2021 Zero Draft Thirty September Challenge: Day 3
One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
Zero Draft Thirty: Day 3.
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
“It’s really important to start off well. If you grab people early in a script, they’re going to keep reading.”
— Carter Blanchard
Today’s Inspirational Video
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard of Nandi Bushell, a very young drummer who challenged Dave Grohl, he of Nirvana and The Foo Fighters, to a drum-off.
Well, recently this happened…
How great is that? Talk about a creative person following their bliss… learning the craft… acting upon it… and leading to a transcendent moment.
Inspirational as all get-out!
Today’s Anita Loos Award winner: Jalissa Cruz!
That’s the spirit. Vomit draft. Muscle draft. Zero draft. Sure, it may be the opposite way you normally work, but you know what?
WHY THE HELL NOT?!?!
You may very well discover magic in the process! The experience may open you up to an embrace of spontaneity and living with your characters in the moment which could enliven your writing from here on out.
It’s fun to shake things up!
For that inspiration, today’s Anita Loos Award goes to Jalissa Cruz!
Want to win an Anita Loos Award? Post something inspirational. Here, Twitter (#ZD30SCRIPT), the Zero Draft Thirty Facebook group… aspire to inspire!
For more information on Anita Loos, one of the earliest and most influential screenwriters in Hollywood, go here.
Zero Draft Thirty: Day 1
Zero Draft Thirty: Day 2
For background on how the Zero Draft Challenge came into being and what it is, go here, here, and here.
Just write… and see where your words take you!