Here's that sample script to give you the gist of how I write a "neo-mono" show, and how to setup a weekly progression for your story:

Apocablog - Krumbine - 01

... I never saw this coming.
 
Okay, look, I saw things coming--I saw a surge in my popularity on youtube and doors opening up and then all kinds of opportunity that I never imagined.
 
But this?
 
... this, I never saw coming.
 
TITLES
 
I don't know how long the electricity is going to hold out and I don't know how long the internet will last ... but for as long as it does, I want to be able to tell people what's happening.
 
(chuckles)
 
It's funny because I've always wondered what I'd be doing with my life if I didn't have to go to work to pay the bills for all the ammenities I never really wanted in the first place ... what would I do with my life, then?
 
Everybody has to have that one thing, right?  I've always figured that writing and video editing and all of this other bullshit was my "thing".
 
I guess we'll see how long that lasts, huh?
 
Alright ... here's the deal ... shit is going down.  I-I-I don't know what it is or why or fucking HOW this is even happening ... but it is. 


READ THE REST OF THE SCRIPT HERE.

Today is going to be dedicated to getting back on track.  It's been a nice week and a half (or so) of lazing about and generally doing nothing, but seriously guys: we have active, creative minds that demand progress and productivity.  To slack off in our creative endeavors is to forsake what drives us to wake up in the morning.

Let this be a call to action--a kick in the pants for everyone who just hasn't "felt like it" for the past few days (myself included).

Heather: have you been editing, love?  If not, hop to it!

Ibrahim: you've slacked off on the fourth challenge as much as I have.  Call it, bitch, so I can give out more free stuff.  And remember, your video has to be at least as good as Victor's.  There's a steamy photo in it for you if it's better.  Oh yeah, I went there.

Emily: I have the highest standards for you because I know how great a writer you are.  I'll be posting my plans for you later, as well as repeating them in the new krumbinesBRAIN when I upload that.

Jez: You are fucking PACKING up your life and getting ready to hit the road for a year!  You can't muster up any sort of chronicling of this experience?!  Also, was there any follow up on the Cecil project?  If there's no interest in it, that's cool.

BillO: You're the biggest, laziest, sonofabitch of them all!  Okay, maybe I just said that for effect and didn't really mean it, but I'll draw you're attention to Emily's note for your action as well.

Middlebrook: Get off your lazy ass, get back on YouTube, and make a new Middlebrook's Advice.  I'm beginning to forget how the theme song goes.

TO EVERYONE: Today marks the first birthday of Talking Heads.  To celebrate, I would like everyone to make a video simply saying why they like the show.  I'll be posting a krumbinesBRAIN episode tonight for which you can add your videos as responses.  Shortly after I collect a good number of videos, there will be a massive Talking Heads Anniversary video, featuring all of your comments.

Finally, I'm elevating the challenge series to a new level with something I'm calling "Apocablog".  Like I said, this one is for you Emily (BillO, take note!).  Apocablog is the epitome of a creative challenge.  You're goal is to create a character who is living in the end of times.  It can be a meteor impacting the earth, a zombie apocalypse, or even the good lord himself, smiting his creation ... you create a character who is vlogging the end of days.  I challenge you to take your time with this project and craft something as creative and compelling as possible ... and your goal is to up the ante once a week, as the end grows ever nearer.

That's Apocablog ... and it's starts next Wednesday.  I'll post a script I wrote so you can get a better idea of what the concept is, but the idea is to invent your own character and your own set of circumstances.

And now, after much debate and agonizing over the comments, I've decided that the winner of my random give-away will be Em, TheStarvingSoprano.  Email me your shipping address and I'll send you a copy of the book!  Also, if you've been on the fence about buying a book, I'd emphatically encourage you to do so--I'm only $2.50 shy of receiving my first remission payment for the book sales!

As always: stay creative!