What Comes First--The Chicken or the Egg?

This old riddle has puzzled generations and philosophers for ages. Which came first—the chicken or the egg? Intellectual references to the question try to identify the first case of a basis and eventually an end result. The plain answer would be the egg since according to some, egg- laying species pre-dates the existence of the actual bird while still others argue the chicken came first. But this blog is about writing not arguing philosophical equations.

But I couldn’t help thinking about this riddle a few nights ago after attending a happy hour function thrown by Producer, Clinton Allen and Writer/Producer, Roger Lewis, following the screening of their short-film, Grisly, a sci-fi/horror short.

Having been on the short-film circuit myself, I wondered what would be next for the dual so I asked Roger. He stated that their next step would be to write a graphic novel. I was surprised by his answer. After all, convention dictates that the novel is written first then it is adapted into a script not the other way around. I was quick to point this out to him—proud that I knew the ins and outs of how to get a film made. But isn't thinking outside the box more conventional these days?

It doesn’t matter anymore what comes first. There have been plenty of movies that have been turned into graphic novels for instance, Star Wars, X-men and even Star Trek. It’s a great way to market your project. Take fiction and non-fiction. You no longer have to go the traditional publishing route to get your book out there. You can now self-publish.

Spending thousands of dollars on video equipment when you can now click a button on your iPhone or iPad to make a film is in and uploading your video to YouTube is another way for your work to be discovered.

Even if you have a great idea but have no funds, you no longer have to sell your belongings and live in your car. You can now get funding from places like Kickstarter.

These days it can take just a simple idea or concept to get a picture made in Hollywood as long as you know how to market your product. If you feel like everything needs to be in place before you can even start, you may be waiting a life time.

Taking advantage of social media tools like Facebook, KickStarter and Youtube is the way of life and life is ever-changin’. Like it or not, you have to be ready. Can you keep up?

If you want to be involved with an awesome project right at the start, then please type www.Kickstarter.com in your search engine and search for, Grisly: The Movie