Hey there boys and girls!
So, suffice to say, surprise! I'm behind schedule....again! I know, I know, I fail! This time is totally not my fault tho! Work sent me to Australia for 18 days, which ate up a lot of my scheduled writing time.
HOWEVER....
Progress has been made as I'm officially putting the final touches on the season three cover art, which is very different from previous seasons!
AND....
I'm officially beginning the writing of Episode 14 TODAY!!!! I'm still liking the overall arc planned for season three, tho I did spend the past couple days changing up how the season will begin. I was going to slow-play the whole Marlow storyline, but decided to fire on all cylinders right out of the gate instead, giving me more time to play with this storyline and build up to everything else I have planned.
I'm still, believe it or not, aiming for a late Oct / early Nov release for season three, assuming I get the 3 episodes done this week that I had planned. I think I can do it. No, I WILL do it! You, the readers of the show, don't deserve to wait any longer than necessary!
Alright, with all that being said, time to get going on the writing! Look for the standard episode title and mini-synopsis post once episode 14 is complete!
I look forward to sharing the continuing adventures of the dru-maddoX.com saga with you soon!
Until next time....
Season 3 Release Date Promo
The wait is almost over!
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Sunday, August 24, 2014
dru-maddoX.com: Season THREE
Hey everyone!
Again, so sorry for the radio silence of late. While I have not yet begun writing season three yet, I do have the entire season mapped out and should be getting started on it within the next couple weeks.
Season three will consist of 7 episodes, just like season two, and definitely take a bit of a darker, more serious tone as I think it's time to tackle some of the stereotypical subjects that would be expected from this type of show.
What I will say, for now, is that I'm targeting late October / early November for the release and that, as of now, the working plan is to shoot a unique cover art vs licensing a stock image. That shoot is slated to happen the second week of Sept.
We're also toying around with the idea of doing a promo campaign shoot, that I think could be a lot of fun!
Look for more regular posts moving forward as we finally get the wheels spinning on the third season of dru-maddoX.com.
Until next time!
Again, so sorry for the radio silence of late. While I have not yet begun writing season three yet, I do have the entire season mapped out and should be getting started on it within the next couple weeks.
Season three will consist of 7 episodes, just like season two, and definitely take a bit of a darker, more serious tone as I think it's time to tackle some of the stereotypical subjects that would be expected from this type of show.
What I will say, for now, is that I'm targeting late October / early November for the release and that, as of now, the working plan is to shoot a unique cover art vs licensing a stock image. That shoot is slated to happen the second week of Sept.
We're also toying around with the idea of doing a promo campaign shoot, that I think could be a lot of fun!
Look for more regular posts moving forward as we finally get the wheels spinning on the third season of dru-maddoX.com.
Until next time!
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Season Three: Sneak Peek (CONTAINS POSSIBLE SPOILERS IF YOU HAVE NOT READ SEASONS ONE AND TWO)
Hey everyone!!!
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sorry for the radio silence over the past couple months. Work and various other projects have kept me rather busy, but I have not forgotten about all of you, nor have I slowed down on the progress of crafting season three's storylines.
If you had told me when I started putting this show together back in March of 2013 that one year later I'd have two seasons published already AND be gearing up to start writing season three, I would've probably laughed and said, yeah, right. This whole experience has been nothing but pure fun for me and I'm incredibly humbled and touched by the truly positive feedback I've received over the last year. Thank you to everyone who has been reading the series and offering their support. I'm hoping to have a VERY BIG announcement on the future of dru-maddoX.com in the coming weeks to share with all of you.
In the meantime however, I thought it might be fun to give all of you a small glimpse into what you can expect from season three! This season will definitely have some darker undertones to it compared to previous seasons, but those undertones are result of what I'm hoping will be some truly powerful / meaningful stories that have been building over the past two seasons.
Here are just a few of the exciting things you can expect in season three:
- Reese is going to have a rough go of things. He does not handle the break-up with Dru well and makes some reckless choices as result. We're going to see him go through a lot of ups and downs the entire season, as well as have the show's first ever completely separate storyline from all of our other characters. We're going to really see Reese struggle this season with his identity. He's getting a lot more attention after winning big at the Golden Cock Awards and how he handles himself and all that attention may send him down the wrong path. We're also going to see him rebound from Dru very quickly with an unlikely partner.
- Dru, on the other hand, knowing that the break-up with Reese is entirely his fault, will have to deal with those emotions while having to deal with the sneaky take-over of his company by Trenton Marlow. Prepare yourselves for an all out battle over dru-maddoX.com. This is truly going to be something epic and most certainly dirty. There will be a quick plan put into place by Dru/Austin to regain control of the site, but not in a way you might expect.
- Kyle is going to push forward as a director for the site. "The Boyfriend Series," which was referenced in the second season finale, will become his baby. This will offer fans of the site a glimpse into the personal lives of the star's real life relationships as well as create a new style of filmed scene. Kyle's biggest obstacles however will be getting Austin to do a scene with him for this series, as Austin doesn't really want fans to see the real him, as well as Kyle having to accept the fact that Dru/Reese are no longer a couple and no matter how hard he tries, he's not going to be able to change that. What Kyle won't be prepared for is Reese's willingness to do this series with his new bf.
- Austin is going to spend most of the season doing what he does best: repair relationships and clear hurdles out of his way. He'll be keeping an eye on Reese, not really liking the new crowd he's hanging out with. He's also going to go toe-to-toe with Marlow, since he knows him better than anyone else does. Austin will ultimately play a key role in throwing a monkey wrench into Marlow's master plan. The biggest question of the season will be why is Marlow doing all of this. Why did he hire Nicholas Rion to secure the majority ownership of dru-maddoX.com. The answer may not be what you're expecting and what you certainly won't be expecting is how long he's had this plan in the works. Austin also has what could be considered one of the biggest scenes of his career ahead of him as he and Khayman Scott film their big scene as result of Marlow losing his bet with Dru at the Golden Cock Awards.
- April and May are going to have their hands full this season. Since May's firm represents both companies involved in this conflict, expect to see some strain put on April and May's relationship. We're also going to see April cross some lines that we would never expect her to cross. This will be big enough that it could not only cost April her job/relationship, it could also lead to her getting dis-barred. We're also going to see the biggest strain yet on her relationship with Dru. Hell hath no fury like a lesbian scorned when April finds out Dru signed the deal with Nicholas Rion without having her review it first.
- Courtney is just going to be Courtney this season. She and Jeremy will continue on hosting The DL and sharing insider information on what's happening with the site. We're also going to see her work her feminine magic on Nicholas Rion, trying to fish information out of him that could be helpful in regaining control of the site and finding out what he knows about Marlow's master plan.
Returning Characters that you can expect to see in season three are:
May Flowers
Jeremy Lockwood
Khayman Scott
Nicholas Rion
Trenton Marlow
Jesse Hillinger
Season Three will be comprised of seven episodes, just like season two. It was originally going to be six, but when I was mapping everything out, seven just felt like the right amount to tell all the stories that will need to be told. I can tell you right now, with 100% confidence, episode 18 (the fifth episode of the season three), will be the single, most powerful, episode of the series to date. Something very, VERY, big is going to happen that changes the landscape of the show and drastically changes the course of one of our main characters. Episode 18 will be the first episode that I won't be revealing anything about the episode. No mini-synopsis, not even the title, as that would give away what's planned. I truly want this episode to be a surprise :-)
I think that's safely all I can reveal about season three currently, without ruining any surprises. There will be a lot of twists and turns ahead. I can't wait!
Now's a fantastic time to catch up on seasons one and two if you aren't caught up already! Tell all of your friends to check the series out as well. Let's all spread the word about dru-maddoX.com as far and wide as we can!
Look for announcements regarding the cover art and release date over the next month.
Until next time! :-D
Saturday, April 12, 2014
Season Two: Behind the Scenes (CONTAINS SPOILERS - DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN'T READ SEASON TWO YET)
With Season Two now complete, I thought it might be fun to share some of the "behind the scenes" drama that occurred during the writing of season two.
