I can’t believe my last post was a month ago. I’m so sorry about that. But I have a valid excuse: I was listening to my own advice (I’m a big fan of practicing what I preach.) Inspiration and motivation were chasing me at record speed so I willingly surrendered. I’m not saying that I didn’t get any valuable ideas to share here. I did. But I wanted to keep a really good record of every idea and goal so I jotted down a lot, changed my mind a couple of times about which contests to enter, wrote my drafts and I’m back. And I promise not to stay away for so long again.
Inspiration-struck Me:
– I have had these two fun screenplay ideas (actually I’d written the first drafts a long time ago) for ages but there was no way I’d be able to format them in time for the Big Break Contest organized by *Final Draft (a screenwriting software I’ve been happily using whose review I’ll post soon).
But Big Break’s *extended deadline is 15th June, they want the full script and the awards are nothing short of amazing. But my two scripts need adjustments in many areas, and there is no way they will be fit for a contest until the deadline.
Then I realized that I could enter the Script Pipeline’s Great Idea contest, where you are allowed to write anything from a logline to a treatment of 3-5 pages.
So guess what? Currently I’m writing 2 treatments and editing them. I’ll then submit & keep my fingers crossed. And even though I don’t get to be a finalist, I’ll have two very clear ideas on how I want to outline the story, and relive the events and my characters. Of course I won’t be sitting on these screenplays afterwards.
– I have some upcoming fun and useful writing posts.
– I have some wonderful movie post (for my entertainment blog) ideas, based on the romantic in me. It’s all Forget Me Not’s fault really. I can no longer delay those posts, such as the most romantic & original marriage proposal in a movie.
– My favorite TV shows are either over or on a seasonal break- which incidentally is on its way to be another post here. Oh yes, it is perfectly writing-relevant, trust me.
– I’m planning a two week trip to Norway and Sweden which motivated me further to pitch and research more efficiently.
Not only is it a specific deadline challenge, but also its blows to the budget will provide more incentive to increase my freelance income. Not just because I will spend a lot, but I’ll want to go on a travelling spree again very soon.
Yes, I confess, I am addicted to traveling, nearly as much as I’m addicted to writing and entertainment.
There’s more, but let that be another post.
How has your writing been going?
- Please note that extended deadlines typically mean increased entrance fees.
- The links in these posts aren’t affiliate links, just the direct links to the contest information pages.
I know exactly what you mean! For a while, I became very lax with my blog post updates but that’s only because I was inspired to write a book proposal and publish my first ebook!
NOw things are back in motion. Sometimes, when I get that burst of inspiration you just got to grab onto it and enjoy the ride. There’s no telling when it come up again so take advantage of it when you can.
I am happy you feel the same way. You know if I could- and by that I mean if we had 240-hour days- I’d update all my blogs daily, send 10 queries a day, write and edit fiction, go out and party while not neglecting to exercise or watch my fav. stuff. 🙂 I know that we don’t have it, and that it is crucial to prioritize, but sometimes it is just more productive and fun to go with the flow, do what you feel like and then enjoy the results. 🙂