2019 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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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 inaugural Ben Hecht Award!
Today’s Ben Hecht Award winner: Aideen McCarthy for posting this in the Zero Draft Thirty Facebook group.
Aideen wrote this:
“I was watching tv last night and someone mentioned this sports quote from Wayne Gretzky, a former hockey player. Now I know we’re writing screenplays and not playing hockey, but it made me think, if I don’t finish my script, there is 100% chance that the film will not get made, but if I at least finish my script I give myself a chance at least of it making it to the big screen. So keep writing fellow zeronauts — take your shot!”
For that wonderful observation, the recipient of today’s Ben Hecht Award is Aideen McCarthy!
Congratulations, Aideen!
Keep pushing, people! We now less than a week away from the end of The Challenge. Redouble your energy. You can DO this!
Onward!