Anyone doing ScrpitFrenzy? http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725 Horselover150 So, I'm not planning on doing ScriptFrenzy because I'll be in transit during the month of April as we move back to America from Japan and then as we bee-bop around America as dad gets trained for his new job. Tell us if you're planning on doing ScriptFrenzy or not and why you aren't if you aren't. :) Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:36:19 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1103326 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1103326 quixotic_hope That sounds like an exciting way to spend the month of April. :) I'm planning on doing Script Frenzy. I'm trying to write a second draft of the screenplay I wrote during my first Screnzy. I'm hoping that writing it as a screenplay first will help me get the story down on paper so that when I write the novel version I can get more inside the characters' heads without having to worry about figuring out where the plot is supposed to go. Not sure how well that will work, but that's my plan. Most of my stories take place in my characters' thoughts, and I can't do that in a screenplay. I'm hoping that will help me focus. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:01:26 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1105114 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1105114 jswwrites I have it on my bookmark bar, but haven't decided. I'm joining the "60 in 60" group for 60,000 words in Feb and March (hoping to do about 90,000 for a full novel), so it will probably depend on how that goes by mid-March or so. If I get done before the end of March and can have somewhat of a break to regroup and figure out what I want to do, I'll do it. But if I am writing all the way to March 31... doubtful! Enjoy your move and your bee-bopping! Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:35:11 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1105495 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1105495 Horselover150 Thanks, I'm doing the 60 in 60 for March, too. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:24:25 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1105916 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1105916 Horselover150 Sorry, I made a mistake, February/March. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:25:10 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1105917 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1105917 Lydia_Ember Yeah, I'll do it. I may end up adapting something again this year. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:59:02 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1107537 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1107537 naturalred78 I am hoping to do it. Last year's was an epic fail so I would like to redeem myself, but I am so much more an editor when it comes to screenplays as opposed to novels. We shall see. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:20:08 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1109813 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1109813 MarthaBechtel I'm planning on doing it, but I'm not planning on winning it… This will be my first year and I figure I need some time to get my sealegs before I can really hope to win. :) My idea is to take the <a href="http://cameraangles.everydaydragons.com/" rel="nofollow">comic strip/graphic novel</a> I started in 1999, rebooted in 2009, and reboot it <em>again</em> in April (much to the annoyance of my fictives). Since it's a comedic fourth-wall breaking romp, I'm just going to hop right in and see where things lead—right now I'm planning on doing a 'choose your own adventure' type of strip so that it's something that will have a set start and end point. It's the middle I'm a little worried about… *pokes script ideas* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <a href="http://www.Martha.net" rel="nofollow">Martha.net</a> -- <a href="http://www.martha.net/category/unquiet-bones/" rel="nofollow">Unquiet Bones</a> (Writing) -- <a href="http://www.martha.net/category/custom-models-com/" rel="nofollow">Custom-Models.com</a> (Model Horses) -- <a href="http://www.martha.net/category/perish-twice/" rel="nofollow">Perish Twice</a> (Warcraft) ... because you can never have enough hobbies. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:40:20 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1110104 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1110104 Lydia_Ember Don't worry. 100 pages will fly by, especially if your panels are super descriptive. Or if you have a ton of dialogue... Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:02:17 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1112094 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1112094 Draggar I'll be doing it, I believe. Since I am now homeschooling myself, so I have tons of free time. DX I'll be revamping an ancient animal novel I wrote into an animated movie screenplay. I actually hope to animate parts of it too. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:25:58 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1116740 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1116740 RebeccaMolloy I will be doing Script Frenzy. It'll be my second year and I won in 2011 so fingers crossed I can make it a double. I'm in the middle of changing from one idea to the other after realising that the previous one just doesn't really work as a script - I can't picture it on screen like I can with the current idea which is much more straightforward in terms of the plot. I can also mentally picture a couple of the characters already which always helps! Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:36:17 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1164381 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1164381 Bookworm140 I probably will. I'm more into novels but I enjoy doing any kind of writing that stretches the mind. I've already started hanging around the site. Last year I wasn't sure about doing it then jumped in just before the start. I'll probably do the same thing this year. I just don't like blank spots on my record.... 10 11 13 would just bug me. (sighs) I'll be there. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:09:44 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1164494 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1164494 Elyndra Like I said in another thread, I'm going to try it. I have no experience with scripts whatsoever, so it's all a bit intimidating, but I like a challenge. The hardest part might be coming up with an idea. Plot bunnies attack me left and right when it comes to novels, but their script siblings seems to be a bit shy. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:39:11 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1164743 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1164743 Bookworm140 Lack of experience is no problem. Before my first Frenzy the closest thing I had to do with scripts was having read a play in high school. Back in the 1970s. I picked up the basics in a very short time, like about a half hour, and had a really good learning curve on the other things I needed to know. It's not as scary as you might think. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:05:15 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1164988 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1164988 lilyv I kind of want to try SF, but it'd be my first time and I've never written anything resembling a script before. It seems so foreign. But maybe I'll try it for the hell of it. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:34:48 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1167002 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1167002 Bookworm140 Note my post above. My learning curve on Frenzy was a day or two, and I won the first time. All you have to do is learn how to format: Narration Dialogue Setting That can be learned in a few minutes. Use CeltX or other software and you don't even have to learn that, just select the option and it formats it for you. I can't tell you what the margins are off the top of my head, but I have written two scripts in the proper format with the touch of a few buttons. I was amazed at how easy it is. Even if you don't make the 100 pages, you will have more pages done than if you didn't try it at all. And you will have an additional writing ability to brag about: Writer: Novels, <em>scripts</em>, and more There are plenty of people there who haven't done it before, so you are not alone, and there are experienced writers there to help you along. It's a great event. I have no plans of become a professional scriptwriter, but I keep going back because it's fun. Hope this helps. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:09:01 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1167089 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1167089 Sunerun IIIIIIIII aaaaammmmmm! =) so excited, I'm a rebel and doing a novel Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:08:04 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1172300 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1172300 mjelfman I have it on my bookmarks too, and I'm still hemming and hawing over it. I have ZERO stories right now... I can't think of a time when I was absolutely at a loss for stories! There are no characters, no scenes, no images of anything in my mind. I've been deep in an eating disorder relapse, and it has really zapped me of all inspiration and imagination. Gaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh.... I want to do SF if for no other reason than to get my mind on something other than FOOD! Sun, 26 Feb 2012 22:25:20 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1172345 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1172345 Spuggey I'm doing screnzy, despite the fact I'll be in Barcelona for a week. But last April I spent five days in Barcelona and still wrote 200 pages, so I'll be fine! :) My screenplay will be another prequel in my series. It's Zero's story from the age of seven. (I don't write on holiday because 1. I don't have a computer and 2. There's other stuff to do!) Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:56:48 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1174880 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1174880 Fantasy-Is-Reality I keep saying I will do it but I'm never able to come up with a plot and I haven't written a script since school as I did drama for the six years I was there. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:31:55 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1178867 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1178867 Bookworm140 Six years of drama and you don't have a plot? There has to be interesting stories just in that. Students vying for roles in plays, struggles to memorize lines by deadline, and dealing with difficult directors or fellow actors. Just start out with a scene from that and see where it takes you. If nothing else, you will end out with a screenplay about the struggles of a drama student. (I know I've heard of several movies with that plot...) Or start with that and drop a prop that almost injures the cast star. Someone is seen fleeing from the set. The rope was cut... I wrote my first script <em>ever</em> two Frenzies ago, in my fifties. Just type FADE IN and see what happens. Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:11:33 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1179353 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1179353 .the.blue.dinosaur. I'm doing it! I've got two plots, thinking of doing both of them. I find writing scripts to be kind of relaxing, easier to write than novels (I don't mean "easy", so much as I can write them more quickly). It's going to be a lot of fun! Mon, 05 Mar 2012 02:33:57 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1190274 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1190274 Fullmoon02 I am absolutely doing Script Frenzy again this year! Last year was my first Screnzy and I really enjoyed writing my first movie script ever. (I did an adaption of my own short story.) This year my plan is to write a second draft of that script I wrote last year (or completely rewrite it, which seems more likely). And most importantly, I am planning to have a lot of fun! ^__^ Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:07:49 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1191237 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1191237 jswwrites In an "I'm certainly delusional" moment, I signed up for Screnzy yesterday. With the 60k in 60, I theoretically won't finish until 3/31 and then have to start a new story in a format I haven't used for 20 years the next day. I have a list of ideas, but nothing for sure, and am going to try to amp up my production on the Feb/March challenge to get done by the 23rd. (I'm aiming for 90k or the end of the novel, and just crossed 45k yesterday, so going up to 3k a day will let me finish sooner...) But I am probably really insane to try to do these back to back! Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:51:13 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1196250 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=1#forum_thread_comment_1196250 Nappytime27 ME! This is going to be my first year. I considered doing it after my first year of Nano, but never ended up doing it.... I think the prospect of 100 pages was a little scary to me. Of course, I was still thinking in noveling terms. But this year, Imma go for it. I have nothing better to do with my life and I've been wanting to get more into writing anyhow. Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:46:43 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1229710 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1229710 Bree L. Not doing Script Frenzy.. Never had, and I have just never written a script before! I'm usually busy novelling and just don't know what to say in a script! Fri, 23 Mar 2012 03:19:22 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1231962 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1231962 JakobWonkychair I'm doing it for the first time; I just need some ideas for a stage play. This should be fun. Hopefully, the play I'm acting in will contribute inspiration. Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:03:22 +0000 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1233184 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1233184 XVisiEX I am going to try it simply for the fact this month is going to be demented and insane for me. Why not add one more insane thing on top if it for fun? Sun, 01 Apr 2012 05:07:47 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1252243 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1252243 Selanfene I meant to--I did it two years ago and really liked it, but when I tried to come up with a script idea for this month I accidentally came up with a novel idea that I was too excited about to wait to write. So I'm starting another novel this month... but I'm not going to try to finish it in 30 days. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:41:19 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1256082 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1256082 jswwrites It won't take a month, for sure - I'm 21 pages in, end of act one. I LOVE writing screenplays! Having a blast. :o) Wed, 04 Apr 2012 02:45:51 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1260681 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1260681 LozzT-In-Time Wow. I'm about 9 pages in, though I only started this one today. My last script, I didn't like it, so I dumped it and started 'FINDING ALYSSA MARTINS' instead, which is a stage play :D Woo! Good luck, buys! Fri, 06 Apr 2012 20:10:06 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1268173 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1268173 jswwrites I'm doing it - 40 pages down. I'm loving my story, although it's kind of dark. Not my usual thing! Sat, 07 Apr 2012 01:04:42 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1268966 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1268966 hotaruanne I was debating for a while whether or not to participate in Script Frenzy this year since I didn't have a story idea to go with. But I decided to go for it anyways, working on an idea that I used for a brief short story I had written some time ago. Typing my pages has been going great so far, which is a relief! This is my second time doing it; first time I did this was back in 2008 so it's been a while. It's been great though, can't wait to dig deeper in my plot =) Sat, 07 Apr 2012 05:00:19 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1269493 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1269493 RebeccaMolloy I'm just starting page 32, hoping to hit 35 before I go to bed. Getting tense as one of the main events of my script is about to happen and will involve me killing off several characters which is something I always dread. Most of those who will die are minor characters, but one of them is a prominent figure and I'm getting a little upset just sitting here thinking about it. But I can't avoid it, so I'm going to take a deep breath, stop procrastinating and get on with writing this particular fictional Tuesday. Sat, 07 Apr 2012 22:24:33 +0100 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1271296 http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/forums/life-after-nanowrimo/threads/49725?page=2#forum_thread_comment_1271296