National Novel Writing Month is over, and 2010 is upon us. When I look forward to 2010, I get super excited as I think about all the creative projects ahead of us.
Especially this coming Script Frenzy!
Script Frenzy might not be as big or established as National Novel Writing Month, but it has a fresh and lively spunk and is making it's own way in the world of crazy month-long writing events.
This year, we're expecting more young scriptwriters than ever before. I'm already plotting and planning for my yoga murder mystery. Or perhaps my sci-fi musical. Or my geek romance. So many choices!
While you're brainstorming your script ideas over the holidays, I encourage you to start a Scriptwriting Boot Camp. And to read through all our other great writer's resources.
Have a great holiday!
See you in April,
Tavia
SF YWP Program Director
Being a Professional Writer and the Power of Rewrite
By Beth Brandon
Congratulations! You finished a draft! This is something to be very proud/excited/anxious/elated/thrilled/terrified about. By finishing this draft you have single handedly pushed yourself above the ranks of those who could not finish a draft. Take a deep breath. Pat your back. Or have someone pat it for you. There are far less of us who finish. Trust me. (Go check out the stats on the Script Frenzy website. I’ll wait.)
So. Now what? Where do you go from here?
Let’s face it first drafts are notoriously awful. Everyone writes bad first drafts. Even Paul Haggis and Diablo Cody (although I’ve never actually read a first draft of either of theirs, but I imagine they’re just like the rest of us.)
You Wrote a Script! Now What?
So you've completed a script, and now it's time to ease yourself back into the "real world." A world without acts, scenes, sound effects, or well-planned dialogue. A world where you are expected to balance school work, family time, and your social life. One where you can no longer use the excuse: "Sorry, busy writing my script."
After you’ve learned to refrain from blurting out one-liners in the cafeteria and stopped referring to strangers as extras, check out the You Wrote a Script! Now What? page.
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