2020 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 16

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

Zero Draft Thirty: Day 16.

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.

Today’s Writing Quote

“What does this character want and more importantly why do they want it? Those are what I look at as I’m writing dialogue.”

— Brad Ingelsby

Today’s Inspirational Video

Yes, that’s right. Freakin’ bagpipes to get you freakin’ motivated!

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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 Frances Marion Award!

Today’s Frances Marion Award winner: Brenda Ryan.

At the Zero Draft Thirty Facebook group, Brenda posted this:

Started ZD30, and life tosses a curve ball…

So… digging deep…

“When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there.” Zig Ziglar

Final Draft or Bust!

Real life has the way of messing with our creative life. Don’t change your goal — in the case of the Zero Draft Thirty Challenge, get to Fade Out — change your approach to reaching the goal. For that insight, the recipient of today’s Frances Marion Award is Brenda Ryan!

You, too, can be a recipient of an award. Just offer some insight, humor, or something which catches my eye, either here, the Facebook group, or on Twitter (#ZD30SCRIPT).

For more information on Frances Marion, one of the earliest and most influential screenwriters in Hollywood, 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…

If you’ve hit an impasse or life has gotten in the way, keep your goal in sight… and seek a different path to get to where you need to get.