2019 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 4

One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.

Zero Draft Thirty: Day 4.

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!

For everything you need to know to join, click here.

On Twitter, use this hashtag: #ZD30SCRIPT.

Zero Draft Thirty Facebook Group: Here. 3,500+ members strong.

Today’s Writing Quote

“Beyond persistence, the only advice I ever give to young filmmakers is, don’t be shy in the way you tell a story. Be bold.”

— Danny Boyle

Today’s Inspirational Video

That’s what we need today: A great sports speech!

Zero Draft Thirty: Day 1
Zero Draft Thirty: Day 2
Zero Draft Thirty: Day 3

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: Maria Winfield. Over at the Zero Draft Thirty Facebook group, she posted this:

Day 1 in the books! It was tough. I’m fortunate that muse consistently shows up. But today, oh today. She hid from me all day long. I finally took Scott Myers post to heart and made myself just show up, show up, show up. Writing wants to meet you writing. I wrote six pages and even solved a problem. 🎉💝🤸🏾‍♀️

And included this:

Why not more inspiration from Neil Gaiman?

Therefore, the recipient of today’s Ben Hecht Award is Maria Winfield!

Congratulations, Maria! And a hearty shout out to each and every one of you who has taken up the challenge. Continue to pound out pages. One. Word. After. Another.

For more information on Ben Hecht, go here.

For background on how the Zero Draft Challenge came into being and what it is, go here, here, and here.

Now all you Zeronauts, Scamperers, Word Warriors, and Outlaws… saddle on up with some vowels and consonants… and put down some good words!

Onward!