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The Crooked – Negative Ions

Posted in Dungeons And Dragons, Family, Film, Filmmaker, Filmmaking, Health, Life, Love, Professional Dungeon Master, Science Fiction, Screenplay, Screenplays, Star Wars, The Written Word, Writer, Writing with tags on March 6, 2023 by darkjade68

The Crooked

by Darkjade

Part I

Part II – Negative Ions

All these years and I’ve never actually been to the carnival on the Santa Monica Pier…

…or, if I have, I don’t remember it

I always wanted to live in Santa Monica actually… I love the air

Sometimes I come down here to soak up the Negative Ions, listen to the soft sounds of the crashing waves, and the laughter of a child in the distance

I love the beach…

The ocean has always been my greatest love…

…though I fear swimming in it

I just feel it’s so powerful, it can just pull you under

I respect it

And though I boogey boarded and jumped into the waves a bit as a boy, there was a particular time when I got knocked under and couldn’t figure out bottom from top

Partly because I don’t open my eyes under water

But, on the shore, I’m not sure that would have helped with all the sand in the water

I’ve never been someone that opens their eyes under water though, I’ve tried it in pools, hated it

I actually had a woman hold me under to try to force me to open them once, so I did, but that trauma coupled with the boogey board incident made me fear swimming in the ocean more

And one other incident where a stranger at a public pool held me under unless I’d kiss her, which I didn’t

Three water traumas, and yet water and more particularly the ocean, is my favorite thing in the world

And so I sat this day, trying to let a new story idea float into my mind…

…in the end, I just grabbed some snacks and had my own picnic

‘Beautiful day,’ suddenly a young woman’s voice carried in my direction from behind me

Young meaning in her 30’s

She had dark hair and dark eyes, couldn’t tell if they were green or brown…

…it didn’t matter, she was talking to me

Then her husband appeared just as I was about to reply

‘Ready to go?’ she smiled at him, nodded, then smiled and waved at me as she walked away, dragging her feet through the sand, head down, feeling the warmth as she went

She might have been maybe 11 at that moment

I feel like we pop in and out of different ages all the time

I remember my mom always saying 28 was her favorite age, and so she felt 28 into her 40’s…

Ironically, I also felt 28 until my 40’s

Then she liked 50 something i think

I’ve loved the 50’s, though this and the end of last year has been a bit rough

My health is getting stronger, and I hope to get back to full health at some point…

…who knows

We’ll see

As the sun set my brother and his kids came out of the water, and we decided to head to a restaurant on the water, somewhere they’d allow beached out kids…

…it was a good night

Not a fruitful one Writing wise

But a good one none the less

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The Crooked

Posted in Dungeons And Dragons, Family, Film, Filmmaking, Health, Love, Professional Dungeon Master, Science Fiction, Screenplay, Screenplays, Star Wars, The Written Word, Writer, Writing with tags on March 5, 2023 by darkjade68

The Crooked

by Darkjade

So I’m a writer…

…but I used to also be a Professional Baseball Pitcher (Until my heartbeat became irregular)

And gave Filmmaking a try for a few years too…

…you can blame Star Wars & George Lucas for that one, what great characters and story scope

I mean, starting on Chapter IV, come on, I loved it

These days I run some Dungeons & Dragons Professionally, it gives me an opportunity to keep on Writing (As I generally create my own content to run for the Players), but also gives me an opportunity to describe the visual world the Players are in (Kinda like sharing my Filmmaker eye & visions)

My health has been study for the last 20+ years, until that blasted virus…

…but rumor has it we’ve been lucky we haven’t seen something like this sooner, so I count myself kinda lucky

Lucky cuz I’m still here… so many aren’t

So I own several homes… this one I’m in is kinda large, up in the hills over looking the ocean

I can’t, nor will I ever complain about it

I ended up selling the one Feature Film screenplay I wrote back in 2000-2003 for a million bucks, invested it for 10 years, brought it to 5 million bucks & bought this place for 2 million

Environment and general joy are more important to me than money, so I feel good about my purchase

I’m not actually big on large homes, but this one I invite loved ones to spend time in (There’s 5 bedrooms, one’s my Writing office)

My nephews and nieces come here a couple months each summer and boogey board down at the beach

I supply the good eatings when they return

I’ve always wanted kids, but just hasn’t happened

Other than that my brother comes here with his lady…

It all works out

I also have a classic 9-11 Porche (Black), one from back when my bro and I were kids…

…totally rebuilt… I love it

And my 60’s bronco (Blue) I let my bro use when he’s in town

He has four kids man, crazy

Right now I’m staring blankly at the blinking cursor on my screen…

…this writing software is waiting for my next inspiration to be born

But there’s no guarantees it ever will

Beyond the screenplay I wrote, I’ve published 4 books, two of them bestsellers, but I’m just as proud of the other two

One’s on Filmmaking, as I only pursued it 3 or 4 years, and felt I had more to share in regards to it

The next is about Creative Writing

The third is a cook book (Vegan) ‘The Jack Cook Book’, as Jack Cook is my name

And the last book is about love, something I’ve struggled with, but always longed for

But enough about all that…

…what will my 5th book be about?

