to my progression this week – I wrote 4 episodes of ODaaT. The majority of the episodes are the fall out of Cheresa’s kidnapping and the gay triangles heating up. When I was thinking of a way to have drama for Nicholas and Andy, I thought using Reese was a logical choice. Reese is one character that I actually regret killing off because it really isolated Andy for a long time. I think the story surrounding Reese’ passing and Andy’s drinking problem that followed were great, but since then, Andy was in a supporting role for years. When Nicholas came on to the show, that changed. When I had the idea that Melissa would gaslight Andy, I thought Reese would be the way to go. But, I knew that Reese couldn’t be alive…so that’s when I had the idea it would be a doppelgänger. I always knew that Clayton would end up being Reese and Madeline’s brother but getting there had to be impactful and confusing for all involved. Clayton, himself, doesn’t really know what he wants, he’s just happy that other gay men are paying attention to him, hence his flirtation with both Nicholas and Andy. I’m not sure who to root for; I guess Nicholas and Andy have been through a lot but Clayton is a fun way to insert some fun into this storyline. It has long legs that I don’t think people will always see what is coming next, which is fun. What do you think of this story?
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October 30, 2022
I was very productive this week as I wrote 2 entire episodes of Diamonds! This is huge because Diamonds episodes are longer than ODaaT, just by how they are arranged and differ from each other. I'm about mid-way through episode 4 of the mini-series, which I hope to finish tomorrow because I have the day off. My goal is to be done the mini-series by the end of this week, so then I can focus on finishing the 2025 ODaaT bible, and then I can write the cross over event. So exciting!
I will say that writing the last few episodes of Diamonds, it has been more of a struggle than when I write ODaaT, and I think it is because I am just exhausted by the characters. I still love what I have planned, but I do think that the series needs the pause that is coming with the final season of 10, which will happen post the cross over. I think pausing things is a good thing, not a negative at all.
on ODaaT's front, we just released episodes where Vinny died and Daisy learned she's pregnant with his child. I love this kind of stuff! Vinny had really been written into a corner, a "he can't come back from this" villain type of stuff, so killing him made sense. Of course, this is a soap, so he could come back if I needed him too but I am writing mid 2024 and I can promise you, he isn't back yet and I have no plans. I've often said it, sometimes characters have to die to move the storylines forward! THe only character I've killed that I've regretted is Reese. What did you think of Vinny's death?
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Post by Dallas on Nov 7, 2022 8:48:21 GMT -5
November 07, 2020 This week I was able to write 3 episodes of ODaaT! Things are popping right now in Twin Peaks, I must say. The majority of the episodes I wrote this week were really surrounding Kim’s miscarriage and how it will impact her relationship with Robbie, and Trenyce giving birth with Chris present. I found it interesting that while one child was being born another one died. I am getting closer to being done this year, which is a huge milestone for me. I can take some time to really focus on the 23/24 bibles and then work on some Diamonds before I even think of working on another season of ODaaT. After writing so much this year, it’ll be nice to have a break from the series; just to give myself some creative time to refresh. That being said, I have a ton of great ideas for future storyline’s. It’s like a constant thing going on in my head…you never know when you will have a good idea. I have learned over the years to always write down those ideas when you have them because you might forget them. I used to have a note book but now it’s just a note on my smart phone. Even if it is not a full idea, just a story line point, I write these down. The idea of Kim miscarrying was one of these ideas, and if Robbie could somehow be responsible. I thought this would create such fantastic drama for them as a couple, especially considering Kim’s history with Blake. You never know when you’ll get one of these ideas! How are you liking this twist?
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November 07, 2022
I am releasing the diary a day later than usual because I realized that the spoiler of miscarriage was there and that was revealed in TODAY's episode. LOL. The joys of planning this two years before things come out. At least this is the only spoiler I've had all year that was revealed. But also, based on the promo, this isn't a huge shock, I don't think.
I am SO close being down the Diamonds mini-series ... literally I have like 10 more scenes. Then on to editing and continuing with ODaaT's bible. I have many good ideas for the ODaaT bible, but it is really ensuring that it is character driven and that it makes logical sense. I'm excited because there are some characters that are finally aging, like Logan (Jeff & Meg's son); it's always fun when babies become adults on soaps and you can flesh them out and create more storyline for the adults and the other younger characters, like Sophie.