- When it was decided to keep Ian Andrews around as the villain for the first half of season two, it through a real monkey wrench into the plans for how the movie battle between Dru/Austin & Reese/Kyle was slated to play out. Primarily, the arrest of Kyle is what I never took into account when I was mapping it all out. I knew from the initial outlines of season two that Kyle would be arrested, but I had always planned on it being at the end of episode 8, knowing episode 9 was going to be all about Dru/Austin's movie and episode 8 was going to have wrapped up everything on Reese/Kyle's movie. Things didn't really play out as I originally thought it would and I had to make random changes on the fly to fit all the story in that I wanted to get in there.
- One thing that never changed was how the Ian/Austin conflict was going to be resolved. I always knew one way or another that Austin was going to break his house arrest and go after Ian. (This story was the actual reason that Austin's house arrest didn't end as originally scheduled in season one, episode 6). May was never factored into those original plans, but I ended up really liking how she played into the whole story line. It also provided a great way of adding more conflict between her and April, which I had been looking to do. For a brief minute, there had been the idea of once Austin arrived at the hotel, he'd find a note that told him to go to a nearby video arcade and that's where Ian would finally get what he wanted. Up until the minute I was writing Austin arriving at the hotel, I didn't know whether the final confrontation was going to happen there or at the video arcade. The deciding factor was simply looking at the page count. I knew this episode was already longer than most others, due to all the story that needed to happen in this episode. So, the final confrontation played out at the hotel, as originally planned.
- I always knew that Reese/Kyle were going to win the movie battle. I don't think I ever even gave a second thought to the possibility of Dru/Austin winning.
- Dru/Austin's movie concept eluded them both in the first couple episodes for one simple reason: it was eluding me as well! I came up with Reese/Kyle's concept early on, but for the life of me couldn't come up with something that worked well enough for Dru/Austin or was different enough from what Reese/Kyle were doing. The concept actually came to me very randomly, when I thought "From Top to Bottom" would be a good episode title. That simple thought is how Dru/Austin's concept was conceived.
- The biggest question mark I even had with the Dru/Austin movie was: Would Dru be in the movie or not. That was a tough one for me to figure out. I had reasons to do it and reasons not to do it. Once I decided to have Dru be in Austin's movie, the idea came up that maybe I should put Kyle in Reese's movie as well. It gave me a lot to play with in terms of all the boys' relationships and how these movies could put strain on them. The biggest problem with putting Kyle into the movie was the whole getting arrested thing. Kyle couldn't be in the movie if he was in jail. It's also why Jeremy got "sick" out of nowhere, to make room in the scene with Reese/Brody.
- Jesse Hillinger was originally named Donny Grey. I just wasn't really feeling the name "Donny," so I changed it about a month after the character was originally written, to Jesse.
- Look for May Flowers, Jesse Hillinger and Nicholas Rion to have expanded roles in season three.
- One great thing the movie battle provided me with an easy opportunity to do was to introduce new recurring boys for the site. I knew fairly early on that Austin/Reese/Jeremy and whoever else was left could only be in so many scenes together. Austin/Dru's concept gave me the chance to bring in several new characters all at once. Will we get to be knowing all of these boys like our main characters? Most likely not. But, they'll give me plenty of new scene options in the coming seasons. (FUN FACT: Season three will feature a first for the series. It'll be the first time a "scene" is filmed that does not include any of our main characters in it).
- Jeremy's role was expanded in season two simply because I felt that his being in 4 of the 6 episodes from season one, I should define him a bit more. He didn't even have a last name. I put some thought into his character and how to best further integrate him into the show. (FUN FACT: I'm a huge fan of TV's "The Vampire Diaries." His name is a combination of two of my favorite characters on that show. Jeremy Gilbert and Tyler Lockwood. Hence, Jeremy Lockwood).
- "The DL" was added to interACTIVE to give Courtney something to do in season two. I had tossed around several different ideas for her, but never really fell in love with any of them. I added Jeremy as her co-host to better introduce his character, thinking he would be an excellent balance for Courtney. I think it worked out. While "The DL" was featured heavily in season two, it'll be scaled back moving forward and used only when needed, versus being in every episode just for the sake of being there.
- I knew from the start of the season I was going to be breaking up one of the couples. I just didn't know which one. I had pros and cons for either couple, Dru/Reese/Austin/Kyle, so you might be surprised how I decided. I literally flipped a coin. Dru/Reese lost. :-(
- Brody McIver was an interesting character. I never really quite figured out who he was and what the ultimate objective was with him. As the season went along, I had Brody flirt with Reese and make it very apparent he liked him. It's kinda strange. I actually found myself getting annoyed by Brody as I wrote for him. You may have noticed that after episode 7, he seemed to speak less and less. I knew I couldn't just write him off, as he played a key role in Reese/Kyle's movie. There was an initial plan to bring Brody back in episode 13 to wrap his story up and then write him off the show, but that obviously didn't happen. So let's just say he went off to compete in a surfing competition....somewhere far, far away :-)
- Episode 11 "Welcome to TRiX" was originally intended to be a back-door pilot/potential spin-off sister series to run concurrently with dru-maddoX.com. It wasn't until I reached the writing of that episode that I made the decision not to make TRiX its own show, but rather just a solid one-off episode. I got very real with myself in the knowledge that I barely have the time to pull off each season of dru-maddoX.com by my targeted release dates. How the hell would I ever find the time to write two series?
- "Welcome to TRiX" is the only reason season two is seven episodes long instead of six. I included a 7th episode solely for the purpose of not taking anything away from the dru-maddoX.com season by only having 5 episodes focusing on it and using the 6th episode to launch the new show. By the time I had finished outlining everything and before I knew I wasn't going to go forward with the second series, the extra episode had become an intricate part of the dru-maddoX.com story line. I lucked out with the way it ultimately all came together and was able to use the TRiX scenario and story to move dru-maddoX.com's stories forward.
- Original outlines actually had Nicholas Rion and even possibly Shane Matthews being Austin's brothers. It just didn't work or make any logical sense to do that, so Shane became a former employer of Austin's back in the day (which I never actually revealed in EP 11) and Nicholas went off in a completely different direction, becoming the advocate for Trenton Marlow's devious plan to take control of dru-maddoX.com.
- I knew I was taking a huge risk by making the series even more serialized that it was in season one. Especially taking away a good amount of the humor and adding more drama. I'll be very honest as to why I did this. I've said it before, I'm just not a comedy writer. I love a good dramatic setting. I needed to find a way to keep me interested in writing the show and this was my solution. I'm hoping everyone is enjoying the changes as much as I am!
- The idea to bring Trenton Marlow back into the fold was a rather random one. I always knew one day he might pop back up somehow, but I never thought he would return so soon. I figured with the Golden Cock Awards happening and Five Star Enterprises being the top company out there, it seemed logical to have him there. I took that opportunity to introduce new competition for Austin, the guy who replaced him at the top after he went to jail, Khayman Scott. Gotta say, I really do love that name! (SPOILER ALERT: While Khayman didn't appear all that much in season two, look for him to play a much larger role in season three, especially since Trenton lost the Best Website bet with Dru and has to loan Khayman to Dru for a scene with Austin. That scene is slated as the biggest scene the show has ever done. Two titans are colliding - it has to be something grand!).
- I knew what the cliffhanger for season two was going to be very early on. I just didn't know who exactly was going to be on the other end of the phone when Dru called to say, "We've got a deal." I figured that I could come up with the who later, knowing at the very least, that phone call is what I was building the entire season towards. While some have said I coped out on the outcome of season one's cliffhanger, I can guarantee that the outcome of season two's cliffhanger, will have far more consequences than season one's. (IN MY DEFENSE: I may have resolved the Kyle STD scare by the 4th page of the first episode of season two, using a simple scene, but the impact it had on Kyle and Austin and having to continue dealing with Ian's madness was really what I was going for all along, not so much Kyle having to deal with the actual STD itself.) (FUN FACT: I can already tell you what the season three cliffhanger will be. It's weird to say that I knew season three's cliffhanger, long before I knew season two's).
