So this morning I woke up with an idea, not a big idea but an idea...3 weeks too late!  Given the fact that I usually write about a page an hour, things are looking grim.  I bailed a few weeks ago but now I'm wondering....wondering if I could do it?

Of course you can! And if you don't complete it in time, at least you'll be well on your way to a brand new feature. Do it.

Do it!

Well I've wrote 12 pages in an hour, which is lightning quick for me.  I've never written anything that quick!  Obviously it's rough and I'm not sure I've got a whole story yet but hey it's a start.  Now I've got to keep it up.  If I can reproduce that sort of speed I should do it, although I'm aware if I were to submit a first draft I might get crucified by a few here lol.

Quoted from alffy Well I've wrote 12 pages in an hour, which is lightning quick for me.  I've never written anything that quick!  Obviously it's rough and I'm not sure I've got a whole story yet but hey it's a start.  Now I've got to keep it up.  If I can reproduce that sort of speed I should do it, although I'm aware if I were to submit a first draft I might get crucified by a few here lol.

Getting it finished is the difficult part. After that, it's just proo-freading and smoothing. =)

You can do it, Alffy. =)

Quoted from alffy I'm aware if I were to submit a first draft I might get crucified by a few here lol.

Except for Balt, we will all be crucified for our first drafts, but I hope those who will read will take that into consideration.

So go ahead. Stamp one out.  

Alffy,

If you get a firm grasp on the story first, you'll be surprised on how fast you can write it.

Quoted from Grandma Bear We will all be crucified for our first drafts, but I hope those who will read will take that into consideration. So go ahead. Stamp one out.

Keep moving forward without fear of failure- there is no fail;

This is a learning exercise for most of us, and it's definitely something you learn by doing...

Most of us have figured out how to write shorts reasonably well (which is, admittedly, a matter of opinion), and that was through a lot of trial and error.

The same learning curve should be expected when applied to a feature length project.

So let's Git R' Done.

40 pages so far... This is gettin quite hard now lol

So I've finished the day with 16 pages.  Whether or not they're any good, I'm not sure.  I'm kind of making it up as I go, which is never a good thing lol.  I only have a basic idea of where I'm going so I'm not expecting anything fantastic.  It's a Christmas story but an adult one I guess, kind of strange.  Working title of 'Mr Benn saves Christmas'.

Detailed progress update: I'm on page 44. Eddie has been shown the child he has to make happy, been given the rules, and left to get on with it. I've also written the final 8 pages, so really that's 52 pages in the bag. Act 1 needs a couple of pages trimming off of it, but I'll get to that if I have time before the deadline. Just about 40 pages to go!

I remain confident. Whether what I've written is anything other than garbage, time will tell.

Progress report...ZERO!  SHIT!!!!!

It's fine, Jeff. It's fine. Deep breaths...we're here to help.

Do you have any ideas in mind? Any kind of starting point?

He has most of it in his head.

I'm sure Jeff will get it written before the date, he works very well under pressure.

I'm starting to sound like his Mum! "He's always been a good boy.... when he's sober.... he's never sober though..."

32 pages for me... gonna try and crank out 10 today.

Thanks guys!  Tommy...yes, I need another Mum!  Just spent a week with her...very nice.

Yes, Tommy is correct.  I do have it pretty much written out in my pea brain...at least the first 40-55 pages.  Just haven't been in teh writing mode lately, and I'm now doing some hidious painting during the day...and heavy drinking when I get home.  Maybe this weekend?  We'll see.

I can still do it, if I get that motivation.

Correction...I will still do it and I will motivate myself.

How are those orphans doing, Tommy?

Quoted from Dreamscale Thanks guys!  Tommy...yes, I need another Mum!  Just spent a week with her...very nice. Yes, Tommy is correct.  I do have it pretty much written out in my pea brain...at least the first 40-55 pages.  Just haven't been in teh writing mode lately, and I'm now doing some hidious painting during the day...and heavy drinking when I get home.  Maybe this weekend?  We'll see. I can still do it, if I get that motivation. Correction...I will still do it and I will motivate myself. How are those orphans doing, Tommy?

I've learned not to wait for motivation, Jeff. I think that you are actually doing better than what you imagine. If you have a lot worked out in your head, that just indicates "the way" you tend to work. It doesn't mean you have zero. It means that it's concealed as of yet.

Today, I began writing the actual script from a loose outline I had developed. And it was going well, but we've had a cold snap here weather wise and was feeling chilled and so I decided I would go and do some thinking in the bathtub. Wow!!! Who knew that a bathtub would be that helpful. I too was writing solid in my head and came out with something I was thrilled with.

For me, my difficulty I feel with this particular script will not be, "Will I have enough material?" But "Will I have enough space for the material.

That's the part I might have to work with. Why do I get myself into such binds? You know what? I've got the same problem with this script as Thief has. Too many bloody characters, but I feel I have a better handle on things than I ever would have because I've internalized certain aspects and might be able to deal better this time around.

The truth is, I won't know for sure until I write the 100 pages. Hopefully, I can keep the page count down to that.

What I'm going to do is try and go back and forth between structural work and writing work and keep coming back to "big picture" aspects.

I'm sure I'll meet with several revelations along the way.

My advice Jeff, is to just try something new-- anything, and maybe it will help unstick you if you feel stuck.

Sandra