2019 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 18
One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Zero Draft Thirty: Day 18.
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
“The secret to screenwriting is short sentences, small words, and BIG pictures.”
— William Kelley
Today’s Inspirational Video
Out of the mouths of babes and infants…
Today’s Loos Award winner: Cindi Woods.
From her post at the Zero Draft Thirty Facebook group site:
I had to do another gut check this week regarding my writing and what I hope to get out of it.
As far as “making it” as a screenwriter, the odds are not stacked in my favor: I don’t live in L.A; I’m 58; I’m a woman; I have no representation.
But here’s what I can control: Sit my butt in the chair to write and rewrite…and rewrite…; Submit my work to places like The Black List, Nicholl Fellowship, Austin Film Fest; Learn from notes and improve; Keep creating new stories.
So this is where I’ve landed — If my screenplays never see the inside of a theatre, it’s okay. There are characters and stories running around in the creative universe that exist now because I wrote them…and that brings me joy! Whatever your motivation today, keep writing! #ZD30 #amwriting
The odds are long, no doubt. But I’m living proof an outsider — with no film school experience — can write a spec script, breaking into the business, and build a career. So yes, I’m telling you… there’s a chance.
But as always, write because you LOVE it. Allow the writing to be fulfilling in and of itself. And if success comes your way, excellent.
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Speaking of wisdom… because of her post, Cindi Woods is today’s recipient of the Anita Loos Award!
Onward!