I was really lucky today. I finished my morning assignment earlier than expected and had a chance to sell some books. My thanks to those who bought, especially the woman who purchased January Valentine's Head over Wheels.
I finished the second re-formatting of the screenplay A Truth Universally Acknowledged. For some reason it didn't take entirely the first time. It is a modern romcom based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew and Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice -- might as well steal from the best. It also owes a lot to the films of Tracy and Hepburn. In it, an Ivy league educated magazine writer is romanced by a GED gold futures trader. I will proofread it at least once more before offering it on Kindle. It is set in the mid 90's, when the Commodity Exchange was located at 4 World Trade. Here's a brief excerpt of when the couple has begun dating:
Kate and Joe seated at the ballpark in box seats facing first base. The runner at first is
picked off, ending the inning. Kate jumps to her feet to protest.
Kate:
Balk! That was a balk!
The umpire looks at her, smirks.
Kate:
Yeah, I'm talking to you, tubby. He didn't come to a full stop.
She pantomimes. Joe flushes, at once embarrassed and amused.
Umpire:
Lighten up, lady.
Kate:
Don't tell me to lighten up. Learn your job. Read the rule book.
Fans around her laugh. The umpire holds up his right hand parallel to the ground,
fingers together.
Umpire:
Read between the lines.
The music track drowns out her expletives. Joe laughs.
Kate and Joe exit a movie theater in the Village, where a foreign film is playing. Kate is animated. Joe feigns a big yawn.
Kate and Joe exit a theater where an action film is playing. This time Joe is animated.
Kate points an index finger toward her mouth as if she's about to gag.
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