This weekend Colton and I are taking the train to Seattle so I'm hoping to get some writing down on the trip down! Should be a good time. Until next week - Dallas
OH! And Enjoy the dailies!
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Post by Dallas on Nov 12, 2022 18:24:49 GMT -5
November 14, 2020 Well, we are surely in the midst of winter now … over the course of this week, we must have gotten 3 feet of snow. To be honest, with COVID cases increasing, I am hoping that the snow will encourage people to stay home more. While some people started doing more activities when the restrictions were lifted, Colton and I have mostly stayed home. I would rather be safe than sorry. Anyways, on the ODaaT front, I wrote 4 episodes this week … two during the week and two on the weekend. So, super productive. I am not going to get into the storylines specifically because I have passed where I am in the writing to where these are going to be released. I started December, and actually only have a handful of episodes left to finish the 2022 season! This week, I will go a bit deeper into the diversity on the canvas. Growing up in the 90’s, soaps truly were not that great at being diverse. Sure, every soap had their black characters, but, other than Y&R with Neil, Dru, Mamie, Olivia & Nathan, most shows only featured the black characters twice a month (it is now a running joke on Soap Twitter…”It must be the 15th of the month!). Since this is what I grew up with, the original series only had Daisy and Chris as the black characters, and originally they were written off once Danielle was exposed! So, I had no people that had a different color of skin other than white. As I grew up and made friends with every race, I knew that I wanted this on my series, but I didn’t want to be in your face about it.
What I mean by in your face is that I really try to incorporate characters into stories, regardless of their sexuality or race. This can best be seen in many couplings I’ve had on the show (Frederick/Jemma, Vinny/Brett/Daisy, Tyler/Trenyce, Abby/Andrew … just to name a few). I just see which character it makes sense to use in each story and go from there. I certainly hope I haven’t kept the black characters, or gay, isolated and in their own storylines (the gay triangles are sort of an example although I try to ensure they all have scenes outside of the triangle). In the world we live in, I think it’s important to have a realistic representation in these webseries. This is why I purposely made Jasper an Asian man because it was a race that I haven’t had on the series in a major capacity (The DA, Lois Kam, is represented by Julie Chen, but she’s only featured when there are trials). My next goal would be to have an Indian character/family on the series … but this will take time as I just trimmed the cast with a serial killer – ha!
Do you think ODaaT has enough diversity? If not, how can I improve to make it be more diverse?
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November 12, 2022
Colton and I are in Seattle for the weekend - the train from Vancouver to Seattle is only around 4 hours, so it's pretty easy to get too. This is such a fun city to explore without being too far away and it is nice to connect with him in this way. It can get very much a routine at home, so this type of fun weekend is worth it.
This past week I finished writing the mini-series for Diamonds! I am so excited for it to be done so I can move on. I'll finish doing the character recaps for the website and then start working on the crossover event! I am excited to do that, it will be like three worlds colliding. Once that's done, I'll write the final season of Diamonds, finish the 25 bible of ODaat and go from there. A lot going on but we are moving into winter in Vancouver, so a lot of rainy days to do nothing but write!
How are you guys doing? We just wrapped some dailies - a lot going on right now. I'm excited for you to see the Frederick story unfold - the first six months of 2023 are WILD!
Dallas
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Post by Dallas on Nov 20, 2022 10:10:25 GMT -5
November 21, 2020 Another week has come and gone. We had some sad news this week: we had to cancel our Christmas trip plans because Covid cases are increasing. We had planned to go to Pender Island to see Colton’s parents, but their province said no travelling unless it is absolutely necessary and since Colton’s parents aren’t in our current “bubble”, we won’t be going. I am sad but I would rather be healthy.
This week was really amazing for ODaaT as I actually finished writing the 2022 season! The Christmas episode is really cute but moved story lines forward and the New Years Eve episode set things up for the following year. To be honest, I am looking forward to the break of ODaaT. This year was the first year in a long time that I didn’t take the summer off. I am thinking I will take most of December off until my vacation around Christmas and then I will start thinking of the next Chasing Diamonds arch and what I want to do with ODaaT. I already have a lot of ideas for the 2023 season but I will take a good break just to recharge. Of course, with the season ending, I still have to do the bio updates for each character and the recap … which will be crazy because there have been so many episodes this season! I’m already realizing that I won’t continue with the bi-weekly release; it’s just too much to pump out. I’ll go back to the Sunday release with dailies for the sweeps months and milestone episodes … that seems like more than enough, right?
