2019 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 17
One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Zero Draft Thirty: Day 17.
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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Today’s Writing Quote
“Writing is the best gig in the whole business, as far as I’m concerned. You just sit down and make shit up.”
— Robert Mark Kamen
Today’s Inspirational Video
This is the famous concert at the 1966 Newport Folk Festival in which Dylan made the break from his days as a folk singer. Purists were outraged, but Dylan needed to follow his creative instinct. And the rest, as they say, is history.
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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 inaugural Ben Hecht Award!
Today’s Ben Hecht Award winner: Jonathan Champ.
Jonathon has been tweeting in the same thread pretty much every day during the Challenge, noting his progress and struggles. The point he makes here is a big one: Do NOT start a new project until you finish this one. For that wisdom, the recipient of today’s Ben Hecht Award is Jonathan Champ!
Congratulations, Jonathon!
Remember that mantra: The only way out is through!
Onward!