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How *NOT* to write a script in 30 days (Script Frenzy Fail)

by Hillary DePiano | Apr 15, 2010 | Living the Writing Life, Playwriting and Theatre

If you have already failed out of this year’s Script Frenzy or have just had an epic fail in year’s past, you’ll love this hilarious day by day breakdown of trying to write a script in a month. One thing I do want to point out, though, is that as...

Reality check: What's making a movie really like? Guest post from Amy Leigh McCorkle

by Hillary DePiano | Apr 9, 2010 | Playwriting and Theatre

While you are all working away diligently on your Script Frenzy scripts, I wanted to get you a little inspiration from the front lines, so I turned to Amy Leigh McCorkle, independent filmmaker and Script Frenzy participant, to give you her behind the scenes thoughts...
Script Frenzy: Waging Page Wars, Speeding Through Word Sprints

Script Frenzy: Waging Page Wars, Speeding Through Word Sprints

by Hillary DePiano | Apr 1, 2010 | Living the Writing Life, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), Playwriting and Theatre

Anyone who has ever done NaNoWriMo knows how much fun Word Wars can be. But what’s the Script Frenzy equivalent of a Word War if we are counting pages? Some people still like to do word wars, even though we are counting pages for Script Frenzy. Simply put, a...
5 productive writing things to do while waiting for Script Frenzy to start

5 productive writing things to do while waiting for Script Frenzy to start

by Hillary DePiano | Mar 31, 2010 | Living the Writing Life, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), Playwriting and Theatre

There are only a few hours until Script Frenzy starts but instead of sitting here chomping at the bit like a lunatic, here are five useful things you can do in this time before you are allowed to start writing. Pick out character names. Remember how I said not to...

Script Frenzy tips: Don't forget to have fun!

by Hillary DePiano | Mar 31, 2010 | Living the Writing Life, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), Playwriting and Theatre

So, you’re thinking about writing a script in a month as part of the month long Script Frenzy (Screnzy) challenge? This sister event from the people behind NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) gives you the chance to challenge yourself to write a 100 page...

Screnzy tips: Write what you like, not just what you know

by Hillary DePiano | Mar 30, 2010 | Living the Writing Life, NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month), Playwriting and Theatre

So, you’re thinking about writing a script in a month as part of the month long Script Frenzy (Screnzy) challenge? This sister event from the people behind NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) gives you the chance to challenge yourself to write a 100 page...
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