- Believe it or not, I actually get a good number of messages from readers of the series (which I'm truly surprised and humbled by). The biggest thing I heard following season one was why were all of the "scenes" for the site only one-on-one scenes. Why hadn't I done any 3-ways or groups scenes, etc. My response has been the same from day one. All in good time. I didn't want to do every type of scene out there in the first season. Most porn sites when they first launch normally only do one-on-one scenes (as they're cheaper, easier and logical considering they don't have a huge pool of talent to draw from yet). Once the movie battle story line was conceived, I knew that would be a fantastic opportunity to do some of these more special scenes readers were wanting to see. The marquee double penetration scene with Reese was the first one conceived for Reese/Kyle's movie. I built everything around that.
- There had always been a plan in place to introduce Reese's mother early in the second season. I wanted to have her disapprove of Reese's being in porn and ultimately have Dru be the one to repair the relationship between Reese and his mother. Every time I slotted it into an outline for an episode, I found it to be the one thing left that I didn't add into the script. I tried three different times and never added it in. I guess that was my way of telling myself: "hey, knucklehead, it's a bad idea, don't waste everyone's time!" I did finally introduce Reese's mom in EP 11. Expect to see some more of her moving forward. I think I was literally about a season ahead with her story line as now I can find easy ways of adding it into season three. We'll see what happens.
- For the Golden Cock Awards - I figured out the categories and who was going to be nominated, but never had determined who was going to win what. I figured those would be game time decisions, having the winners be the best options for moving stories forward or creating new conflicts. I did always know however, that Austin would make his first public appearance at the awards following the early ending of his house arrest.
- I really do love April/Courtney scenes. I really need to find a way to have them interact more!
- Courtney didn't appear at all in two episodes this season, mainly because there just wasn't a need for her. I really do love her character but sometimes trying to find ways of adding her into story lines proves challenging. I'll never just add a character to a scene for the sake of doing it. If they don't have a purpose in whatever stories are going on, you just won't see them.
- I really loved the progression of Austin's character in season two. Every story line I came up with, I immediately thought, how do I add Austin into this. Austin has finally evolved into the character i always imagined him to be from the beginning. It just took a little longer to get him there was all :-)
- I LOVE the cover art for season two. I think it fit the season's theme perfectly! I already had an image picked out for season three, but someone I know wants to try and become the season three cover boy. We'll see what happens!
- There was A LOT of back and forth on how the season two cliffhanger was going to be played out. I ultimately knew it was going to lead to a battle for control of dru-maddoX.com in season three. All I knew was that after Ian's story line was wrapped up in EP 10, I didn't have a villain anymore. With Episodes 11 and 12 focusing solely on the Golden Cock Awards, it bought be some time to figure out who the new villain would be and why. Once I decided on Trenton Marlow as the next villain, I slowly re-introduced him to remind you about him, but not really indicate that he's the one behind Nicholas Rion's investment approach towards Dru.
LOOKING AHEAD TO SEASON THREE:
While I'm still in the early stages of figuring out season three, a few things I know for sure you can look forward to:
- It's gonna be a dirty, all out war, for control of dru-maddoX.com. Expect the unexpected as there there's A LOT more going on that currently meets the eye! There's going to be a big mystery story line for a good portion of the season that I'm very excited about!
- We've only seen just the beginning of Trenton Marlow's master plan.
- April & May's professional rivalry will heat back up and reach a level no one could ever have expected. This time however, Dru may be the one who ultimately pays the price.
- Austin Ryan / Khayman Scott....enough said.
- Can Dru find a way to repair the damage to his relationship with Reese or are their days as a couple truly over? (Honestly, even I haven't decided on that one yet)
- Kyle will continue directing scenes for the site. It'll be interesting when he ultimately wants to direct Austin in his new video series, "The Boyfriend Series."
- How will Austin fully re-adapt to normal life following the end of his house arrest?
- Can Reese really still work with Dru or will the pain of their break-up be too much for him to handle?
- We will sadly say goodbye to a character we have known from the beginning of the show in season three. You will be very surprised as to who it is and especially as to why.
- When it was decided to keep Ian Andrews around as the villain for the first half of season two, it through a real monkey wrench into the plans for how the movie battle between Dru/Austin & Reese/Kyle was slated to play out. Primarily, the arrest of Kyle is what I never took into account when I was mapping it all out. I knew from the initial outlines of season two that Kyle would be arrested, but I had always planned on it being at the end of episode 8, knowing episode 9 was going to be all about Dru/Austin's movie and episode 8 was going to have wrapped up everything on Reese/Kyle's movie. Things didn't really play out as I originally thought it would and I had to make random changes on the fly to fit all the story in that I wanted to get in there.
- One thing that never changed was how the Ian/Austin conflict was going to be resolved. I always knew one way or another that Austin was going to break his house arrest and go after Ian. (This story was the actual reason that Austin's house arrest didn't end as originally scheduled in season one, episode 6). May was never factored into those original plans, but I ended up really liking how she played into the whole story line. It also provided a great way of adding more conflict between her and April, which I had been looking to do. For a brief minute, there had been the idea of once Austin arrived at the hotel, he'd find a note that told him to go to a nearby video arcade and that's where Ian would finally get what he wanted. Up until the minute I was writing Austin arriving at the hotel, I didn't know whether the final confrontation was going to happen there or at the video arcade. The deciding factor was simply looking at the page count. I knew this episode was already longer than most others, due to all the story that needed to happen in this episode. So, the final confrontation played out at the hotel, as originally planned.
- I always knew that Reese/Kyle were going to win the movie battle. I don't think I ever even gave a second thought to the possibility of Dru/Austin winning.
- Dru/Austin's movie concept eluded them both in the first couple episodes for one simple reason: it was eluding me as well! I came up with Reese/Kyle's concept early on, but for the life of me couldn't come up with something that worked well enough for Dru/Austin or was different enough from what Reese/Kyle were doing. The concept actually came to me very randomly, when I thought "From Top to Bottom" would be a good episode title. That simple thought is how Dru/Austin's concept was conceived.
- The biggest question mark I even had with the Dru/Austin movie was: Would Dru be in the movie or not. That was a tough one for me to figure out. I had reasons to do it and reasons not to do it. Once I decided to have Dru be in Austin's movie, the idea came up that maybe I should put Kyle in Reese's movie as well. It gave me a lot to play with in terms of all the boys' relationships and how these movies could put strain on them. The biggest problem with putting Kyle into the movie was the whole getting arrested thing. Kyle couldn't be in the movie if he was in jail. It's also why Jeremy got "sick" out of nowhere, to make room in the scene with Reese/Brody.
- Jesse Hillinger was originally named Donny Grey. I just wasn't really feeling the name "Donny," so I changed it about a month after the character was originally written, to Jesse.
- Look for May Flowers, Jesse Hillinger and Nicholas Rion to have expanded roles in season three.
- One great thing the movie battle provided me with an easy opportunity to do was to introduce new recurring boys for the site. I knew fairly early on that Austin/Reese/Jeremy and whoever else was left could only be in so many scenes together. Austin/Dru's concept gave me the chance to bring in several new characters all at once. Will we get to be knowing all of these boys like our main characters? Most likely not. But, they'll give me plenty of new scene options in the coming seasons. (FUN FACT: Season three will feature a first for the series. It'll be the first time a "scene" is filmed that does not include any of our main characters in it).
- Jeremy's role was expanded in season two simply because I felt that his being in 4 of the 6 episodes from season one, I should define him a bit more. He didn't even have a last name. I put some thought into his character and how to best further integrate him into the show. (FUN FACT: I'm a huge fan of TV's "The Vampire Diaries." His name is a combination of two of my favorite characters on that show. Jeremy Gilbert and Tyler Lockwood. Hence, Jeremy Lockwood).
- "The DL" was added to interACTIVE to give Courtney something to do in season two. I had tossed around several different ideas for her, but never really fell in love with any of them. I added Jeremy as her co-host to better introduce his character, thinking he would be an excellent balance for Courtney. I think it worked out. While "The DL" was featured heavily in season two, it'll be scaled back moving forward and used only when needed, versus being in every episode just for the sake of being there.
