What’s been going on
A rollercoaster.
There is a lot of interest in ‘Evil. Sure people think it should be comic. But some folks think it would make a nice TV show. Still others think it would be a great movie. And who am I to disagree with any of them?
Ed Wood on Line One
So all these people call. Or I should say they call my agent. (Yes, I have an agent for the film and television rights) And it’s very exciting. It’s also very nothing. Until a contract is signed and money changes hands, it’s nothing. For a couple of months there, this roller coaster of expectation drove me crazy. Everybody loves it. (I think everybody loves everything in Hollywood.) But more importantly, everybody seems to agree it has potential.
But I’m trying to stop worrying about it. Sure I take the calls. And I try not to talk more than I should, but recently, something changed. My mind.
What I CAN do
Instead of worrying about what I could do or what might happen, I’ve decided to focus on the things I can do. Which is get up in the morning and write. I’m working on the novel. I’d call it the first novel, but that level of hubris is beyond me. See I’ve felt pushed by everybody. (Write it this way, write it that way! Quick, get out another podcast!)
So these days I’m trying not to let anything make me crazy. I’m getting up at 6 in the morning and writing. Somedays two hours. Somedays just one. But writing all I can. Because that’s the thing I can do. And do well.
Upcoming
The next episode of El Justiador will be out by the end of the week. Then a final one next month. And then, I promise, the main story line will continue.
June 20th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
While I can’t tell you how to handle the situation, I can give a piece of advice. Think things through, take things at your own pace, and when you need to, take a step back and breath.
Good Luck!
June 21st, 2007 at 7:37 pm
Don’t let anyone pee in your cornflakes. Keep doing what you think is right, because for all the potential and enjoyment for everyone this show has, it’s because you put it there when you wrote everything.
Take it easy, have fun. Can’t wait for an update.
June 25th, 2007 at 11:02 pm
Patrick, your work has always been worth waiting for. Stay true to yourself and Stavrokos.
Have you given any more thought to producing podcasts of other’s work? Your production values are fabulous.
June 28th, 2007 at 8:07 pm
Well, Edwin 2.0 has finally come and gone through my playlist (I’m kinda backlogged). I know you feel like Edwin doesn’t have much of a voice, and I’ll grant you that. But as you’ve seen and talked about, Edwin certainly has a distinct…Edwinity, and you can’t sacrifice that or you’ve got no story. I’ve been trying to think of good examples for you of main characters who pull off Edwin’s “above it all” thing.
Have your read Neil Gaiman’s Sandman? If not, you’re in for a treat. Sandman is about the Sandman (or Dream, or Morpheus), the creator and shaper of Dreams. He’s one of the Endless, the personifications of certain facets of existence, like Death. Having existed as long as consciousness, he has a tendency to be “above” other characters, at least the mortal ones. Yet Gaiman keeps him fresh and interesting through volumes. If you’re looking for some inspiration, I’d try reading some Sandman.
Not that I think you need it yet. Personally, I think Edwin still sounds fresh and interesting as ever. In fact, there’s a brilliant scene that keeps playing through my head in which Edwin smartly and dryly plots the destruction of his British impostor-counterpart. Edwin 2.0 goes down like an abandoned opera cape.
June 29th, 2007 at 1:35 am
Hey! That’s a great idea. Having Edwin defeat his British counterpart would be a great side story!
PLEASE START PODCASTING AGAIN! IT’S BEEN MORE THEN TEN DAYS
June 29th, 2007 at 1:37 am
Sorry, its actually been A MONTH!
July 1st, 2007 at 12:39 am
Patrick,
A short and sweet message —
You inspire me.
Your efforts and their results are beyond compare…it’s just a matter of time before many more good things come your way.
– Carmen
July 13th, 2007 at 1:59 am
dito
July 22nd, 2007 at 2:37 am
I just found your podcast about a week ago. After I found the podcast and heard the first episode I LOVED it, listened to a couple more episodes and made it to this site only to see one of the titles listed as The Death of Edwin 2.0 and I got worried that you were killing off this great character. I listened to the rest of the episodes after that and got up to Edwin 2.0 and I was a bit confused at first (I never read the descriptions beforehand, I like to go into a podcast knowing as little as possible) since I thought it was just a repeat of an earlier episode, but once I heard the new Edwin I got very disappointed, it was the voice and style of Edwin that kept bringing me back for more. Then I remembered the title The Death of Edwin 2.0 and I made a complete 180 with my expectations for the episode and am SOOOOOOOOO glad you decided to stick with your original iteration of Edwin. Great podcast, thank you.
September 11th, 2007 at 9:46 am
Patrick,
It’s early September, and I got your Evil podcast last week. Started it again today. You’re freaking amazing. Your voice for Edwin is spot-on. (And do a quickie like the others say–have the original kill 2.0. It’d be fun.)
Your story is good. But I can’t judge it more accurately than that. Because your delivery, your voice, and of course your production skills, but mostly your voice-acting, take it so far over the top, that I just LOVE it. Hopefully, Hollywood and the comic book industry keep after your story. But, (And I have no idea what you do for a living, and i may be the ignorant one here) people should be salivating over your voice-acting skills. You and Mur Lafferty are the only two podcasters i’ve listened to so far that ADD VALUE to your stories with your performances. You both have different styles, but both of your styles WORK. May the Gods of Success (Evil or not…) watch over you. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Randy (working, writing, in Japan)
September 11th, 2007 at 9:56 am
Oh, and to be clear: most of us can’t add value to our own stories in performance. Mur (luv her stories dearly) gets out of the way and let’s her story shine. You go the rare one step beyond, and make your stories even better in the performance.
(Sorry to go on about this, a new pet peeve.) I know podcast audiences can’t really complain about free content. Yet, I’ve been listening to a couple dozen podcasts of novels, short stories and such. Escape Pod, Heaven, and Succeed in Evil are the only ones that were a pleasure to finish. Mur has the spare, Buddhist delivery, Escape Pod doesn’t allow writers to read their own works, and you do the hat trick of making it work as a writer, performer and fx guy. Kudos to you!
September 17th, 2007 at 9:13 am
Chill out. My RSS reader is patient. What works is lots of ideas. Ideas take time. Even Newton complained about how long it took to get a new idea to make sense. Remember Newton? First with the reflecting telescope (the Newtonian), white light is made up of colors, calculus, orbital calculations, and on and on ad nauseum? And both Rawlings and Tolkien are known to have rewritten a chapter from scratch to fix some flaw in it. But in the end, it’s worth it.