Re-Write-O-Rama: Day 8
Re-Write-O-Rama: Day 8.
January 1: Type FADE IN / The Beginning.
January 31: Type FADE OUT / The End.
31 days. 1 script. Movie script. TV script. Whatever.
Goal: Rewrite an existing draft.
I’m doing it with a Zero Draft I knocked out in November. You’re invited to join me on your own script.
NOTE: If you want to use the month to prep a story or write a zero draft, that’s fine. The point is for you (and me) to use Re-Write-O-Rama to kick off 2016 with a bang and make progress on a script!
To learn everything you need to know about the Re-Write-O-Rama: Winter 2016 Challenge, go here.
Hashtag: #RW31SCRIPT
You may download a calendar here or here to track your progress.
Join the conversation in Comments here, Twitter, and the Zero Draft Facebook Group (over 500 members) for a chance to win a daily prize: The Hecht Award!
Today’s Writing Quote
If it should occur to you to cut,
do so.
That’s the first basic rule of editing.
— Paddy Chayefsky
Sometimes less is more. Ask yourself about any scene, any line.
Is it essential?
Is it efficient?
Is it entertaining?
If not, you could make a good case to cut it.
Today’s Inspirational Videos
I’m sure you’ve seen these videos of Matt Harding: The Dancing Guy.
In 2005, he went around the world and filmed himself dancing badly in a lot of places.
But the thing grew where he started dancing with groups of people from multiple countries
He has a message. The world is much safer than you’d think. People are people. Everywhere
Matt is telling a story with each of his videos. And he’s going out again in 2016.
Matt inspires me to share stories which point out our shared humanity.
If you have a writing quote appropriate for the Re-Write-O-Rama challenge, post to Comments here, Twitter (#RW31SCRIPT), or in the Zero Draft Facebook Group.
If you have a video to inspire or perhaps give us a laugh, same thing.
But here’s the biggie: Let’s support each other!
How many pages did you rewrite in the last 24 hours? How are you feeling about your story? Are you loving or hating your rewriting process? Did you have a good day or a bad day? Do you have any questions about your writing process? Ready to give a virtual hug… or maybe you need one.
Use Go Into The Story, Twitter, or Facebook to bolster your creative efforts. And remember: Every day I’ll be handing out the coveted Hecht Award to the best Comment, Tweet, or Facebook post.
Hopefully we’ll get a lot of great photoshops like we did with the Zero Draft Thirty Challenge.
Finally each day in January, I’ll be dishing out a special batch of Re-Write-O-Rama flavored creative juju for everyone who posts.
Nothing else to say. Just. Rewrite.
Onward!
UPDATE: Shared in the Facebook group by Marija ScriptZombi:
Passion makes us fearless. That’s the spirit of the Zero Draft / Re-Write-O-Rama approach. Perfectionism engenders fear. Passion engenders productivity.
Thanks for that inspiration, Marija. For that, you are today’s recipient of the revered Hecht Award!
People, follow your passion into and through your Story!
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