April 2012
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Script Frenzy ends tonight! What to do if you... →
To everyone who has already crossed the finish line by writing the 100th page on their scripts, I offer a hearty congratulations!
But if your page count is still a little bit less than 100 pages, you shouldn’t feel left out. There are still many hours left in the contest, plenty of time to add some more pages to your count. But even if you are at page 1, you definitely don’t want to quit today,...
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“If you tell the reader that Bull Beezley is a brutal-faced, loose-lipped bully,...”
– Fred East
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Script Frenzy-Hero
The following blog post is by ME (aka Hillary from Screnzy Pages)
lettersandlight:
Hillary, Script Frenzy ML for New Jersey here. OLL asked me to stop by and talk a little about why my area is so much cooler than… er… I mean, to talk about some of the things we’ve been doing here in the Garden State to keep the Screnzy magic alive throughout the whole month.
Script Frenzy is such a newer...
I DID IT!
idontwanttofitin:
Time To Party! (join the party everyone, if you already finished or are about to finish or even if you tried because I think anyone that even tries is a winner!)
caramella-barlow asked: What if I'm handwriting the script? How do I validate then?
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Script Frenzy Meltdown: WINNER! →
what-am-i-writting:
Script Count: 100+
Mood: UWRHKAEW HELL YEA
Isn’t that the truth.
As of today, April 27th, 12:20am I have officially crossed the 100 page line, hence fourth ending that awkward moment and turning it into sheer VICTORY!!!
The month has been hard, I’m not going to lie. There had been several times where I just sat there, starring at my screen being like “What the shit...
“Don’t leave your hero alone very long. Have at least two characters on stage...”
– Samuel Mines
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Tips for Script Frenzy Winner verification →
If you are new to Screnzy, you may not realize that verifying yourself as a winner isn’t as simple as just changing your word count to over 100 pages in the little update window. While your bar will change colors automatically when you pass 100 words, you won’t get the official winner goodies and the little winner status bar until you go through the verification process.
How to verify your Script...
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“It’s like making a movie: All sorts of accidental things will happen after...”
– —Kurt Vonnegut, November 1985
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How Can I Recharge My Depleted Motivation? →
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“You made writing a priority in your life because you had a story to tell, and...”
– Sandra Salas
Screenwriting Tip #969
screenwritingtips:
Don’t fall too far down the rabbit-hole of your own script. If you’re the only person on Earth who could possibly find this scene funny/thrilling/emotional, then you need to broaden its appeal.
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The Only Way Out, Is Through | Script Whisperer →
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Advice on catching up on your Script Frenzy if... →
what-am-i-writting:
The further you fall behind, the more doting the task will start to seem. The normal page count for a day is about three to four, and that seems manageable! But you miss a day and three becomes six then nine and it just grows bigger and bigger with each day when you let laziness take you over. And after a while, you believe you are to far behind to catch up.
But, you need to...
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“Here are the danger signals. Any time two characters are talking about a third,...”
– David Mamet
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NaNoWriMo vs Script Frenzy. Which writers are... →
wordscount:
The answer may surprise you…
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“I don’t have time!” Said it before, will say it again: I am afforded the same 24...”
– 25 Lies Writers Tell (And Start To Believe)
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“No, your work will probably never be as good in reality, for you, as the perfect...”
– Neil Gaiman (via wordscount)
“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours...”
– H. Jackson Brown Jr. (via misswallflower)
pope-john-paul-george-and-ringo:
the way script frenzy italicizes usernames makes the welcome page so scathingly sarcastic
“We all get that feeling like every thing’s been done before but here’s the...”
– Hillary DePiano (via wordscount)
Watchwordscount:
A story should be connected by “therefor” or “but” and never “and then…”
(via Matt Stone and Trey Parker Crash an NYU Writing Class Video)
“There is no one in a creative industry who has a shortage of ideas. We all have...”
– celtx (via wordscount)
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Want to see Seminar on Broadway for free just for... →
Want to see Seminar on Broadway starring Jeff Goldblum, Justin Long, Jerry O’Connell, Zoe Lister-Jones & Hettienne Park for free? It’s a new comedy about writing your first novel making it the perfect show for a writer like you!
Click here for details on how you can snag a free pair of tickets just for supporting NaNoWriMo, Camp NaNoWriMo or Script Frenzy.
From the official...
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The Writer's Wellspring: “Failure is Always an... →
wordscount:
Love this post about writing, fear and failure.
Tips for choosing character names from Writer's... →
wordscount:
Ways to Avoid Picking the Wrong Character Names
One common writing mistake is choosing character names that don’t fit their personality or traits. Make sure each name you choose fits the character, i.e., a seductress should have a name that draws a reader in. Here are more “do not” tips when…
“Repeat after me: “I will write it now. I will fix it later.”
– Screen Writing Tips
Script Frenzy?
clairabel:
Four days in.
Am I too late to join in?
Definitely not!
Is anyone else getting started a little late?
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screenwritingtips:
You don’t need to write every day. Don’t beat yourself up because of some arbitrary schedule. What you need is to finish the draft. If that means a three-day writing frenzy followed by a week of non-writing recovery, then so be it.
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Daniel Dalton: Script Frenzy: Cut The Bullshit &... →
wordsbydan:
Script Frenzy is an annual script writing event in which you have 30 days to write a 100 page script. Sound like your sort of challenge? It’s not too late to take part, you can sign up here.
If it sounds daunting it needn’t be. Writing is fun, and writing ridiculously quickly is a fucking riot - both in terms of amusement and property damage.
If you’ve never written a screenplay...
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Reads & Writes: Tomorrow! -A Script Frenzy Pep... →
mudhareadsandwrites:
It begins! Script Frenzy will start in less than 24 hours!
(pause for panic)
Ok ok ok. You’re going to be fine. Breathe. Take a step back. You are much more prepared for this than you know. You can get through it, I promise. The next 30 days will be an intense flurry of attempting to get out…
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My motto for the next month shall be: What is...
shewasabadgirl:
Dear Me:
Please do not judge or resist or criticise anything I’m about to write. However ridiculous or stupid or cliché it should be. Or else I’ll never finish.
Amen
