#the journeyman

[shesnake]

Oscar nominee Dev Patel (The Green Knight) is set to star in The Journeyman, a new crime thriller for director Tarsem Singh (The Fall).

Scripted by the husband-and-wife duo of Bryan and Alexis Roberts, aka The Roberts, The Journeyman is the story of a struggling pro tennis player who is lured into an illegal match-fixing ring to support his family and finds himself trapped in a ruthless world of corruption and violence he may never escape.

In a statement accompanying the project announcement, AGC’s Ford said, “The Roberts have written a taught, suspenseful crime thriller full of twists and turns that feels like a perfect fit for a visionary filmmaker like Tarsem and a top tier producer of Scott’s caliber. Tarsem’s renowned visual flair and deep experience in working with top athletes will also see him depict a viscerally authentic version of the pro tennis circuit that goes beyond what’s been seen on the big screen before. I’ve wanted to work with Dev Patel for a long time meanwhile and this is a phenomenal role for him to get his teeth into.”

[thequeendomhq]

THE JOURNEYMAN ~

NAME. UTP AGE & BIRTH DATE. UTP SPECIES. Werewolf FACTION. Warrior's Guild OCCUPATION. UTP

A noble son of the prosperous Eastreach, born in violence, your mother only lived long enough to pray that you would be strong. Pray that you would be brave, and pray that you would face darkness and never waiver. Your father had wealth beyond need, and connections across Taravell and further over the seas. Familial ties joined your family with that of the Sinarians, relatives by marriage and not by blood. Your mother had died praying you’d be strong and you intended to see her hopes fulfilled, a warrior of the guild, a guildsman who took on contracts that put their life on the line for no reason beyond the fact that you had something to prove. You were born with a silver spoon, you could have had anything, but instead you chose the warrior’s code and put your blood, sweat, and tears into the blade. Death was inevitable and from the moment you saw life fade from the eyes of a friend, you were forever changed. The shift happened  the following full moon, but the wolf dream had been following you for months. Your father hardly knew you anymore, but your family was extensive, and they saw you for who you were, they understood why you went to join the Feronia, why you lived within Haven, and why you traded luxury for the wilds and the blade.

CONNECTS

N/A

NOTES

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this skeleton is currently taken

[jackalgirl]

There was a comment going around about the writing trope where one character loses their mind because their partner is kidnapped or otherwise harmed and I can’t find it now but want to say that I feel seen and I think @damejudyhench does too

[jackalgirl]

Aethel: I made bread!

Felix & Parvati: <high-five!> Galley didn’t burn down this time!

Max: <pinches the bridge of his nose>

I am in tears

[jonnywaistcoat]

Hey, Horrormaster Sims. I have a wildly different question that barely relates to TMA (Sorry about that) but its about your own process. Please, if you could, can you tell me how your first drafts made you feel? I'm on the fence about writing my own thing (not a podcast, and again, not Magnus related, though I have a million little aus for that delightful tragedy you wrote, thank you for that!) But I'm discouraged by the collective notion that first drafts are always terrible, because there's no ... examples I can solidly use to help the dumb anxiety beast in my brain that tells me everyone who is in any way popular popped out a golden turd and not, well, you know. One of my friends said 'Oh I bet Jonathan Sims's first draft was nothing like what he wanted' and I got the bright idea to just. Send you an ask, since you're trapped on this hellsite like I am. Anyway, thanks for reading this (if you do) and if you'd rather ask it privately, I am cool with that. Alternatively, you're a hella busy man with Protocol (you and Alex are making me rabid, i hope you know) and you can just ignore this! Cheers, man, and good words.

To my mind all writing advice, especially stuff that's dispensed as truisms (like "first drafts are always garbage") are only useful inasmuch as such advice prompts you to pay attention to how you write best: what helps your workflow, what inspires you, what keeps you going through the rough bits. There are as many different ways to write (and write well) as there are people who write and so always consider this sort of thing a jumping off point to try out or keep in mind as you gradually figure out your own ways of writing.

On first drafts specifically, I think the wisdom "all first drafts are bad" is a bit of unhelpful oversimplification of the fact that, deadlines notwithstanding, no piece of writing goes out until you decide its ready, so don't get too hung up on your first draft of a thing, because a lot of writers find it much easier to edit a complete work than to try and redraft as they go. It's also important to not let perfectionism or the fact your initial draft isn't coming out exactly how you want stop you from actually finishing the thing, as it's always better to have something decent and done than to have something perfect and abandoned.