- I knew from the start of the season I was going to be breaking up one of the couples. I just didn't know which one. I had pros and cons for either couple, Dru/Reese/Austin/Kyle, so you might be surprised how I decided. I literally flipped a coin. Dru/Reese lost. :-(
- Brody McIver was an interesting character. I never really quite figured out who he was and what the ultimate objective was with him. As the season went along, I had Brody flirt with Reese and make it very apparent he liked him. It's kinda strange. I actually found myself getting annoyed by Brody as I wrote for him. You may have noticed that after episode 7, he seemed to speak less and less. I knew I couldn't just write him off, as he played a key role in Reese/Kyle's movie. There was an initial plan to bring Brody back in episode 13 to wrap his story up and then write him off the show, but that obviously didn't happen. So let's just say he went off to compete in a surfing competition....somewhere far, far away :-)
- Episode 11 "Welcome to TRiX" was originally intended to be a back-door pilot/potential spin-off sister series to run concurrently with dru-maddoX.com. It wasn't until I reached the writing of that episode that I made the decision not to make TRiX its own show, but rather just a solid one-off episode. I got very real with myself in the knowledge that I barely have the time to pull off each season of dru-maddoX.com by my targeted release dates. How the hell would I ever find the time to write two series?
- "Welcome to TRiX" is the only reason season two is seven episodes long instead of six. I included a 7th episode solely for the purpose of not taking anything away from the dru-maddoX.com season by only having 5 episodes focusing on it and using the 6th episode to launch the new show. By the time I had finished outlining everything and before I knew I wasn't going to go forward with the second series, the extra episode had become an intricate part of the dru-maddoX.com story line. I lucked out with the way it ultimately all came together and was able to use the TRiX scenario and story to move dru-maddoX.com's stories forward.
- Original outlines actually had Nicholas Rion and even possibly Shane Matthews being Austin's brothers. It just didn't work or make any logical sense to do that, so Shane became a former employer of Austin's back in the day (which I never actually revealed in EP 11) and Nicholas went off in a completely different direction, becoming the advocate for Trenton Marlow's devious plan to take control of dru-maddoX.com.
- I knew I was taking a huge risk by making the series even more serialized that it was in season one. Especially taking away a good amount of the humor and adding more drama. I'll be very honest as to why I did this. I've said it before, I'm just not a comedy writer. I love a good dramatic setting. I needed to find a way to keep me interested in writing the show and this was my solution. I'm hoping everyone is enjoying the changes as much as I am!
- The idea to bring Trenton Marlow back into the fold was a rather random one. I always knew one day he might pop back up somehow, but I never thought he would return so soon. I figured with the Golden Cock Awards happening and Five Star Enterprises being the top company out there, it seemed logical to have him there. I took that opportunity to introduce new competition for Austin, the guy who replaced him at the top after he went to jail, Khayman Scott. Gotta say, I really do love that name! (SPOILER ALERT: While Khayman didn't appear all that much in season two, look for him to play a much larger role in season three, especially since Trenton lost the Best Website bet with Dru and has to loan Khayman to Dru for a scene with Austin. That scene is slated as the biggest scene the show has ever done. Two titans are colliding - it has to be something grand!).
- I knew what the cliffhanger for season two was going to be very early on. I just didn't know who exactly was going to be on the other end of the phone when Dru called to say, "We've got a deal." I figured that I could come up with the who later, knowing at the very least, that phone call is what I was building the entire season towards. While some have said I coped out on the outcome of season one's cliffhanger, I can guarantee that the outcome of season two's cliffhanger, will have far more consequences than season one's. (IN MY DEFENSE: I may have resolved the Kyle STD scare by the 4th page of the first episode of season two, using a simple scene, but the impact it had on Kyle and Austin and having to continue dealing with Ian's madness was really what I was going for all along, not so much Kyle having to deal with the actual STD itself.) (FUN FACT: I can already tell you what the season three cliffhanger will be. It's weird to say that I knew season three's cliffhanger, long before I knew season two's).
- Believe it or not, I actually get a good number of messages from readers of the series (which I'm truly surprised and humbled by). The biggest thing I heard following season one was why were all of the "scenes" for the site only one-on-one scenes. Why hadn't I done any 3-ways or groups scenes, etc. My response has been the same from day one. All in good time. I didn't want to do every type of scene out there in the first season. Most porn sites when they first launch normally only do one-on-one scenes (as they're cheaper, easier and logical considering they don't have a huge pool of talent to draw from yet). Once the movie battle story line was conceived, I knew that would be a fantastic opportunity to do some of these more special scenes readers were wanting to see. The marquee double penetration scene with Reese was the first one conceived for Reese/Kyle's movie. I built everything around that.
- There had always been a plan in place to introduce Reese's mother early in the second season. I wanted to have her disapprove of Reese's being in porn and ultimately have Dru be the one to repair the relationship between Reese and his mother. Every time I slotted it into an outline for an episode, I found it to be the one thing left that I didn't add into the script. I tried three different times and never added it in. I guess that was my way of telling myself: "hey, knucklehead, it's a bad idea, don't waste everyone's time!" I did finally introduce Reese's mom in EP 11. Expect to see some more of her moving forward. I think I was literally about a season ahead with her story line as now I can find easy ways of adding it into season three. We'll see what happens.
- For the Golden Cock Awards - I figured out the categories and who was going to be nominated, but never had determined who was going to win what. I figured those would be game time decisions, having the winners be the best options for moving stories forward or creating new conflicts. I did always know however, that Austin would make his first public appearance at the awards following the early ending of his house arrest.
- I really do love April/Courtney scenes. I really need to find a way to have them interact more!
- Courtney didn't appear at all in two episodes this season, mainly because there just wasn't a need for her. I really do love her character but sometimes trying to find ways of adding her into story lines proves challenging. I'll never just add a character to a scene for the sake of doing it. If they don't have a purpose in whatever stories are going on, you just won't see them.
- I really loved the progression of Austin's character in season two. Every story line I came up with, I immediately thought, how do I add Austin into this. Austin has finally evolved into the character i always imagined him to be from the beginning. It just took a little longer to get him there was all :-)
- I LOVE the cover art for season two. I think it fit the season's theme perfectly! I already had an image picked out for season three, but someone I know wants to try and become the season three cover boy. We'll see what happens!
- There was A LOT of back and forth on how the season two cliffhanger was going to be played out. I ultimately knew it was going to lead to a battle for control of dru-maddoX.com in season three. All I knew was that after Ian's story line was wrapped up in EP 10, I didn't have a villain anymore. With Episodes 11 and 12 focusing solely on the Golden Cock Awards, it bought be some time to figure out who the new villain would be and why. Once I decided on Trenton Marlow as the next villain, I slowly re-introduced him to remind you about him, but not really indicate that he's the one behind Nicholas Rion's investment approach towards Dru.
LOOKING AHEAD TO SEASON THREE:
While I'm still in the early stages of figuring out season three, a few things I know for sure you can look forward to:
- It's gonna be a dirty, all out war, for control of dru-maddoX.com. Expect the unexpected as there there's A LOT more going on that currently meets the eye! There's going to be a big mystery story line for a good portion of the season that I'm very excited about!
- We've only seen just the beginning of Trenton Marlow's master plan.
- April & May's professional rivalry will heat back up and reach a level no one could ever have expected. This time however, Dru may be the one who ultimately pays the price.
- Austin Ryan / Khayman Scott....enough said.
- Can Dru find a way to repair the damage to his relationship with Reese or are their days as a couple truly over? (Honestly, even I haven't decided on that one yet)
- Kyle will continue directing scenes for the site. It'll be interesting when he ultimately wants to direct Austin in his new video series, "The Boyfriend Series."
- How will Austin fully re-adapt to normal life following the end of his house arrest?
- Can Reese really still work with Dru or will the pain of their break-up be too much for him to handle?
- We will sadly say goodbye to a character we have known from the beginning of the show in season three. You will be very surprised as to who it is and especially as to why.
Hey, hey
Hey everyone!
I'm sooooooo sorry for the radio silence lately. Work has been CRAZY busy and there literally isn't time to even think!
But, I wanted you to know that I haven't forgotten about you and that I'll have some exciting news regarding season three very very soon. I'm thrilled with the direction the show is headed and can't wait to share some teasers with you!
In the meantime, what do you think of season two? Don't forget about the special season two redemption offer that's still going on. See the post below this one for more details!
Talk to you all soon!
I'm sooooooo sorry for the radio silence lately. Work has been CRAZY busy and there literally isn't time to even think!
