How to Use Go Into The Story (Part 3): Write Pages

With over 18,000 posts on this blog, here’s a logical question: HOW THE HELL DO I USE THIS STUFF?

An end of the year series to help.

Part 3: Write Pages

Many years ago, I coined this screenwriting mantra: Watch movies. Read scripts. Write pages.

Seriously, you can learn the craft just by doing these three things.

Today some tips on how to use GITS to help you write pages.

Daily Dialogue Index: Need some inspiration on a scene? Check out the links to thousands of posts featuring movie dialogue covering hundreds of subject areas.

Dumb Little Writing Tricks That Work: They’re not really dumb, actually quite smart, and most importantly effective.

Great Characters: Hundreds of movie characters analyzed to give you a creative jolt when crafting your own story’s characters.

On Writing: Go here to read inspirational quotes on the craft from hundreds of professional writers.

The Definitive List of Clichéd Dialogue: Avoid them or give them a twist to make them feel new, but bottom line it’s a good thing to be aware of them.

Writing Mantras: Excellent advice I’ve picked up over the years.

But the biggest boost to write pages is something which emerged spontaneously in November: The Zero Draft Thirty Challenge. The initial #ZD30SCRIPT Challenge attracted over 1,000 participants and was a big success. In 2016, we’ll be reprising the Challenge twice: In March and September. Join the Zero Draft Facebook group which has evolved into a terrific, supportive community of writers.

Here’s the thing: You can’t make a sale… you can’t land representation… you can’t go up for writing assignments… you can’t have the credibility to pitch a project… you can’t do anything unless you have sat down and actually written an original screenplay.

Don’t just think or talk about it. Do it!

WRITE PAGES!!!

For Part 1: Watch Movies, go here.

For Part 2: Read Scripts, go here.

Tomorrow: How to Use Go Into The Story (Part 4): Study the craft.