Brief Update

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A new page every Wednesday!

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Here is a brief update on my current creative projects and endeavors…!

Monday, February 18th

1. E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
2. Worked on first zine.

Tuesday, February 19th

1. Meeting with Gabe! Showed him some new work for Elias & the City of Cats. 
2. Worked on The First Reich.
3. Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
4. Spoke with my high school friend Tina L. about SPX (Small Press Expo) in Maryland. We (Tina, some of her friends, and I) are going to try to get a table there this September! Also, Tina may share a table with me for this year’s APE!

Wednesday, February 20th

• Zest Books Internship, Day #7: Super busy with some editing/fact-checking work! Also, sat in on a Teen Advisory Board meeting, which was interesting. Going in again tomorrow instead of Friday to sit in on a meeting and meet a tight deadline!

Thursday, February 21st

1. Sent Hannah some follow-up answers.
   
2. Zest Books Internship, Day #8: Came in Thursday instead of Friday. Managed to complete a big project before the deadline. Finally met Dan in person (had only talked on phone before). Going to help Hallie with a photoshop project on Wednesday. Busy, busy, busy!

Friday, February 22nd

1. Day off from Zest Books Internship!
2. Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
3. Worked on some extra assignments for Zest.

Saturday, February 23rd

• Feeling under the weather today.

Sunday, February 24th

1. Lunch with cousin Cheryl Ann.
2. Date night with Wes!
3. Nominated for The Very Inspring Blogger Award.

Monday, February 25th

1. Did some errands downtown.
2. Worked on some upcoming blog posts.
3. Worked on some extra assignments for Zest.
4. Nominated for The Liebster Award.
5. Contacted by potential director for one of my short scripts!
6. The Flea‘s First Fan Art!

Tuesday, February 26th

1. Correspondence with potential director.
2. Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
3. Worked on first zine.

Wednesday, February 27th

1. Continued correspondence with potential director.
2. Zest Books Internship, Day #9: Did some more image research and worked on photoshop to convert images into multiple formats.

Thursday, February 28th

1. Continued correspondence with potential director.
2. Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
3. Worked on The First Reich.

Friday, March 1st

1. Continued correspondence with potential director.
2. Zest Books Internship, Day #10: Little jobs here and there. Working on some projects for Little Fish. Took home a copy of Regine’s Book.

Saturday, March 2nd

1. Worked on some upcoming blog posts.
2. Attended a show at Gallerie Citi with some of my mom’s art on display.

Sunday, March 3rd

1. Hannah Meiklejohn Interviews G. E. Gallas for Lemonade Magazine
2. G. E. Gallas Invited to Speak to The Blake Society!
3. Date night with Wes!

Monday, March 4th

1. Celebrating 1,000 Followers on Twitter!
2. E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
3. Research, research, research…!

Tuesday, March 5th

1. Planning for Blake’s London!
2. E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
3. Research, research, research…!
4. First skype meeting with film director Josh! He’s interested in my short script The Man Who Never Smiled. Soon, he’ll be scouting locations and creating a shot list. Wants me to write detailed notes about the script and eventually create a simple storyboard. Set filming date for July. Extremely excited!!!
5. Worked on The First Reich.

Wednesday, March 6th

• Zest Books Internship, Day #11: Worked on a graphic-novel-related marketing research project.
  

Thursday, March 7th

1. Meeting with Gabe! Hoping I can finished illustrations for Elias in a few weeks, scan them, then meet with Gabe to get everything prepared to send out to publishers!
2. Worked on The First Reich.

Friday, March 8th

1. Package from The Blake Society!
2. Zest Books Internship, Day #12: Continued to work on a graphic-novel-related marketing research project. Received some very interesting advice about publishing.

Saturday, March 9th

1. Feeling under the weather today.
   
2. Worked on some upcoming blog posts.
3. Nominated a second time for Versatile Blogger Award!

Sunday, March 10th

1. Feeling under the weather today.
2. Worked on some upcoming blog posts.

Monday, March 11th

1. Ran some errands.
2. Worked on some information for the Blake Society.
3. Worked on some upcoming blog posts.

Tuesday, March 12th

1. Feeling under the weather today.
2. Worked on The First Reich.
   
3. Worked on some upcoming blog posts.

Wednesday, March 13th

• Feeling under the weather today.

Thursday, March 14th

1. Worked on a special illustration.
2. Worked on The First Reich.
3. Worked on The Poet and the Flea.

Friday, March 15th

1. Zest Books Internship, Day #13: Worked on image research and packing for the Bologna Children’s Book Fair!
2. Worked on notes for The Man Who Never Smiled.

Saturday, March 16th

1. E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
2. Applications, applications, applications…!
3. Nice dinner with extended family in Palo Alto.