Until next week, Dallas
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November 20, 2022
Well, I did it - I finished writing the Chasing Diamonds mini series and the character bio recaps this past week AND I edited the episodes! So, they are ready to go. I'm super excited. I need to read the last few episodes of ODaaT to know where I am in the stories but then I will jump in and write the crossover, which is super excited. I've also started planning the final season of Diamonds, and it will be wild, but I'm also excited to let these characters rest for a while once it's over.
This week will be a big week for me, not creatively though, because I get to travel to Edmonton for work. We are having a leadership summit, so all the managers will be together for the first time since covid! I'm really excited to see my friends and peers because in this virtual/remote world, it can be weeks before you connect with people. The other managers in Vancouver are only staying two days, but they allowed me to stay all week so I can see my brothers/step mom, which is important to me. I'm just excited to see friendly faces.
Hope you all have a great week! Dallas
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Post by Dallas on Nov 27, 2022 11:19:15 GMT -5
November 28, 2020 Another week has come and gone. This week in reality, I released daily episodes of ODaaT that surrounded Donovan & Lukas’ wedding at the mountain lodge that followed with the avalanche. It was a fun week because I had never done a natural disaster before; I actually find them very hard to write because we have no visuals, it’s all just imagination and words to explain what is going on. In any event, it was fun to see everyone’s reactions to the storyline.
This week, I didn’t write any new episodes – recall, last week I had finished the 22 season completely. So, this week I started working on the second half of the character bio updates (I still have close to 40 characters, so this takes some time to go back and read the bible and then update each one) and I started working on the 22 recap. It is shocking how much actually happened in this year. I really wanted a lot of drama to happen this year for the 20th anniversary and I think I accomplished that for sure. I have written some ideas down for 23 and will continue to flesh those out. My goal will be to create bibles for the next two years … I like to do this because I like to know character motivation well in advance and once I come to the end of a season, I like to know where things are going. This is the first time in years that I don’t have another season fully planned but because of the amount of content this season had, I wanted to really focus on getting it all done. At least now, I have lots of time to get that done because I am far ahead. And, start to work on some Chasing Diamonds! Let me know your thoughts about how you’ve liked the 22 season so far!
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November 27, 2022
Oh my goodness - I had the BEST time going back to Edmonton this past week. Tuesday and Wednesday were the leadership summit at work, and it was amazing to see my friends, peers, and colleagues - all of whom I hadn't seen in person since COVID. Just the energy I have on my team is really incredible. The senior leaders had jammed packed days, so I was exhausted at the end of each day, but it was worth it. Then I was able to see friends and family in the evenings, which was really nice. Patrick and I had an afternoon together on Friday so we drank all day and just caught up; it was also nice to see him because he is still having a really hard time with my Dad's passing, so chatting about that was nice.
As a result, I didn't do anything webseries wise this week, which is cool. This week, I'll start my ODaaT crossover episodes and go from there. But today I just realized I released episode 879, so I have 21 episodes before episode 900 - it is wild to think I'm almost at 900 episodes online with ODaaT. As usual, there will be daily episodes leading up to the 900th, where there will be a pretty huge reveal. I have to say I am so stoked for the 2023 season, the first six months is such a fun story with Frederick - I can't wait for you to read it!
Have a great week - Dallas
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Post by Dallas on Dec 4, 2022 9:45:28 GMT -5
December 05, 2020 It is the first weekend of December! I can’t believe how quickly this year has come and gone, despite the world (for the most part) being shut down. It’s a tad scary and annoying right now because where I live, cases are on the rise. Every day we are breaking a new record of positive diagnosis’, almost 2000 per day. We are at 10% of the people tested come back positive. Meanwhile, the only time I leave my house is to get groceries and booze lol. I’m hoping that there will be a vaccine soon but until then, I’m staying home
This week I’m getting ready to launch the Chasing Diamonds 3 part Christmas mini-series, which is super exciting. Because I am done the ’22 season of writing ODaaT, I really focused on trying to map out the next installment of Diamonds, which has been fun. I’m not sure how many episodes it will be but with everything I have planned it seems like it might be a full season vs. a mini-series! Could you imagine? A 6th season after all this? Who knew. Lol.
