Check out this awesome pep talk from Script Frenzy's Program Director Jen Arzt. If this doesn't inspire you, not sure what will!
Dear Scriptwriter,
Welcome to the halfway mark!
There are so many pages being logged on the website. Cumulatively they must stretch around the world ten times by now. And all those pages represent hours and hours of time that we've all found to write. Congratulations to everyone!
It is uber-cool to think about all the time that has been carved out to write by everyone, though that really isn't the point of your Script Frenzy 100 pages, is it? The point is the time that you've carved out to write your 100 pages. If you're anything like me, you might be seeing page counts that put yours to shame. And that means the amount of time that we're writing isn't enough. Yet.
There is something undeniable about the rush of the first week. I write every day and all is well and right with the world. Then in week two, I stall. There is no good reason why. Something comes up and I can't get to writing one night, then another night. Then I'm 15 pages behind and week two is no longer in front of me, but behind me. (There might be a scientific reason or mathematical theorem that explains this pattern, but I don't know what it is.)
If you're in my boat, or in a boat near mine, I'm here to say that we are still in the race to 100 pages!
Here's how it'll go:
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Panic. April 30 is just around the corner and there is no reliable way to stop time. The days ahead will zip by. It is up to you, and only you, to make them count.
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Stop panicking. All over the Script Frenzy website people are posting 10-plus pages a day. These are real page-counts. You CAN do that, too.
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Recalculate how many pages you need to write a day. (3.33 was the daily page goal if you were writing everyday. Mine now is 4.6.) Let's just say you haven't written a single page yet. You need to average 6.66 pages a day. That's all. This isn't over for anyone!
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Whatever plans you have for Saturday afternoon and Sunday night, cancel them. Those are your writing times. Go on. I'll wait. Reschedule your bike ride and tell your mom you won't be at Sunday dinner. If anyone gives you any grief, please give them the office phone number. I'll talk to them. (Also, take a look at Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning. I bet you can move a lunch date to May, and have take-out instead of making dinner a few nights this week.)
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Do one thing to change up your writing space. You're going to be spending a good deal of time there, so enjoy it! Don't go overboard. This isn't rearrange-and-organize-your-desk month; just take a few minutes to find one thing that spices up your space. (I just got ten tulips.)
This is the time to decide if you're in or out. Script Frenzy is far from over. There is plenty of time to get to it and bash out 100 pages.
I know you can get to the end! You've got to go for it. And go for it now.
Good luck, writer!
Jen
Program Director
Pepped and ready to write,
Tavia