But, I wanted you to know that I haven't forgotten about you and that I'll have some exciting news regarding season three very very soon. I'm thrilled with the direction the show is headed and can't wait to share some teasers with you!
In the meantime, what do you think of season two? Don't forget about the special season two redemption offer that's still going on. See the post below this one for more details!
Talk to you all soon!
Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Season Two has arrived!
Hey everyone!
Very excited to announce that season two has finally arrived! Follow the link below to purchase on amazon.com today!
http://www.amazon.com/dru-maddoX-com-Season-Two-Nathan-Bishop-ebook/dp/B00J323BAM/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1395177879&sr=1-1&keywords=dru-maddox.com
Very excited to announce that season two has finally arrived! Follow the link below to purchase on amazon.com today!
http://www.amazon.com/dru-maddoX-com-Season-Two-Nathan-Bishop-ebook/dp/B00J323BAM/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1395177879&sr=1-1&keywords=dru-maddox.com
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Bigger. Badder. Better!
Season Two is just 3 days away! Are you ready!?!
Also, don't forget about the special season two promotional offer. Details are below:
**SPECIAL PROMOTION REDEMPTION INFORMATION**
Thank you for participating in the dru-maddoX.com Season Two Promotional Redemption Offer.
To redeem this special offer, simply send an email to:
Please be sure to include your name (as listed on the amazon.com review).
Once verified, within 72 hours, I'll email you, from the email address provided above, a PDF file containing all 7 episodes of dru-maddoX.com season two, ABSOLUTELY FREE.
Please note: Free copies of season two will not be distributed until after March 18th 2014.
Thank you so much for your participation. As an aspiring screenwriter, all feedback, positive or negative, can only help me grow as a writer. I truly do appreciate your taking the time to offer your feedback.
Sincerely, Nathan Bishop
Creator, dru-maddoX.com
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Sunday, March 9, 2014
Only 9 days away!!!
Happy Sunday everyone!!!
We're just 9 short days away from the release of dru-maddoX.com season two! Are you excited!?!?! I know I am!!
Everything is complete with the writing / proofing, etc of season two. She's ready to go! All I have left is to right a brief introduction, which I'll be doing today.
I'm already hard at work on the arcs for season three, which I'm very excited by! Season three will feature a full season mystery arc that I think will propel the show even further than I could've imagined when I first began developing this concept. I'm also loving the direction that not only the show is taking, but the paths the characters are following and where things will head each of them.
I do have to admit, I'm a little nervous about reaction to season two, as the show, to me, is very different from season one. I fixed what I considered to be a lot of structural flaws and moved the show towards being more serialized than stand-alone episodes.
I've given advanced copies to a select few people that I completely trust to tell me "this is good / this is crap" and their reactions to season two have blown my mind with how much they love it. All have said it far surpasses season one in terms of writing, stories and overall excitement. I sent one person just the first four episodes of season two and he read all four back-to-back, being unable to put it down. My dream reaction there! He was even pestering me virtually daily for the next three episodes, despite my telling him, at the time, they hadn't been written yet - lol. That answer was not well received - haha.
Tell all of your friends to go buy season one and get caught up before season two hits the cyber bookshelf on Tuesday, March 18th!
Cheers
We're just 9 short days away from the release of dru-maddoX.com season two! Are you excited!?!?! I know I am!!
Everything is complete with the writing / proofing, etc of season two. She's ready to go! All I have left is to right a brief introduction, which I'll be doing today.
I'm already hard at work on the arcs for season three, which I'm very excited by! Season three will feature a full season mystery arc that I think will propel the show even further than I could've imagined when I first began developing this concept. I'm also loving the direction that not only the show is taking, but the paths the characters are following and where things will head each of them.
I do have to admit, I'm a little nervous about reaction to season two, as the show, to me, is very different from season one. I fixed what I considered to be a lot of structural flaws and moved the show towards being more serialized than stand-alone episodes.
I've given advanced copies to a select few people that I completely trust to tell me "this is good / this is crap" and their reactions to season two have blown my mind with how much they love it. All have said it far surpasses season one in terms of writing, stories and overall excitement. I sent one person just the first four episodes of season two and he read all four back-to-back, being unable to put it down. My dream reaction there! He was even pestering me virtually daily for the next three episodes, despite my telling him, at the time, they hadn't been written yet - lol. That answer was not well received - haha.
Tell all of your friends to go buy season one and get caught up before season two hits the cyber bookshelf on Tuesday, March 18th!
Cheers
Monday, March 3, 2014
Season Two Promotion Redemption Information
**SPECIAL PROMOTION REDEMPTION INFORMATION**
Thank you for participating in the dru-maddoX.com Season Two Promotional Redemption Offer.
To redeem this special offer, simply send an email to:
info@dru-maddox.com
Please be sure to include your name (as listed on the amazon.com review).
Once verified, within 72 hours, I'll email you, from the email address provided above, a PDF file containing all 7 episodes of dru-maddoX.com season two, ABSOLUTELY FREE.
Please note: Free copies of season two will not be distributed until after March 18th 2014.
Thank you so much for your participation. As an aspiring screenwriter, all feedback, positive or negative, can only help me grow as a writer. I truly do appreciate your taking the time to offer your feedback.
Sincerely, Nathan Bishop
Creator, dru-maddoX.com
Want to get a copy of dru-maddoX.com Season Two for FREE?
**SPECIAL PROMOTION**
Hey everyone! The special promotion for season two is finally here!
Purchase dru-maddoX.com season one (following the link below) between March 3rd 2014 and May 4th 2014, leave a review on the amazon.com page and I will email you a PDF copy of season two absolutely FREE. (Please note: Free copies of season two will not be distributed until after March 18th 2014)
To redeem this special offer: Simply shoot me an email at info@dru-maddox.com with your name (as listed on the amazon.com review) and within 72 hours (once verified), I'll email you all 7 episodes of season two for FREE.
Could it be any easier!?!? :-)
Season One is now available. Season Two will be released on March 18th 2014.
To Purchase Season One in the United States:
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To Purchase Season One anywhere in the world, please follow this link:
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Hey everyone! The special promotion for season two is finally here!
Purchase dru-maddoX.com season one (following the link below) between March 3rd 2014 and May 4th 2014, leave a review on the amazon.com page and I will email you a PDF copy of season two absolutely FREE. (Please note: Free copies of season two will not be distributed until after March 18th 2014)
To redeem this special offer: Simply shoot me an email at info@dru-maddox.com with your name (as listed on the amazon.com review) and within 72 hours (once verified), I'll email you all 7 episodes of season two for FREE.
Could it be any easier!?!? :-)
Season One is now available. Season Two will be released on March 18th 2014.
To Purchase Season One in the United States:
http://www.amazon.com/dru-maddoX-com-Season-One-ebook/dp/B00F9F6KAA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1381028373&sr=1-1&keywords=dru-maddox.com
To Purchase Season One anywhere in the world, please follow this link:
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Sunday, March 2, 2014
Full Season Two Episode Breakdowns
With season two now complete, here are all of the episode breakdowns in one convenient post :-)
Episode 7: "Making Waves"
The movie battle between Dru/Austin & Reese/Kyle is in full swing. With both teams struggling to conceive original ideas, risque decisions are made to try and one up each other; Courtney & Jeremy's new interACTIVE talk show "The DL" debuts; An open casting call brings in a game changer for one of the teams; April gets a surprising offer; Ian's games are far from over.
Episode 8: "Cherry Poppin'"
Reese/Kyle's movie goes into production as Dru/Austin continue to struggle with scenes/casting choices; Courtney helps April with a difficult decision; Austin may be pushing Dru to hard; All four boys have serious discussions over scene partners and the impact it's having on their relationships; Dru makes his first appearance on "The DL"; Ian's obsession puts one of the boys in a very dangerous situation.
Episode 9: "From Top to Bottom"
Cameras finally start rolling on Dru/Austin's movie; Dru must decide whether he's going to do something he said he'd never do; Jeremy's sudden illness leaves Reese and Kyle scrambling to find a replacement in their marquee scene; Austin appears on "The DL" with Kyle as special guest co-host; Relationships begin to come into question; April's hiding a secret; Austin turns to an unlikely source for help.