On the ODaaT front, I finished writing the 22 recap … man, so much stuff went down this year. I guess I wanted that to happen for the 20th anniversary but I also just didn’t realize how much occurred until I re-read the bible/outline. I mean, what an epic year in Twin Peaks. It will be hard to top but I’ve been jotting down ideas and notes … the ’23 season will be pretty amazing too, I hope!
I did also work on the 22 intro’s for ODaat and for the first time ever, there will be TWO sets, 1 for the first 6 months and another for the last 6 months … just with characters coming and going (Eva, Albertinah, Brooke out; Madeline, Bryce, Jasper in) it seemingly made a lot of sense to do this. I’m pretty stoked by it!
How are you guys liking the final month of the 22 season? What’s going on?
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It was wild reading the original entry this week - I had just written the 2022 season recap, and a lot has happened this year! When you think we started the year not knowing who the Rose Peddle killer is to now, we've just covered a lot of storylines. As we start to wrap up this year, I will say it is highlighted year for me. I really tried to make the 20th anniversary year something special for ODaaT, and I think I did that. The best part of about this year is that it really sets up 2023 to be another really awesome year in Twin Peaks.
On my own front this week, I was able to write two episodes of ODaaT - the first two episodes of the three way cross over! It is really amazing to me how easily I can always step back into Twin Peaks and ODaaT. I don't have that same connection with Diamonds; sometimes writing that can feel more like a chore, but I do think it is because I am exhausted by the characters. I am still excited for what's coming, but also looking forward to the end of season 10 when they can rest for a while. And I am super stoked for Barracuda Blue and what that will bring!
Next Monday (I can't believe it's here already) is the launch of the Christmas season for Chasing Diamonds - I love the Christmas episodes so much. This year it is a three part miniseries, which is fun! I hope you all enjoy it.
What are your thoughts on ODaaT's 20th anniversary year? Dallas
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Post by Dallas on Dec 11, 2022 10:36:22 GMT -5
December 12, 2020 This week was a good week overall as I started to plan season 6 of Chasing Diamonds. After so many years of just doing Christmas episodes and mini-series, it feels good to get back into planning an entire season. I can’t believe how much went into those seasons, though. Like 10 episodes of action packed drama – it was a lot. Diamonds also has this reputation of having a “cliffhanger” ending in each episode, so that is also a challenge to come up with stunners that make sense and without feeling like there HAD to be a twist in the story. In any event, I’m feeling good about this season. I won’t start writing until the new year because I do feel like I need a little break but it is still nice to be creative without actually writing.
While I have this down time too, I’ve been working on making some minor adjustments to the ODaaT website. Each year, I like to have new pictures for the cast ect, so I’ve been doing that for the 23 season. All this time too, I have been formulating so many great story lines in my mind. At first I thought I might cut back to weekly release again but the more I think about it, the more I realize I might try to do another season of biweekly release. Who knows? Do you guys have a preference? Hope you’re all surviving, Dallas
*** December 11, 2022
Whew! I had an insanely busy week; on Wednesday and Thursday, I hosted holiday lunches at work, so all of our staff came the office downtown; our office is actually too small to host everyone, so we used another space that the bank has for half of the team. Because I am the only team manager here (my peers are all Edmonton based), I really did the majority of the heavy lifting to make these days happen (and my boss, who is in Vancouver area, is kind of useless). Of course after work, I also went out for dinner/drinks with my peers, just to be able to connect with them, which was nice. But that means that those two days were like 12 hour days. And then I also went to the office on Friday because the two managers that flew in for the Thursday event didn't fly home until the evening and my boss didn't want to go back to the office (meaning I'm the only one with access to our office for now), but that was my favorite day because I could connect with my girls without anyone around. We even had a splash of wine at lunch which is normally a no no lol.
