2018 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 26
One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Zero Draft Thirty: Day 26.
Write an entire draft of a script in September — 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!
September 1: You type FADE IN / “Once upon a time…”
September 30: You type FADE OUT / “…They all lived happily ever after.”
It’s free! It’s fun! It’s Fade In to Fade Out!
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On Twitter, use this hashtag: #ZD30SCRIPT.
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Today’s Writing Quote
“Each writer starts differently, but the only valid way is start with character. Character IS plot. Character IS story.”
— Eleanor Perry
Today’s Inspirational Video
Campbell said: “Follow your bliss. The bliss is the message of God to yourself. That’s where your life is”. As writers, we follow our bliss every time we sit down to engage our stories. In that enthusiasm, we come alive.
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Each day this month, I’ll post a Zero Draft Thirty Challenge post here at Go Into The Story. And as I’ve done with every past Challenge, I will hand out an award for a notable Tweet, Facebook post, or comment here on the blog. This cycle, the winner will receive the vaunted Anita Loos Award!
Today’s Anita Loos Award winner: Alexis Howell-Jones.
Over at the Zero Draft Thirty Facebook group, Alexi posted this:
85 pages later…
(But I’m not happy with just getting to end of my zero draft, I want you guys up there with me. How’s it going? What you facing? PS YOU GOT THIS)
And this:
That is Miguel Herrera, soccer coach from Mexico… well… celebrating. And hey, when you reach FADE OUT, no matter how raw your zero draft is, you should freakin’ celebrate.
You know how they say, “Dance like no one is watching.” Alexi reminds us to celebrate like no one is watching when we hit our Zero Draft Thirty Challenge goal.
For that piece of inspiration, the recipient of today’s Anita Loos Award is Alexis Howell-Jones.
Congratulations, Alexi!
For more on screenwriter Anita Loos, go here.
For background on how the Zero Draft Challenge came into being and what it is, go here, here, and here.
Now Zeronauts, Scampers, Word Warriors, and Outlaws…
GO WRITE!