Episode 10: "Revelations"
Tensions begin to mount as the nominations for the Golden Cock awards are announced; A winner is crowned in the movie battle between Dru/Austin and Reese/Kyle; April thinks May is up to something; Someone new sets their eyes on Dru; The site needs to make some serious financial decisions about its future; How far will Austin go to be rid of Ian once and for all?
Episode 11: "Welcome to TRiX"
Excitement is in the air at the Golden Cock Awards Nominees Party in West Hollywood, CA; Austin attempts to repair the damage he feels he caused to April & May's relationship; Dru finds himself in a mini-crisis with few ways out; Reese meets Dru's ex Wes as well as Five Star's newest "it" guy Khayman Scott and is not impressed by either; Kyle wants to continue directing; Dru receives a mysterious offer.
Episode 12: "The Golden Cocks"
The Golden Cock Awards have finally arrived! Stars will be born and hearts will be broken as the awards are handed out; May sees something she can never forget; Ian inadvertently helps Austin without meaning to; With the quick ascension of Five Star's Khayman Scott to the top, is Austin's "top star" title in jeopardy? Trenton Marlow makes a friendly bet with Dru; As one relationship begins, will another come to an end?
Episode 13: "Say Something"
Desperate times call for desperate measures! With Dru taking some much needed down time, Austin is left in charge of the site; April & May show some tough love to one of the boys; Kyle and Courtney plot the site's next creative phase; Reese learns of a skeleton in Austin's closet; Austin has a surprise for Kyle; Something weighs heavily on Dru's mind as he contemplates what the right next move is for the site.
Season two of dru-maddoX.com to be released on March 18th 2014 :-)
Episode 7: "Making Waves"
The movie battle between Dru/Austin & Reese/Kyle is in full swing. With both teams struggling to conceive original ideas, risque decisions are made to try and one up each other; Courtney & Jeremy's new interACTIVE talk show "The DL" debuts; An open casting call brings in a game changer for one of the teams; April gets a surprising offer; Ian's games are far from over.
Episode 8: "Cherry Poppin'"
Reese/Kyle's movie goes into production as Dru/Austin continue to struggle with scenes/casting choices; Courtney helps April with a difficult decision; Austin may be pushing Dru to hard; All four boys have serious discussions over scene partners and the impact it's having on their relationships; Dru makes his first appearance on "The DL"; Ian's obsession puts one of the boys in a very dangerous situation.
Episode 9: "From Top to Bottom"
Cameras finally start rolling on Dru/Austin's movie; Dru must decide whether he's going to do something he said he'd never do; Jeremy's sudden illness leaves Reese and Kyle scrambling to find a replacement in their marquee scene; Austin appears on "The DL" with Kyle as special guest co-host; Relationships begin to come into question; April's hiding a secret; Austin turns to an unlikely source for help.
Episode 10: "Revelations"
Tensions begin to mount as the nominations for the Golden Cock awards are announced; A winner is crowned in the movie battle between Dru/Austin and Reese/Kyle; April thinks May is up to something; Someone new sets their eyes on Dru; The site needs to make some serious financial decisions about its future; How far will Austin go to be rid of Ian once and for all?
Episode 11: "Welcome to TRiX"
Excitement is in the air at the Golden Cock Awards Nominees Party in West Hollywood, CA; Austin attempts to repair the damage he feels he caused to April & May's relationship; Dru finds himself in a mini-crisis with few ways out; Reese meets Dru's ex Wes as well as Five Star's newest "it" guy Khayman Scott and is not impressed by either; Kyle wants to continue directing; Dru receives a mysterious offer.
Episode 12: "The Golden Cocks"
The Golden Cock Awards have finally arrived! Stars will be born and hearts will be broken as the awards are handed out; May sees something she can never forget; Ian inadvertently helps Austin without meaning to; With the quick ascension of Five Star's Khayman Scott to the top, is Austin's "top star" title in jeopardy? Trenton Marlow makes a friendly bet with Dru; As one relationship begins, will another come to an end?
Desperate times call for desperate measures! With Dru taking some much needed down time, Austin is left in charge of the site; April & May show some tough love to one of the boys; Kyle and Courtney plot the site's next creative phase; Reese learns of a skeleton in Austin's closet; Austin has a surprise for Kyle; Something weighs heavily on Dru's mind as he contemplates what the right next move is for the site.
Episode 13: NEW Title and Mini-Synopsis
Hey everyone! I'm very happy to announce that the writing of season two is now complete! I'm so excited to have the season completed and am even more excited to share it all with you on Tuesday, March 18th!
Season two is very different from season one. There's a lot more story crammed into each episode and the stakes have been raised dramatically. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do!
Below is the short mini-synopsis of episode 13. It's a little short mainly because there are a lot of surprise story lines through-out the season that I haven't referenced at all in the previous mini-synopsis'. Episode 13 heavily focuses on those, so I can't really say much without giving anything away :-)
Episode 13: "Say Something"
Desperate times call for desperate measures! With Dru taking some much needed down time, Austin is left in charge of the site; April & May show some tough love to one of the boys; Kyle and Courtney plot the site's next creative phase; Reese learns of a skeleton in Austin's closet; Austin has a surprise for Kyle; Something weighs heavily on Dru's mind as he contemplates what the right next move is for the site.
Now that the writing of season two is complete, the conversion/proofing phase begins right away. While I'm a couple weeks behind on where I'd like to have been with everything, the March 18th release date remains solid. :-)
Don't forget to check back tomorrow, Monday, March 3rd, to learn how you can get yourself a FREE copy of season two! :-)
Cheers
Season two is very different from season one. There's a lot more story crammed into each episode and the stakes have been raised dramatically. I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do!
Below is the short mini-synopsis of episode 13. It's a little short mainly because there are a lot of surprise story lines through-out the season that I haven't referenced at all in the previous mini-synopsis'. Episode 13 heavily focuses on those, so I can't really say much without giving anything away :-)
Episode 13: "Say Something"
Desperate times call for desperate measures! With Dru taking some much needed down time, Austin is left in charge of the site; April & May show some tough love to one of the boys; Kyle and Courtney plot the site's next creative phase; Reese learns of a skeleton in Austin's closet; Austin has a surprise for Kyle; Something weighs heavily on Dru's mind as he contemplates what the right next move is for the site.
Now that the writing of season two is complete, the conversion/proofing phase begins right away. While I'm a couple weeks behind on where I'd like to have been with everything, the March 18th release date remains solid. :-)
Don't forget to check back tomorrow, Monday, March 3rd, to learn how you can get yourself a FREE copy of season two! :-)
Cheers
Saturday, March 1, 2014
Special Announcement: Coming Monday, March 3rd
Hey everyone!
Be sure to check back on Monday, March 3rd for a special announcement on how you can get a FREE copy of dru-maddoX.com season two!
:-)
Be sure to check back on Monday, March 3rd for a special announcement on how you can get a FREE copy of dru-maddoX.com season two!
:-)
Saturday, February 22, 2014
24 Days Away!!
Hey everyone,
We're just a short 24 days away from the release of season two! I'm so excited to share the continuation of the dru-maddoX.com saga with 7 all new episodes! Expect the Unexpected in season two!
Writing of episode 13, currently untitled, is set to start today and be wrapped up by tomorrow, so I can ensure season two's March 18th release date.
If you haven't caught up on season one yet, click on the season one cover art on top of the far right column of this blog to purchase!
Talk to you all again very soon!
xoxo
We're just a short 24 days away from the release of season two! I'm so excited to share the continuation of the dru-maddoX.com saga with 7 all new episodes! Expect the Unexpected in season two!
Writing of episode 13, currently untitled, is set to start today and be wrapped up by tomorrow, so I can ensure season two's March 18th release date.
If you haven't caught up on season one yet, click on the season one cover art on top of the far right column of this blog to purchase!
Talk to you all again very soon!
xoxo
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Episode 12: Title and Mini-Synopsis
Hey everyone!
Episode 12 is now complete! This was a fun episode as it focuses on the Golden Cock Awards which has been referenced for pretty much all of season two. Below is the mini-synopsis:
Episode 12: "The Golden Cocks"
The Golden Cock Awards have finally arrived! Stars will be born and hearts will be broken as the awards are handed out; May sees something she can never forget; Ian inadvertently helps Austin without meaning to; With the quick ascension of Five Star's Khayman Scott to the top, is Austin's "top star" title in jeopardy? Trenton Marlow makes a friendly bet with Dru; As one relationship begins, will another come to an end?
