17. Writing a treatment: Part TWO

12 April 2025 

Alison Rocket Ross

The Aaron (35) Landscaper saga continues.

As we keep working through the treatment, it’s important to try to keep an open mind. A clear head that lets the words go where they want to is our greatest asset in this phase. We have a rough idea of where we’re going, but now we’re getting the specifics.

To continue on from last time, we’re sorting out the details of the Mrs. Corbin incident.

As you’ll note, we’ve made some significant changes from our rough outline. Aaron going back and talking to the cops is an important change. Brooke attempting a bit of romance gives Aaron another level of concern. We’ll see how both of these things play out as we go.

It’s important to note that these changes will effect our ending. With the cops being made privy to the body in the backyard, Katie will need to play a different role. Instead of being an attorney, she is now a suspect (who is still employed as an attorney, just not Aaron’s).

There’s also the potential to bring in the Thompson parents. I’m going to be very careful with this one because I don’t want the rest of the story to just be interviews. I want action! Drama! Surprise!

It’s a little harder to show exactly how I write treatments. My process is quite literally sitting down and actually writing. I just want to be very clear that this is an important step and it will help us break it up into scene-by-scene sections.

I’ll try to get it all out in the next one so we have a fully formed treatment. Then we can discuss how we’ll get our specific scenes.

That’s all for now!

-Rocket