Zero Draft Thirty: Day 19
Zero Draft Thirty: Day 19.
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
“Best advice on writing I’ve ever received: Finish.”
— Peter Mayle
Today’s Inspirational Image
I absolutely love this photograph. That road? It’s each day as we face the task of writing the next set of pages. That girl? That’s us. It’s a long damn way to THE END. We may seem small in the face of this monumental task, but we clamp our hands to our waist, set our chin, then take that first step as our fingers hit the keyboard.
And the reality is, every tiny step we take forward puts us closer to our goal.
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: More photoshop goodness to inspire us!
This comes courtesy of Ricardo Bravo with an honorable mention for the rules quote via R.M. Elliot. It’s part of… I guess you could call it a tradition-in-the-making relative to the ZDT Challenge. Several references have emerged about what to call participants: Scamperers. Zeronauts. And now this: Outlaws.
By way of background, I encourage you to read my 15 part series: So-Called Screenwriting Rules. There are Conventions. Patterns. Expectations. But there are no rules!
In that spirit, I am happy to announce Ricardo Bravo is today’s recipient of the hallowed Trumbo Award!
Onward!
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