With all of this happening, I really didn't have a lot of time for writing ODaaT or anything, but that is the beauty of being so far ahead, sometimes life really gets in the way of being able to be productive. Colton was also away as he went to Toronto for his Christmas party, and he just got home last night, so I am looking forward to today and catching up with him. There are only a few more of these diary entries; I can't believe it's almost been a year. January will be 1 year of losing Jorge too, which is WILD to think it's been that long. This time of year, which I love, is bringing out some emotions for me, but I will pull through.
Until next week - Dallas
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Post by Dallas on Dec 18, 2022 10:09:57 GMT -5
December 19, 2020 It is the last week before Christmas; I only have three more working days until I have a break between Christmas and New Years and I have to admit that I am looking forward to it. I am at 4 weeks of vacation now but I only took three weeks this year because we had been planning to do something extravagant for our 10th wedding anniversary next year (on the fence if this will happen or not … with COVID and all). Anyways, the last week I had off was in August and I was in the height of my health issue, so I didn’t get to do too much. So this break will really be needed and deserved.
This week on the serial front, I managed to complete all of 2021’s promos for ODaaT! As I am moving to the bi-weekly release, there will be a promo for each month of the year, plus the 700th episode, so it took me awhile to decide what I was going to do for each promo and then I went from there. I also continued to plug away at the S6 bible of Diamonds. I’m hoping to wrap that up this weekend and then in the New Year, I’ll start writing it. I’m still going to give myself this break because I need it! Let myself recharge and come back in January with new energy!
Merry Christmas to you all!
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December 18, 2022
Last weekend, I had a long weekend because I worked yesterday (Saturday); I was able to finish my Christmas shopping, but also write another episode of ODaaT, so I was super productive on the day off. During the week, I also managed to write two more episodes, so I did three episodes this week, which is fantastic. Where I am in the writing is actually in the cross-over events between ODaaT, Chasing Diamonds AND Barracuda Blue - it is really cool having all of these characters interact with one another, especially BB because you are learning a lot of their back story on ODaaT. I hope you all like it when it comes out.
This week is the last week of work before Christmas, and I have the week between Christmas and New Year's off, as does Colton, so it will be a nice a little break. I have been under a lot of stress at work lately, so I am looking forward to a breather. And hopefully take the time to be super productive on the serial front.
I will still be releasing one more installment next week on Christmas Eve, but that will be it for these diaries. I hope you enjoyed them as a special treat for this 20th anniversary for ODaaT - I still can't believe it's been 20 years online!
Dallas
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Post by Dallas on Dec 26, 2022 10:12:56 GMT -5
December 26, 2020
Well, this is my final diary installment of the 20th anniversary season. I’ve said it before but this sort of became something different than I had wanted because of my healthy issues and Jorge’s health issues but overall, this was a fun look into a year when I was writing this milestone year. I am very proud of this year that I created and I hope that it lived up to your expectations for a milestone year on the series. I am currently planning 2023 of ODaaT and have some great ideas, so the good news is that series has no plans to slow down anytime soon. I’m also currently working on the outline for a 6th season of Chasing Diamonds; after the Christmas episode reveal that Mac wasn’t a Rockwell, it felt like there was enough material to push out 10 more new episodes at once vs. some mini-series, so I am excited about that and what the future of the series holds. How did you guys like this diary? Should I do again, in say, 5 years?
Peace, Love and Happy New Year!
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December 26, 2022
It is hard to believe that this is my last installment of the my 20th anniversary diary! for the 15th anniversary, I was posting images of my OG writings and how they were incorporated into the online series, which was fun. I wanted to do something similar with that, so I came up with the diary. Little did I know that when I originally wrote the diary, the pandemic would hit, my health would be impacted and Jorge's health started to decline. It was WILD to relive those moments through these entries.
Anyways, I do hope you all found these insightful into the mind of how I am planning my series! This week, I did write 3 more episodes of ODaaT and the crossover event that is coming in 2024; I'm having so much fun with it and can't wait for you to read in a year.
As we move into 2023, I'm super excited for the Frederick/Felicia storyline to unfold on ODaaT and to see all of your reactions to that. It will be an unexpected ride and there are so many twists and turns; it's so fun!
Since this is the last entry, I just want to thank anyone that as ever read any of my series - I appreciate you taking the time to read and leave any commentary. I appreciate more than you know. Here's to a happy, hopeful and healthy 2023.
Dallas
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