Zero Draft Thirty: Day 18
Zero Draft Thirty: Day 18.
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.
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Today’s Writing Quote
I reached out to several screenwriters whose scripts have been selected for the annual Black List, asking them this: What do you focus on when writing a first draft? Here are some thoughts from Stephany Folsom (Black List 2013):
The 1st draft is a leap of faith.
You have to jump in and write the good, the bad and the ugly
before you can find the heart of your story.
— Stephany Folsom
Today’s Inspirational Visual
Something a bit different today. Not a video, but a visual:
Doesn’t get much more inspirational than that: Calendar marked with daily progress and the words THE END noted there. Congrats to R.A.! I encourage any and all of you to send me an email, post here, Tweet, Instagram, or the ZDT Facebook group when you finish your draft.
That’s right, when, not if. Have confidence, Zeronauts! Keep knocking off those daily page counts.
You’ll finish this draft!
If you have a writing quote appropriate for pounding out a zero draft, post to Comments, Twitter, or Facebook.
If you have a video to inspire or perhaps give us a laugh, post to Comments, Twitter, or Facebook.
But here’s the biggie: Head to Comments, Twitter, and Facebook 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, Twitter, Facebook. 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, Tweet, Photoshop, anything you come up with to get our collective juices going.
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.
UPDATE: We are here not only to honor today’s Trumbo Award winner, we also give a hat tip to arguably the most famous split infinitive in TV and film history!
That’s right, friends. We are not alone in this Challenge. We have Captain James Tiberius Kirk alongside us to guide our way through our story’s universe. By virtue of this development, I am proud to present today’s esteemed Trumbo Award to the progenitor of the above image: Richard Varma!
Onward!
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