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I’m Not Sure What Will Happen…I Just Know Something Will

I’ve begun writing this post probably 5 times in the last week. I’ve started and then stopped and then deleted and started again. I’ve written it in my head even more times. I’m not sure why it is so difficult for me. Perhaps it is because I am basing an entire years worth of writing [...]

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It’s Never Too Late to Try Your Hardest

This is the 10th blog post in my screenwriting series, it all started here Day 21 – 19,092 words down  I’m packing for the Sundance Film Festival! I can imagine I’d be feeling pretty disappointed in myself if I hadn’t taken on this challenge and I was going back to Sundance having not accomplished much of [...]

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The Unbearable Heaviness of Editing

This is the 9th blog post in my screenwriting series, it all started here  Day 20 -  I printed out the screenplay yesterday.  I took a picture and texted it to my sister and a couple of friends.  It felt pretty cool.  Scary – but cool. They all asked to read it.  I told them I [...]

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The End – Roll Credits?

This is the 8th blog post in my screenwriting series, it all started here Day 19 -  I finished the first draft!!!! I am printing it out as we speak, er, as I write this!  It’s short in the word count department, but the beginning and the end of my story met in the middle and [...]

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Procrastination

This is the 7th blog post in my screenwriting series, it all started here Day 18 -  Wednesday 9:32am I’m having trouble getting moving on the screenplay this morning.  Usually I’m done or almost done by now.  I haven’t even opened Final Draft yet.  I don’t want to. Why?  Don’t feel like it.  It’s snowing outside [...]

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