Go On Your Own Quest, Week 23: First Draft

Several readers emailed me about aggregating the entire series of posts we have been running in association with the Go On Your Own Quest initiative.

Here is Week 23: First Draft.

“You’re always becoming a writer” [Edward P. Jones]

“There is only one story: nothing is as it seems” [Jim Thompson]

“No one wants to read polite” [Anne Bernays]

“It always gets back to the words” [Julius Epstein]

“Find a real moment between people” [Charlie Kaufman]

The Quest” has entered Week 23! And so did Go On Your Own Quest, an opportunity for anyone to follow the structure of “The Quest” to dig into screenwriting theory [Core — 8 weeks], figure out your story [Prep — 6 weeks], and write a first draft [Pages — 10 weeks]. It’s a 24-week immersion in the screenwriting process and you can do it here — for free!

Today and every Monday through Friday for 10 weeks, I’ll use this slot to post something inspirational as GOYOQ participants pound out their first drafts.

For background on “Go Into The Story: The Quest,” go here and here.

For all the previous weeks of Go On Your Own Quest posts, go here.