Sahra Bhimji

The challenge I am having now with writing scripts is the infinite possibilities in every situation and every character, and a sense that I can't find the right structure anywhere.  I am scouring books, websites and blogs but feel stuck.  Three act structure is clearly a bit passé, but reading John Truby's book on the 22nd steps of a screenplay feels entirely mechanical.  Writing a script is like cooking for me, I have a vision of what I want to create, I look at some recipes for inspiration, and then I improvise along the way.  I guess the problem I am facing lately is knowing what to cook, a hearty stew or chocolate chip cookies?

It's a Sunday morning, two days from my birthday.  I've had a lovely week, the unusual sunshine helped out. I have set up my desk now to sit in the bay window of our new flat, thus allowingme to watch the world go by outside and get the maximum light possible. 

I have a million goals for the next few months- mostly involving writing and making films, but also conquering the UK road systems, exploring Scotland by train and cultivating yeast (to make fresh bread).  The first goal is perhaps to meet a few local filmmakers and learn what's going on around Edinburgh.

I have just been working on creating a new website using Weebly.  I have to say it is pretty simple, thank goodness because my HTML skills are pretty darn rusty.  I remember I made my first website back in 1995 (!) as a freshman in university.  I probably should have kept working on my coding skills, by now I would've been amazing.  Alas, I've been busy with other things.  Hopefully this website and blog will be a good port of call to introduce people to my work and to connect with other filmmakers.  Comments are welcome!