2025 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge: Day 12
One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
One month. FADE IN to FADE OUT. Creativity meets Productivity.
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!
As for me, I will spend the month rewriting a feature film comedy spec script. I’m spending most of the month working out my revision plan, then heading off for an extended writer’s retreat to knock out this draft.
If you join the Challenge, I will be right there with you writing each and every day in March! Let’s do this together!
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Today’s Writing Quote
“At the top of my computer in big, bold letters, it says, ‘What is the simple emotional journey?’ I look at that all the time.”
— Billy Ray
Today’s Inspirational Video
Kid President laying down a pep talk for us!
Today’s Daily Dialogue Inspiration
I have dedicated the 2025 Zero Draft Thirty March Challenge to memorable movie dialogue. Today: The King’s Speech.
Today, why don’t you claim that as your writing mantra? Say it aloud!
I HAVE A VOICE!
A voice from your mouth …
Also a voice from your fingers on a keyboard.
Today, embrace your voice. Give expression to your voice …
In your writing.
Today’s Dalton Trumbo Award winner: Daniel Vargas.
Over at the Zero Draft Thirty Facebook group, Daniel posted this back on Day One:
Here we are 10 days later and I’m reaching out to Daniel. Are you still with us? I’ve got some motivation for you. This!
Congratulations, Daniel! Let us know how things are going!
To learn more about Dalton Trumbo and his fascinating career as a screenwriter, go here.
For your chance to win the Dalton Trumbo Award, post something inspiring, here on the blog or the Facebook group.
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Now Zeronauts …
You have a voice.
Write today …
And give expression to your voice!