2021 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 14

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

Zero Draft Thirty: Day 14.

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

“Reprogram your brain so THE END isn’t a giant finish line. You got pages done today. You’ll do more tomorrow.”

— Eric Heisserer

Today’s Inspirational Video

The soundtrack to The Shawshank Redemption is one of my go-to pieces of music for inspiration. And the composition “The Shawshank Redemption” which accompanies Andy’s escape from prison is one of my very favorites. In fact, I have a CD of the soundtrack autographed by its composer Thomas Newman.

Here is the scene in the movie:

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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 Anita Loos Award!

Today’s Anita Loos Award winner: Crystal Brooks.

Over at the Zero Draft Thirty Facebook group, Crystal posted this:

That reminds me of the old joke about a writer doing the same thing: Put a pad of paper and pen on his nightstand to write down any great ideas he might have in the middle of the night. Sure enough, the very first night, he jolts awake, jots down a killer idea, then falls asleep content in the knowledge he’ll wake up to a million dollar story concept. When he wakes up in the morning, he grabs up his notepad and reads this:

“Boy meets girl.”

For that bit of humor, today’s recipient of the Anita Loos Award is Crystal Brooks.

I hope YOU have a great story idea… and when you do, you have the good sense to write it down!

Now go write THIS story you’re working on in the #ZD30SCRIPT Challenge!