Productive Mornings. Nerdy Afternoons. Athletic Evenings.
June 7th, 2011 | Posted by in 17 West | Editing | Filmmaking | Screenwriting | Technology | Web
E3 & APPLE PRESS CONFERENCES INSPIRE AGAIN!
I’ve written about how much product announcements and big reveals have inspired me in the past. Every time I watch an Apple keynote address or a Microsoft, Sony or Nintendo press conference at E3 I feel charged and creative. I’m addicted to learning more about new products, games and technology.
These last few days have been absolutely packed with new announcements and once again, I was inspired to take action but this time, it was different.
I’m not sure how interesting these ‘here is what I did with my day’ posts can be but I felt fantastic as I checked big items off my to-do list. My mornings began with my usual routine of news, blogging and blog promotion. I’ve spent a lot of time over the last few weeks planning where to take The Athletic Nerd in the future and some exciting things are on the way. I just have to finish everything.
Once that was done I usually give myself the choice of editing The Climb or screenwriting. For the last few days, it’s been a combination of both as I’ve wanted to try some new things with The Climb but I also have an exciting rewrite to finish. Lets just say an old project has come back in a big way and I’m extremely excited to get things moving.
Then I remembered the press conferences. It started with Microsoft’s E3 show which was live as websites were live-blogging from Apple’s Keynote at WWDC 2011. That’s a lot of information to take in at once. Especially when I was buried in some new advertising ideas I’ve been kicking around here.
Eventually, I left my productive morning behind and sat back and enjoyed a nerdy afternoon getting up to date on the latest iOS, Lion, Xbox 360 and iCloud news. Like I’ve said before, watching these big reveals has always led to creative outbursts of my own.
This day was no different.
I decided to reorganize my entire workflow for the remainder of 2011 and start planning my goals for 2012. This new operation was going to be big because I wanted to unite 17 West, Screenwriting, The Athletic Nerd, two eBooks and a brand new website under one schedule.
This was not easy but before I knew it, I was scribbling down notes while these conferences were happening.
Halo 4… No big deal…
By the time the press conferences ended, I had mapped out the next 18 months of my creative life.
- The Climb now has a clear completion timeline including a final release date.
- I have development and writing time set aside for 2 feature screenplays as well as at least 4 more shorts.
- I figured out where I want my traffic to be on The Athletic Nerd as well as 2 big new features I’m hoping launch this fall.
- I’ve set rough timelines for a couple of eBooks I’ve been working on. This is more of a side project but it’s still fun.
- My new web project is a pretty big idea and I have no clue how to pull it off so I’ve mapped out a plan to hopefully get it done by next summer.
That wasn’t all. I also wanted a plan for the films and screenplays that are already finished. What’s next for Playing Through? Will I finally get enough courage to send out some short screenplays to competitions and contacts? Not to mention 17west.ca, jaymckinnon.com and ericgamache.com. There’s a plan for those websites as well.
I wasn’t finished there either. 17 West Productions won’t be making a film in 2011. There are many reasons why we’ve skipped this year but that doesn’t mean we haven’t been developing new projects. 2012 should see the announcement of 2 new short films and we’ve begun to talk more about how to pull them off.
Everything was thought out and a shiny Word document was the result of my nerdy afternoon. Basically, there is a lot of work to do. 2011 is now about setting the stage for a huge 2012 for us. I can’t wait to get to work.
I switched gears again in the evening and switched between the Stanley Cup Final and Blue Jays baseball. It was a great way to end an inspiring day.
The new strategy began this morning. I woke up with a full list of things to do. It begins with another productive morning full of short film editing, screenwriting and blogging. The nerdy afternoon takes over again as Nintendo will be announcing a brand new console. I’m definitely all over that. Tonight it’s the NBA Finals.
I’ve got some work to do…
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