Dragons? (Wrote a children’s play about them in my 20’s) Hackers? (My second written for feature film screenplay was a sequel to my ‘guilty pleasure’ movie that I watch, ‘Hackers’

Sci-Fi is always cool (Huge Blade Runner fan (The Original primarily))

Not really feeling Sci-Fi

‘We’re hitting the beach, you sure you don’t want to join us Jack?’ called out my bro from down the hall

‘Nah, I’m good… Writing’

Suddenly my blond haired bro shows up in the doorway, ‘Want us to bring anything back for you?’

‘Hmm… Tacos… Maybe a subway, and those Sweet Chili Doritos,’ I reply

‘You got it,’ and he was off

Looks like I’m going to have to turn on some ‘Tears for Fears’ and pace around the room for this one…

…see what manifests

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Zero Cool (Music)

Posted in Film, Film Making, Screenplay, Screenplays, Writing with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 21, 2020 by darkjade68

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In 2003, I stepped away from Film Making, and started to work on Screenplays

In 2004 I started writing a sequel to a kinda B-ish Cult film called, ‘HACKERS’

I realize it’s not a great film, but the Cinematography, Acting of the Lead, Quirkiness of the other Hackers, the Mystique/Coolness of the Hacker Persona, and especially the music grabbed me

As I wrote the sequel (Only ever wrote a 50 page First Draft), I wrote down songs I thought would be good in certain scenes

Here they are;

Couldn’t find the next song, maybe I had the wrong name, so I included a song by the same artist below

Last Song would either be one below, or one below that

Photo at top from HERE

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Maybe It’s Not So Bad Being A Writer… Maleficent In Review

Posted in Film, Film Making, Film Review, Movie, Movie Review, Screenplay, Screenplays, Writing with tags , , on March 13, 2017 by darkjade68

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Maybe It’s Not So Bad Being A Writer… Maleficent In Review

I Just Watched “Maleficent” For The First Time And I Have To Say…

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…It Was Amazing

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From The Young Actress Who Played Young Maleficent…

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…To The Actor Who Played Her Raven In Human Form

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But More Than That Was Angelina, And The Writer Of The Screenplay, Linda Woolverton

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The Same Screenplay Writer Who Brought You Both The Alice Films…

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…And The Animated “Beauty And The Beast” & “The Lion  King” Screenplays

And It Shows

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Maleficent Is A Perfect Dark Fairy Tale, With A Dash Of Light

It Brings Depth To One Of The All Time Best Villains Of All Time…

…Second Only To Darth Vader For Me

If You Haven’t Seen It…

See It

But Prepare Yourself For Wonder…

Tragedy…

And Glorious Storytelling

Nuff Said

DarkJade-

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A Return To Screenplay Writing?

Posted in Screenplays, Writing on April 11, 2015 by darkjade68

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2015 is a big year for me

I’m in a place that I’ve never been before internallly

I’m starting to consider the possibility that it might actually be ok to be pretty happy

Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not a depressed or super sad person

But, I do believe I’ve limited myself a bit in regards to letting myself be truly happy

It’s not my fault really… We’ve all got our pasts, and things we’ve been through

And are dealing with on a day to day basis

But I feel really good right now

What does this have to do with Writing Screenplays?

While, I’ve been deliberating, and bouncing between Writing Books

Getting back into Film Making

Becoming a Financial Advisor (Mostly Stocks related)

And even Rune Reading to make some money

All of these things are amazing

But what I truly feel is I need, and want to really begin to Focus primarily on one thing

Don’t get me wrong, I will likely continue to educate myself on Stocks

And even give some advise in regards to them

And I will continue to study Runes, as I am drawn to them, and find them facinating

And frankly, I am a Writer and a Film Maker

So those things will always be in the mix

But during a conversation with my greatest, and favorite person

It was pointed out to me how much I lit up when talking about Re-Reading my Screenplay “White Jade”

Recently I contacted a Professional Actor/Director who I happened to meet

And asked if he would be willing to read both my Screenplay, “White Jade” and my Novella “I Died Once”

He replied ‘via twitter’ that he has a tight schedule this year, but will take a look

Which lead me to Re-Reading part of my Screenplay

Anyway

I do believe I will begin again to start Writing Screenplays

Though I’ve written one full Screenplay

And tried a couple times to get a Writing Agent to no avail

I’ve never truly given the Craft of Screenplay Writing

And finding an Agent a 100% effort

In fact… The most I ever really gave it was maybe a 25% effort

Granted, getting an Agent to read your Screenplay is hard

Really hard

And until you do, you don’t have an Agent, which means it’s not being shopped around

Sure, you might meet someone at a party or something and get an opportunity to meet someone who can help you out

But the hard reality is, that is very unlikely

Even this Actor/Director who is going to try to take a look his schedule allowing

Is no guarantee

In fact, there’s probably a 25% chance I’ll ever hear from him again

Which is ok, I’ve never really been one whose been looking to be discovered

It just so happens that he plays a Detective on a television Series (“White Jade” is about a Detective)

And is a Father of 3 Girls (“White Jade” and “I Died Once” are both about Father Daughter relationships)

So we’ll see with that

Either way, I do believe I want truly give Screenplay Writing a try

Keep in mind, I do have my Second Novella “Mady’s Storm” coming out in May or June of this year

Which is the Sequel to “I Died Once”

But truth be known, both “I Died Once” and “Mady’s Storm” could easily be transformed/converted to Screenplays

Wish me luck

dArKjAdE-

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