Zero Draft Thirty: Day 5
Zero Draft Thirty: Day 5.
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
“This business of becoming conscious,
of being a writer,
is ultimately about asking yourself,
How alive am I willing to be?”
— Anne Lamott
Today’s Inspirational Video
When we write, some days we fall down. A scene doesn’t work. A character feels flat. Dialogue sounds stilted. Then there are days we do not produce any pages.
What do we do when we fall down? We get up just like Heather Dorniden in the video above… we put it into fifth gear… and we kick ass!
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.
Onward!
UPDATE: If you doubt you’re making progress, here’s a visual reminder attesting to that fact. It’s a screen shot tweeted by R.A. Johnson (@rojomayne):
See that! That was Day 2. Today is Day 5. Lemme grab my calculator here… just a sec… that would be 3 whole days difference between Day 2 and Day 5. So that’s progress!
[under his breath] Assuming you’ve been writing.
[clears throat]
Anyway today’s magnificent Trumbo Award goes to R.A. Johnson. Congratulations!
Mount your Nouns! Lash your Verbs! Ever onward, Scribes!
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