Sleepwriting

Sleepwriting began during one of those get-to-know-you icebreaker activities that tend to occur at the start of each new semester. The question was "tell us one strange thing about yourself' -one young man's answer caught my imagination immediately: "sometimes I write in my sleep." This embryonic idea grew and grew over the course of 18 months, finally reaching critical mass and spilling from my brain onto the page. Initially conceived as a full-length feature screenplay, a choice was eventually made to trim it down to a I-hour TV pilot. This format -a "dramedy" of the kind found on HBO or Showtime -allowed for the deeper character development and slower pace required to tell this particular story. This first episode ends on a cliffhanger, tempting the viewer to tune in next week ...Thesis (B.?.)Honors Colleg

Sleepwriting

Sleepwriting began during one of those get-to-know-you icebreaker activities that tend to occur at the start of each new semester. The question was "tell us one strange thing about yourself' -one young man's answer caught my imagination immediately: "sometimes I write in my sleep." This embryonic idea grew and grew over the course of 18 months, finally reaching critical mass and spilling from my brain onto the page. Initially conceived as a full-length feature screenplay, a choice was eventually made to trim it down to a I-hour TV pilot. This format -a "dramedy" of the kind found on HBO or Showtime -allowed for the deeper character development and slower pace required to tell this particular story. This first episode ends on a cliffhanger, tempting the viewer to tune in next week ...Honors CollegeThesis (B.?.