Up next is Episode 13, currently untitled. It'll serve as the season finale for season two. I really couldn't tell you much about this episode yet as all I currently know about it is what the cliffhanger will be! Let's see what happens!
Until next time!
Episode 12 is now complete! This was a fun episode as it focuses on the Golden Cock Awards which has been referenced for pretty much all of season two. Below is the mini-synopsis:
Episode 12: "The Golden Cocks"
The Golden Cock Awards have finally arrived! Stars will be born and hearts will be broken as the awards are handed out; May sees something she can never forget; Ian inadvertently helps Austin without meaning to; With the quick ascension of Five Star's Khayman Scott to the top, is Austin's "top star" title in jeopardy? Trenton Marlow makes a friendly bet with Dru; As one relationship begins, will another come to an end?
Up next is Episode 13, currently untitled. It'll serve as the season finale for season two. I really couldn't tell you much about this episode yet as all I currently know about it is what the cliffhanger will be! Let's see what happens!
Until next time!
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Episode 11: Title and Mini-Synopsis
Hey everyone!
Episode 11 is finally complete! I know, I know, it's been like a month since I wrote a new episode. Work got crazy busy, what can I say? But, it's completed now and that's what counts! :-) Find the mini-synopsis below:
Episode 11: "Welcome to TRiX"
Excitement is in the air at the Golden Cock Awards Nominees Party in West Hollywood; Austin attempts to repair the damage he feels he caused to April & May's relationship; Dru finds himself in a mini-crisis with few ways out; Reese meets Dru's ex and Five Star's newest "it" guy Khayman Scott and is not impressed by either; Kyle wants to continue directing; Dru receives a mysterious offer.
While I've spoken about it for months now, this episode was designed to be a possible backdoor spin-off series. Unfortunately, I've decided not to go that route and this episode will be stand-alone. I scaled back a lot of the elements that were specific to the new series and made this episode feel more like a dru-maddoX.com episode as opposed to TRiX episode guest starring the dru-maddoX.com characters, as it was originally slated to be.
Episode 12 is currently titled: "The Golden Cocks" and is slated to be written next weekend.
Until next time!
Episode 11 is finally complete! I know, I know, it's been like a month since I wrote a new episode. Work got crazy busy, what can I say? But, it's completed now and that's what counts! :-) Find the mini-synopsis below:
Episode 11: "Welcome to TRiX"
Excitement is in the air at the Golden Cock Awards Nominees Party in West Hollywood; Austin attempts to repair the damage he feels he caused to April & May's relationship; Dru finds himself in a mini-crisis with few ways out; Reese meets Dru's ex and Five Star's newest "it" guy Khayman Scott and is not impressed by either; Kyle wants to continue directing; Dru receives a mysterious offer.
While I've spoken about it for months now, this episode was designed to be a possible backdoor spin-off series. Unfortunately, I've decided not to go that route and this episode will be stand-alone. I scaled back a lot of the elements that were specific to the new series and made this episode feel more like a dru-maddoX.com episode as opposed to TRiX episode guest starring the dru-maddoX.com characters, as it was originally slated to be.
Episode 12 is currently titled: "The Golden Cocks" and is slated to be written next weekend.
Until next time!
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Writing of Episode 11 is now underway!!!
Following a much longer delay than I would've preferred, writing of episode 11 is now underway!
I've fully committed to the new arc that will change things up a bit for the show, while keeping it fresh and exciting. I knew early on with this show that it could go stale or flat, very quickly. So I'm continuously trying to find new ways of keeping the show intriguing while remaining true to its core.
I'm very excited about what's to come and what's going to happen with all the characters you've hopefully, come to love!
Look for a mini-synopsis of Episode 11 to go up soon (by tomorrow at the very latest).
Cheers
I've fully committed to the new arc that will change things up a bit for the show, while keeping it fresh and exciting. I knew early on with this show that it could go stale or flat, very quickly. So I'm continuously trying to find new ways of keeping the show intriguing while remaining true to its core.
I'm very excited about what's to come and what's going to happen with all the characters you've hopefully, come to love!
Look for a mini-synopsis of Episode 11 to go up soon (by tomorrow at the very latest).
Cheers
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Happy Superbowl Sunday!!
Hey everyone,
Here's wishing everyone a Happy Superbowl Sunday! I personally will be cheering for my hometown Denver Broncos to win the big game today!
Quick update to where Season Two is at:
I made some changes to the plans for the remainder of season two's final three episodes, which I think will take the show in a new, more fun direction! I came up with an extended arc that actually started in episode 10 and will carry on for most, if not all of season three.
I thought it would be a lot of fun to add a little mystery to the show, so you can expect some lies, deceit, back-stabbing and big shocks in the episodes to come. The show will however, remain true to it's core during all of this.
What do you guys think? Are you ready for some mysterious happenings in the house? :-D
The writing of episode 11 is slated to take place next weekend, with episodes 12 and 13 scheduled for the holiday weekend after. I'll keep you updated to any changes.
Season Two still looks to be on track for it's March 18th 2014 release date!
Here's wishing everyone a Happy Superbowl Sunday! I personally will be cheering for my hometown Denver Broncos to win the big game today!
Quick update to where Season Two is at:
I made some changes to the plans for the remainder of season two's final three episodes, which I think will take the show in a new, more fun direction! I came up with an extended arc that actually started in episode 10 and will carry on for most, if not all of season three.
I thought it would be a lot of fun to add a little mystery to the show, so you can expect some lies, deceit, back-stabbing and big shocks in the episodes to come. The show will however, remain true to it's core during all of this.
What do you guys think? Are you ready for some mysterious happenings in the house? :-D
The writing of episode 11 is slated to take place next weekend, with episodes 12 and 13 scheduled for the holiday weekend after. I'll keep you updated to any changes.
Season Two still looks to be on track for it's March 18th 2014 release date!
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Hello, Hello!
Hey everyone!
SOOOOOO sorry for the radio silence the past couple weeks, been crazy busy with work and traveling.
I was absolutely amazed to find out about season one's first UK sales recently! Hello UK fans! I very much look forward to hearing what you think about the show!
Sales here in the US are also up lately, which I truly do appreciate. When I set out to write this show, it was mostly just for my own fun. I never intended for it to become a huge hit or that I'd make a lot of money off it. I enjoy writing and thought this was a very fun way to make my hobby that much more interesting.
Here's where we stand on everything season two:
- Four of the seven episodes are now complete.
- Episodes 11 and 12 are pretty much mapped out. Both should be fun episodes as episodes 7-10 are kind of on the darker side of things, I thought the show needed to lighten back up, similar to season one's style.
- Still have absolutely no clue what episode 13 is going to be about. Normally, I'd be worried about this, but the same thing happened in season one. I had no clue what episode 6 was going to be about, then I just sat down and wrote it, wrapping up whatever stories needed to be wrapped up. Episode 13 will prob be very similar. In both cases however, I knew what the cliffhanger was going to be. I've been told season one's cliffhanger was very left field. Wait til you see what season two's is going to be! I'm very excited to see what stories it will bring for season three!
- Season Two is still on track for the March 18th 2014 release date.
- The core characters of the potential spin-off series will still be introduced in episode 11, titled "Welcome to TRiX." It's still undecided if TRiX will carry on as a sister series to dru-maddoX.com or what will happen with it. Either way, it'll be a fun episode that will feature the show's very first song mash-up and dance routine. I won't say what the mash-up is going to be, but I'll give you a hint: Both songs have "balls" :-)
The ultimate goal for season two is to have the final three episodes written by February 20th. That'll give me about a month to go through and make the e-reader conversion happen and do my final proofs.
I'll keep you all posted on the status of episode 11's writing as soon as it starts!
Until next time!
SOOOOOO sorry for the radio silence the past couple weeks, been crazy busy with work and traveling.
I was absolutely amazed to find out about season one's first UK sales recently! Hello UK fans! I very much look forward to hearing what you think about the show!
