I started mapping out my script for Script Frenzy last night. I'm going for a romantic comedy. A pretty standard storyline inspired by Northanger Abbey. It's basically how a girl has hit bottom and is working her way back up, but her imagination gets the best of her and puts her in some awkward situations.
The Frenzy starts on April 1st. To keep up, you're supposed to write 3.5 pages of script a day. Whew! That sounds like a lot! Before it starts, I'm going to map out a more detailed plan. Hopefully having a goal in mind will make it easier.
I'll let you know how I'm keeping up with it.
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Monday, March 22, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Tools of the Trade
In my daily search for ways to procrastinate actually writing, I came across a few tools that I wanted to share with you.
First up is a short and sweet article from Writer's Digest about how to make your novel one that keeps readers turning those pages. There's nothing groundbreaking here, but it's nice to have all these great tips in one place.
"How to Make your Novel a Page Turner"
Second is a website that could be helpful to you, or open the doors on some really strange people. Meetup.com is exactly what it sounds like. This is an area for people to post their interests and find others in their area. The purpose of the site is to actually meet these people face to face. I found a local writer's group that I think fits my needs. I'll fill you in on how the meetings go (they only meet once a month).
Last is a program that I heard about last year, but never really worked with. yWriter5 is a program designed to help you keep track of all those nit picky details that come with writing a novel. It's actually meant to be the only word processing, outlining, searching, and storymappying tool you'll need. It has a lot of cool features that I'm looking forward to exploring. Oh, and it's FREE.
yWriter5
First up is a short and sweet article from Writer's Digest about how to make your novel one that keeps readers turning those pages. There's nothing groundbreaking here, but it's nice to have all these great tips in one place.
"How to Make your Novel a Page Turner"
Second is a website that could be helpful to you, or open the doors on some really strange people. Meetup.com is exactly what it sounds like. This is an area for people to post their interests and find others in their area. The purpose of the site is to actually meet these people face to face. I found a local writer's group that I think fits my needs. I'll fill you in on how the meetings go (they only meet once a month).
Last is a program that I heard about last year, but never really worked with. yWriter5 is a program designed to help you keep track of all those nit picky details that come with writing a novel. It's actually meant to be the only word processing, outlining, searching, and storymappying tool you'll need. It has a lot of cool features that I'm looking forward to exploring. Oh, and it's FREE.
yWriter5
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