From Page to Stage in 30 Days

As a teenager I acted in stage plays and I even read scripts...about 30 years ago. Have I ever written one? No!

So my heart thrashed about in my chest and my voice got squeaky and my eyeballs spun around on the weekend when I breezily agreed to adapt ABC Bunyip Saves the Big Black Boogie Swamp into a 50 minute stage show with a five week time frame. Eeek! 

Converting a five minute read into a show that lasts ten times longer will definitely challenge me. Fortunately the original book manuscript was twice as long and I have some ideas of back stories and adding a "Narrator".  Songwriting will certainly push me out on a limb. My past life as a classial ballet dancer means I understand stage directions and choreography.

Scenes are flitting in and out of my head, while I panic about creating enough material to fill 50 minutes.

Already, I've spent a day researching script writing software. There is so much to choose from. But, at the end of the day, I'll most likely make a template for Word!

The clock is ticking, so I'd best get on with my amazing project.

Till next time.



 

Tale End

The tail end of 2015 saw my tale end with ABC Bunyip Saves the Big Black Boogie Swamp finally printed in time for Christmas.

 Do you know what 2500 books looks like? I was clueless until 56 cartons arrived on a pallet! Shall I say, it is a lot? And there was no need for a gym workout after stacking them in my spare room.







 












ABC Bunyip Saves the Big Black Boogie Swamp early arrival put paid to my tentative book launch plans. My “babies” arrived early on a Friday afternoon and that evening at the Boddington Christmas Extravaganza, I was autographing copies and my first book sales made their way out the door.


Reader feedback has been amazing. Requests for more in the series (I didn’t know I was writing a series), the real story of Archie and Raymond and a phone call urging me to enter into a literary competition have made the hard work worthwhile. Happy Dance!

I am so glad the Boddington bookworms are thriving.

Bookworms rock!

Until next time…happy reading.
The Bunyip Lady