2018 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 11
One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Zero Draft Thirty: Day 11.
Write an entire draft of a script in March — FADE IN. FADE OUT. Or any sort of creative goal you have in front of you.
Feature length movie screenplay. Original TV pilot. Rewrite a current project. Break a story in prep. Generate a month’s worth of story concepts.
Whatever you feel will ratchet your creative ambitions into overdrive…
DO THAT!
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Today’s Writing Quote
“I don’t believe in rules for writing screenplays. What that gives you is formula, and the result will be formulaic.”
— Christopher Hampton
Today’s Inspirational Video
Some instant art on the sidewalks of NYC.
I can’t draw worth a lick let alone paint, so I’m always amazed by visual artists. Fortunately, I can write!
HOW ABOUT YOU?!!!
Today’s Loos Award winner: Steven Dudley.
I moderated a panel at the 2017 Austin Film Festival in which Dana was a participant. She’s a total delight as well as a talented writer whose credits include The Wedding Date, What Happens in Vegas, and the television comedy series Ben and Kate.
Perfectionism can crush creativity. The Zero Draft Thirty Challenge is a direct assault on perfectionism.
For this bit of insight and inspiration, today’s recipient of the Anita Loos Award is Steven Dudley!
Go fight perfectionism by writing the next scene in your script project.