Sunday, March 17th

• Date night with Wes.

The Ice Cream Bar, San Francisco

Monday, March 18th

1. Worked on notes for The Man Who Never Smiled.
2. E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
3. Applications, applications, applications…!

Tuesday, March 19th

1. Worked on notes for The Man Who Never Smiled.
2. Second skype meeting with film director Josh! Discussed casting and locations.
   
3. Talked with Tina L. over phone. Always so much fun!

Wednesday, March 20th

• Zest Books Internship, Day #14: Worked on research for graphic novels, London Book Fair, and literary agents.

Spring is here?

Thursday, March 21st

1. Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
2. E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
3. Dinner with friend Tina C. 

Friday, March 22nd

• Zest Books Internship, Day #15: Worked on research for London Book Fair and literary agents. Put together a bunch of packages to be mailed. Image research for computer/internet-related ebook.
  

Saturday, March 23rd

1. E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
2. Date night with Wes. Saw The Incredible Burt Wonderstone — actually much more entertaining than we were expecting. Bought David Bowie’s new album!

Yay!

Sunday, March 24th

1. E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
   
2. Received reply from a potential job — interview on Thursday.
3. Worked on The First Reich.
4. Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
5. Packed for Passover trip.

Monday, March 25th

1. Passover trip — had Passover and stayed overnight at cousin’s house outside of Sacramento. Would be perfect location for filming Death Is No Bad Friend.
2. Received e-mail from local production company. Interview scheduled for April 11th!

Tuesday, March 26th

• Return drive from Passover trip.

Wednesday, March 27th

• Zest Books Internship, Day #16: Worked on image research and fact checking! Fact checking is definitely one of my strong suits — I have so much random knowledge stuffed away in my brain that I can immediately sense when something is off.

Beautiful but deadly pollen!

Thursday, March 28th

1. Interview with potential job unsuccessful, but that’s fine by me. Looking forward to next interview on the 11th!
2. Entered two screenplays (one full-length, one short) into Table Read My Screenplay contest. Wish me luck!
3. Check Out “The Poet and the Flea”!!!

Friday, March 29th

1. Zest Books Internship, Day #17: Continued to work on fact checking and image research!
   
2. Tina L. called to tell me we got the table at SPX!!! Now to buy plane tickets…

Saturday, March 30th

1. E-mails, e-mails, e-mails…!
2. Arr, Ye Matey: “Assassin Bound” Ho!!!
3. Worked on The Flea plush toy.

Sunday, March 31st

1. Worked on The Flea plush toy.
2. Date night with Wes!
   

Monday, April 1st

1. Worked on The First Reich.
2. Worked on Elias & the City of Cats.
   
3. Worked on The Poet and the Flea.
4. Online research/shopping for Cannes/London trip.

Etcetera

• The Poet and the Flea: 63 pages of written script (1 page of script = 4-6 illustrated pages), and about 36 pages (1-30 completed, and 31-36 in progress) of illustrated work.
• The First Reich: about 1-10 pages of illustrated work in progress.
• First Zine: about 6-8 pages of illustrated work in progress.

To Do:

• Finish work on Elias & The City of Cats.
• Continue to work on The First Reich.
• Add more information to my Behance.net profile.
• Add more information to my Coroflot.com profile.
• Continue adding blog content to The First Reich.
• Complete script for The Poet and the Flea.

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Copyright 2013 by G. E. Gallas

Brief Update

Here is a brief update on my current creative projects and endeavors…!

In the midst of a horrible cold…  (✖╭╮✖)

Friday, July 13th

• In the mail, finally received “Documentation of Registration” for Who is Laurence Harvey? and The Golden Curator from The Writers Guild of America, West.

Saturday, July 14th

• On Craigslist, have responded to a few posts about writing and creative projects. We’ll see how it goes…

Sunday, July 15th

1.  After a nerve-wracking wait, Who is Laurence Harvey? did not make it into the quarter finals of The 2012 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards. But I’m still happy that the screenplay made it into the second round (the top 25%). Now I have 6-8 more contests/competitions to hear back from in the coming months. Next up, The Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Competition Quarterfinal Round and the Film Independent Screenwriters Lab…
2. Looking into The Alternative Press Expo (APE) in San Francisco, October 13-14. I think it’s too late to get a table, but I’d like to attend, schmooze, get some more information about the publishers I’m interested in, and possibly promote The Poet and the Flea a bit.

Tuesday, July 17th

• Responded to a Craigslist post about someone writing a graphic novel who’s looking for an artist/illustrator. Had some e-mail correspondence with her. Planning to meet on Tuesday (24th). Looking forward to it!

