Zero Draft Thirty: Day 1

Zero Draft Thirty: Day 1.

November 1: Type FADE IN / The Beginning.
November 30: Type FADE OUT / The End.

30 days. 1 script. Movie script. TV script. First draft. Rewrite. Whatever.

I’m doing it. You’re invited.

To learn everything you need to know about the ZDT Challenge, go here.

To download your very own Zero Draft Thirty calendars to track your progress, go here and here.

On Twitter, use this hashtag: #ZD30SCRIPT.

Join the conversation in Comments and Twitter for a chance to win The Trumbo Award!

Today’s Writing Quote

“When I get bogged down I say ‘No attachment to outcome.’
Don’t worry about what’s going to happen to this.
Just write the next word.”

— Anna Hamilton Phelan (Mask, Gorillas in the Mist)

Hat Tip: Mark Hoffe

I wrote a post about this very subject: Set aside your attachments.

Today’s Inspirational Video

Hat Tip: Barbara Stepansky

If you have a writing quote appropriate for pounding out a zero draft, post to Comments or Twitter.

If you have a video to inspire or perhaps give us a laugh, post to Comments or Twitter.

But here’s the biggie: Head to Comments and Twitter to support each other!

How many pages did you write in the last 24 hours? Or if you’re prepping the story, what did you work on? How are you feeling about your story? Are you loving or hating your writing 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.

Comments and/or Twitter. That’s where the Zero Draft Thirty community gathers. Remember: Every day I’ll be handing out the coveted Trumbo Award to the best Comment or Tweet.

And each day in November, I’ll be dishing out a special batch of ZDT-flavored creative juju for everyone who posts.

Nothing else to say. Just. Write.

Onward!

UPDATE: Wow, a ton of action today here on the blog on several different ZDT threads and on Twitter using the hashtag #ZD30SCRIPT. Go here and check out the conversation.

Wanted to remind you to consider using a script diary. I have found it to be hugely helpful in my own writing process. I blogged about it here.

I was going to wait until tomorrow to serve up the first Trumbo Award, but we have a clear winner already today. Check this out:

Elisabeth, congratulations! Due to your creative inspiration and photoshop skills, you are today’s Trumbo Award winner!

For all you Night Writers, I’ll be up late working, so I’ll be sure to check out Comments here and Twitter. As the man above says, “JUST DO IT!”

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