I experienced a sense of achievement and excitement with the relaunch of the official Family Secrets website. Some of my blog followers will be familiar with my animation series. For the past three years I've been fortunate to work with a very talented group of people to bring the series to life. As the first season came to a close in December 2011, the time had come to breathe some new life into the series' official website. Over the past month, the site has been redesigned, the content updated and some more back story made available. Today, at 2 p.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC/GMT + 10), the new site was officially released.
It's not everyday you have the opportunity to restart an old project or breathe new life into it. (Though, looking at the current trend on TV, it's commonplace to "reboot" a series by jumping a couple of years into the future.) Over the last month, I have been revisiting the episodes from season 1, fixing a few issues that I missed during the original filming and editing. As I went through all those episodes, the back story details I added onto the website were in the back of my mind. I couldn't help but smile at myself for the little bits of information scattered throughout the back story and season 1. Some have paid off already, while others have laid the groundwork for what's to come in future seasons.
I'm a sucker for cliffhangers and Family Secrets was no different. I was pleasantly surprised by how few episodes did not end on a cliffhanger. The season finale was no exception. In true TV drama style, the audience was left hanging, wondering who was responsible for everything. As the series is on extended hiatus for 2012, a special "revelation" episode is scheduled for release on the 12th of February, revealing the truth of that fateful night.
"This is a blog about writing," I hear you groan. In my defense; Family Secrets was the longest writing project I have worked on. I do feel a little sadness now that season 1 is finished but am looking forward to the day when work starts on season 2. In the mean time, while the series is on hiatus, I can concentrate on my other writing. Specifically the science-fiction series I'm working on. I'm still no further in the major rewrite the second book needs but now the time has come for me to put "shoulder to the wheel" (if you'll pardon the cliche) and put all my efforts into it.
In the mean time, if you haven't already, head over to the official Family Secrets website and find out what caused all this hype.
I'm a sucker for cliffhangers and Family Secrets was no different. I was pleasantly surprised by how few episodes did not end on a cliffhanger. The season finale was no exception. In true TV drama style, the audience was left hanging, wondering who was responsible for everything. As the series is on extended hiatus for 2012, a special "revelation" episode is scheduled for release on the 12th of February, revealing the truth of that fateful night.
"This is a blog about writing," I hear you groan. In my defense; Family Secrets was the longest writing project I have worked on. I do feel a little sadness now that season 1 is finished but am looking forward to the day when work starts on season 2. In the mean time, while the series is on hiatus, I can concentrate on my other writing. Specifically the science-fiction series I'm working on. I'm still no further in the major rewrite the second book needs but now the time has come for me to put "shoulder to the wheel" (if you'll pardon the cliche) and put all my efforts into it.
In the mean time, if you haven't already, head over to the official Family Secrets website and find out what caused all this hype.
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