But the idea of a "first draft" is also kind of a fluid one. The "first draft" you submit to someone who's commissioned you will probably be one you've already done a bunch of tweaks and edits to, as opposed to the "first draft" you pump out in a frenzy in an over-caffeinated weekend. For my part, my first drafts tend to end up a bit more polished than most, because I'm in the habit of reading my sentences out loud as I write them (a habit picked up from years of audio writing) so I'll often write and re-write a particular sentence or paragraph a few times to get the rhythm right before moving to the next one. This means my first drafts tend to take longer, but are a bit less messy. I'm also a big-time planner and pretty good at sticking to the structures I lay out so, again, tend to front load a lot of stuff so I get a better but slower first draft.

At the end of the day, though, the important thing is to get in your head about it in a good way (How do I write best? what helps me make writing I enjoy and value? What keeps me motivated?) and not in a bad way (What if it's not good enough? What if everyone hates it? What if it doesn't make sense?) so that you actually get it done.

As for how my first drafts made me feel? Terrible, every one of 'em No idea if that's reflective of their quality, though, tbh - I hate reading my own writing until I've had a chance to forget it's mine (I can only ever see the flaws). I suppose there's theoretically a none-zero chance they were pure fragments of True Art and creative perfection, but Alex's editing notes make that seem unlikely.

[chiropteracupola]

I'll take the road less traveled, it's the only way I know / But I hope you'll journey with me, until the change winds blow...

[retrocgads]

UK 1998

[supergreatfrien]

Trying out The Journeyman Project 2 for an hour

I'm you from the future, and I have no time to explain what's happening in this tryout.

[redbean-nom]

the whole death watch/true mandalorians civil war is so weird in context because its like if a bunch of "good old days" religious conservatives got in a fistfight with 13th century crusade reenactors in the middle of an iowa cornfield

[mmahypewatch]

[bluesidedown]

🤦‍♀️

[life-b4-death]

Our foremen at work passed out Christmas bonuses to everyone today and (from what I could gather from people talking) my foreman gave me twice as much as most of the journeymen got... I'm a second year apprentice 😳 so I'm definitely keeping my mouth shut about that LMAO

[jackalgirl]

"I'm going to go over the skin [of this pepper, with a blowtorch] until it's completely black" Aethel: SEE? Max: Just this once, I'll allow it.

[bookshelfdreams]

"I wish i were a carpenter" bRO, GO FOR IT!

make your dreams come true

I mean, otoh absolutely, yes, everyone should just go for whatever they want to achieve in life

oto, I, personally, absolutely do not have the talents or motor skills it takes to be able to perform a job like that. I have never met a tool I didn't injure myself with in absolutely idiotic ways. I managed to stab myself in the foot by dropping a pair of garden shears on it, and that's not even the dumbest injury I ever got. Handing me power tools more complex than an electric drill would absolutely 100% end in a bloodbath.

And anyway, I don't even enjoy working with wood that much, I don't actually want to be a carpenter, i just think the aesthetic is neat. I want black double-zippered courdray pants and a belt pouch full of nails, but I don't actually want to do the work. yk. I want to be a person who wants to be a carpenter but I'm not. And that's fine!

[lonestarflight]

Cancelled Missions: X-15 Blue Scout

"American air-launched orbital launch vehicle. In March 1962, NASA proposed an orbital launch vehicle using the B-52/X-15 combination. A Blue Scout booster would be fitted to an extendable launch rail on the belly of the X-15. The X-15 would be air-launched from the B-52, and then itself air-launch the Blue Scout well above the earth's atmosphere.

Status: Design 1962.

The proposal was rejected due to concerns over safety and economics (despite it being promoted as a low-cost launch system)."

Information from Astronautix.com: link

source, source

[captainjonnitkessler]

Today in the waiting room at the dentist I received an email. My coworker who was permanently disabled in a workplace accident I was involved in is suing the city and the city's lawyer wants to chat with me. And then on top of that I had to go and get dental work done. I have four cavities, slight but irreparable gum damage, and the looming possibility of a court date hanging in my future. Frankly that's too much to happen on a Wednesday.