Sales here in the US are also up lately, which I truly do appreciate. When I set out to write this show, it was mostly just for my own fun. I never intended for it to become a huge hit or that I'd make a lot of money off it. I enjoy writing and thought this was a very fun way to make my hobby that much more interesting.
Here's where we stand on everything season two:
- Four of the seven episodes are now complete.
- Episodes 11 and 12 are pretty much mapped out. Both should be fun episodes as episodes 7-10 are kind of on the darker side of things, I thought the show needed to lighten back up, similar to season one's style.
- Still have absolutely no clue what episode 13 is going to be about. Normally, I'd be worried about this, but the same thing happened in season one. I had no clue what episode 6 was going to be about, then I just sat down and wrote it, wrapping up whatever stories needed to be wrapped up. Episode 13 will prob be very similar. In both cases however, I knew what the cliffhanger was going to be. I've been told season one's cliffhanger was very left field. Wait til you see what season two's is going to be! I'm very excited to see what stories it will bring for season three!
- Season Two is still on track for the March 18th 2014 release date.
- The core characters of the potential spin-off series will still be introduced in episode 11, titled "Welcome to TRiX." It's still undecided if TRiX will carry on as a sister series to dru-maddoX.com or what will happen with it. Either way, it'll be a fun episode that will feature the show's very first song mash-up and dance routine. I won't say what the mash-up is going to be, but I'll give you a hint: Both songs have "balls" :-)
The ultimate goal for season two is to have the final three episodes written by February 20th. That'll give me about a month to go through and make the e-reader conversion happen and do my final proofs.
I'll keep you all posted on the status of episode 11's writing as soon as it starts!
Until next time!
Saturday, January 11, 2014
Where to find season one, anywhere in the world!
To get your copy of dru-maddoX.com season one, simply click on the link below for easy purchasing in your respective country:
United States:
http://www.amazon.com/dru-maddoX-com-Season-One-ebook/dp/B00F9F6KAA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1381028373&sr=1-1&keywords=dru-maddox.com
United Kingdom:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dru-maddoX-com-Season-One-Nathan-Bishop-ebook/dp/B00F9F6KAA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389463950&sr=8-1&keywords=dru-maddox.com
Australia:
http://www.amazon.com.au/dru-maddoX-com-Season-One-Nathan-Bishop-ebook/dp/B00F9F6KAA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389464086&sr=8-1&keywords=dru-maddox.com
Canada:
http://www.amazon.ca/dru-maddoX-com-Season-One-Nathan-Bishop-ebook/dp/B00F9F6KAA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389464030&sr=8-1&keywords=dru-maddox.com
Mexico:
http://www.amazon.com.mx/dru-maddoX-com-Season-One-Nathan-Bishop-ebook/dp/B00F9F6KAA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1389464329&sr=1-1&keywords=dru-maddox.com
Japan:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dru-maddoX-com-Season-One-Nathan-Bishop-ebook/dp/B00F9F6KAA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389464274&sr=8-1&keywords=dru-maddox.com
Brazil:
http://www.amazon.com.br/dru-maddoX-com-Season-One-Nathan-Bishop-ebook/dp/B00F9F6KAA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389464398&sr=8-1&keywords=dru-maddox.com
India:
http://www.amazon.in/dru-maddoX-com-Season-One-Nathan-Bishop-ebook/dp/B00F9F6KAA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389464449&sr=8-1&keywords=dru-maddox.com
Season One is also available in many other countries. Please visit your local amazon.com website and search: dru-maddoX.com.
Look for Season Two is be available worldwide on Tuesday, March 18th 2014!
United States:
http://www.amazon.com/dru-maddoX-com-Season-One-ebook/dp/B00F9F6KAA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1381028373&sr=1-1&keywords=dru-maddox.com
United Kingdom:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dru-maddoX-com-Season-One-Nathan-Bishop-ebook/dp/B00F9F6KAA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389463950&sr=8-1&keywords=dru-maddox.com
Australia:
http://www.amazon.com.au/dru-maddoX-com-Season-One-Nathan-Bishop-ebook/dp/B00F9F6KAA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389464086&sr=8-1&keywords=dru-maddox.com
Canada:
http://www.amazon.ca/dru-maddoX-com-Season-One-Nathan-Bishop-ebook/dp/B00F9F6KAA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389464030&sr=8-1&keywords=dru-maddox.com
Mexico:
http://www.amazon.com.mx/dru-maddoX-com-Season-One-Nathan-Bishop-ebook/dp/B00F9F6KAA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1389464329&sr=1-1&keywords=dru-maddox.com
Japan:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/dru-maddoX-com-Season-One-Nathan-Bishop-ebook/dp/B00F9F6KAA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389464274&sr=8-1&keywords=dru-maddox.com
Brazil:
http://www.amazon.com.br/dru-maddoX-com-Season-One-Nathan-Bishop-ebook/dp/B00F9F6KAA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389464398&sr=8-1&keywords=dru-maddox.com
India:
http://www.amazon.in/dru-maddoX-com-Season-One-Nathan-Bishop-ebook/dp/B00F9F6KAA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389464449&sr=8-1&keywords=dru-maddox.com
Season One is also available in many other countries. Please visit your local amazon.com website and search: dru-maddoX.com.
Look for Season Two is be available worldwide on Tuesday, March 18th 2014!
Sunday, January 5, 2014
Episode 10: NEW Title & Mini-Synopsis
Hey everyone!
Episode 10 is now complete. This is a big episode as it wraps up many of the story lines from the first half of the season and starts the story lines to close out the season. This is also the longest episode of the series, coming in at 50 pages. There was just a whole lot to cram into this episode! Below is the mini-synopsis for episode 10:
Episode 10: "Revelations"
Tensions begin to mount as the nominations for the Golden Cock awards are announced; A winner is crowned in the movie battle between Dru/Austin and Reese/Kyle; April thinks May is up to something; Someone new sets their eyes on Dru; The site needs to make some serious financial decisions about its future; How far will Austin go to be rid of Ian once and for all?
I know it'll be a few weeks before I'm able to get around to writing episode 11, which is a good thing for me as this episode still needs to be worked out plot wise. Episode 11 is a backdoor pilot episode for another potential series I'm considering writing concurrently with dru-maddoX.com. It's being designed as a backdoor pilot or stand alone episode should I decide not to move forward with the new series.
Episode 11 is currently titled: "Welcome to TRiX"
Until next time!
Episode 10 is now complete. This is a big episode as it wraps up many of the story lines from the first half of the season and starts the story lines to close out the season. This is also the longest episode of the series, coming in at 50 pages. There was just a whole lot to cram into this episode! Below is the mini-synopsis for episode 10:
Episode 10: "Revelations"
Tensions begin to mount as the nominations for the Golden Cock awards are announced; A winner is crowned in the movie battle between Dru/Austin and Reese/Kyle; April thinks May is up to something; Someone new sets their eyes on Dru; The site needs to make some serious financial decisions about its future; How far will Austin go to be rid of Ian once and for all?
I know it'll be a few weeks before I'm able to get around to writing episode 11, which is a good thing for me as this episode still needs to be worked out plot wise. Episode 11 is a backdoor pilot episode for another potential series I'm considering writing concurrently with dru-maddoX.com. It's being designed as a backdoor pilot or stand alone episode should I decide not to move forward with the new series.
Episode 11 is currently titled: "Welcome to TRiX"
Until next time!
Writing of episode 10 is underway!
After MANY different delays, episode 10 is finally sorted out and writing is underway. In an ideal world, I'll get it done today, but we'll see.
Episode 10 is a complex episode that wraps up numerous story lines and begins all new ones. There was a lot of coordination required to make it all work out, as well as laying some ground work for episode 11, which will feature a backdoor pilot for another possible series I'm considering writing alongside dru-maddoX.com. More details on that coming soon.
Episode 10 also has a new title: "Revelations"
Look for the mini-synopsis soon!
Episode 10 is a complex episode that wraps up numerous story lines and begins all new ones. There was a lot of coordination required to make it all work out, as well as laying some ground work for episode 11, which will feature a backdoor pilot for another possible series I'm considering writing alongside dru-maddoX.com. More details on that coming soon.
Episode 10 also has a new title: "Revelations"
Look for the mini-synopsis soon!
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
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