Wednesday, July 18th

1. Craigslist, craigslist, craigslist…
2. Applied to The American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest! Information updated on “Applications” post, here.

Thursday, July 19th

1. Added behind-the-scenes images to my (almost-but-not-quite-forgotten) Pinterest: pinterest.com/gegallas.
2. Slowly but surely working on the-poet-and-the-flea.tumblr.com.

Friday, July 20th

• Craigslist, craigslist, craigslist…

Saturday, July 21th

• Attended The Pixel-Flick TV Actor/Filmmaker Alliance’s first meeting. Thought it went very well! The producer/director/CEO of Pixel Flick Entertainment, Brian Stephens, sounds like he has a lot of experience and knows what he’s talking about. He’s organizing this alliance to facilitate filmmakers in the Bay Area and showcase their work. Seems like a wonderful opportunity!

Monday, July 23rd

• Took care of some important e-mails today.

Tuesday, July 24th

• My meeting with the graphic novel author Shannon Brady went really well. I think her concept is really intriguing and she’s very passionate about the topic. I think this is going to be a successful collaboration!

Etcetera

1. The Poet and the Flea: 37 pages of written script (1 page of script = 4-6 illustrated pages), and about 36 pages (1-12, 14, 16, 21 completed, and 13, 15, 17-20, 22-36 in progress) of illustrated work.
2. Considering developing my short story entitled “Inside the Display Case” (about a Siberian pit viper named Peter) into a graphic novel.
3. Developing a new short film script called Death of the Poet.
4. Stumbled upon an idea for a children’s book…
5. My third full-length screenplay called The Modern Prometheus is currently resting on the back burner temporarily.

To Do:

• Sign up with IMDbPro.
• Apply to the Bluecat Screenplay Competition (before October 15th).
• Begin work on character sketches for Shannon!

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Copyright 2012 by G. E. Gallas

Brief Update

Here is a brief update on my current creative projects and endeavors…!

These past few weeks have been quite the roller coaster…! （⊙□ ⊙；）ノ

Sunday, June 30th

1.  Through Meetup.com, discovered The Pixel-Flick TV Actor/Filmmaker Alliance (Pixel Flick Entertainment). It seems like this production company is interested in producing short films and web series. Will attend the first meeting on Saturday, July 21st.
2. On Stage32.com, received a very nice personal message from Ben Cahan (the creator of Final Draft) inviting me to join his website Talentville.com. I created an account there, but I’m not ready to post my work yet (perhaps after I hear from all the contests I applied to?).

Monday, July 9th

1. Robots Are a Girl’s Best Friend: Unfortunately, have hit some snags and the project is on hold.
2. My full-length screenplay Who is Laurence Harvey? has advanced to the Second Round (the top 25%) of The 2012 PAGE International Screenwriting Awards!!!!!!!!! 
3. On Craigslist, have responded to a few posts about writing and creative projects. We’ll see how it goes…

Tuesday, July 10th

1. The Poet and the Flea: 37 pages of written script (1 page of script = 4-6 illustrated pages), and about 36 pages (1-10, 21 completed, and 11-20, 22-36 in progress) of illustrated work.
2. A special announcement about The Poet and the Flea coming soon!
3. Thinking of adding a “Links”page and a “Special Thanks” page to thepoetandtheflea.wordpress.com.
4. Slowly but surely working on the-poet-and-the-flea.tumblr.com.
5. Continuing to help fellow screenwriter/filmmaker Jay Dial. I’ve read his script so far, and I think it has a lot of potential!
6. Signed up with gotcast.com (www.gotcast.com/gegallas)… maybe I’ll find some more writing gigs this way?

Etcetera

1. My wonderful and talented friend just released the first promotional image from her upcoming webcomic… it looks stunning! Check it out: http://tealeaves9.tumblr.com/post/27095942591/at-long-last-the-first-promotional-image-for-my.
2. Bit by bit, working on my third full-length screenplay called The Modern Prometheus. The process has involved a lot of historical research about San Francisco. Every screenplay is a learning process!
3. I’m thinking about compiling a list of comic book-related (more on the small press side?) conventions for future reference. I would love to attend some local ones (Bay Area, California, etc.?) in the near future. And perhaps eventually fly out to other conventions. Any suggestions?
4. A while back, I created a facebook page (www.facebook.com/gegallas)… don’t forget to like me!
5. Also, a tremendous thanks to all of my followers here on WordPress and on Twitter!!

To Do:

• Attend The Pixel-Flick TV Actor/Filmmaker Alliance First Meeting (July 21st).
• Sign up with IMDbPro.
• Apply to The American Zoetrope Screenplay Contest (before August 1st).
• Apply to the Bluecat Screenplay Competition (before October 15th).

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Copyright 2012 by G. E. Gallas