Somewhere along the way, I got it drilled into my head that there’s no motivation like accountability. For the next 30-odd days, this blog will be publicly documenting (to my shame or glory) my first attempt at Script Frenzy.
100 pages. 30 days.
I’ve never attempted to write a screenplay before. It’s a format entirely alien to me, making this endeavor somewhat like a blind man jumping into the Tour de France.
I doubt my stamina. I doubt my capability. But hot damn, maybe if I grip the bars and pedal hard I’ll get to the finish line. The helpful shouts of spectators and fellow participants will, I hope, prevent me from pedaling myself off of a cliff.
Besides inexperience and ignorance, I have a few items in my Inventory to aid me during this quest.
My armaments:
A 2-year-old iBook G4 named Farinelli
A program called Scrivener
A vague premise, sparked by this Craigslist post
A hefty dose of raw enthusiasm
It begins.
[Music]: Premonition of Pain – 3 Inches of Blood
Pedal like you’ve got ET in your basket, Mar.
If I can do Screnzy with only 10 days available to me to write it, then I have no doubt that you can do it as well. I won’t back out so long as you keep pumping out the pages. Just repeat my mantra…
This Script is crap,
This Script does suck,
This Script will only be useful as kindling,
But this script will be written,
It must be written.
It helps to get me going.
Cheers
Now I’ll feel miserable if I fail and you succeed! It’d be like losing a sprint to a guy on crutches. No idea how you’re gonna do it in 10 days, unless those days are caffeine-filled and utterly unbooked.
Best of luck, man!