Getting Started...

There is nothing like a looming deadline to get me writing. I don't know about you, but the calendar drives most of my productivity. On that note, I spent many hours yesterday working on my Pitch and the first act of my play, Little Monsters. I know already that I have written scenes and lines that will not make it into the final script, but I also know that I have to write the bad play before the good one will come. At this stage I try not to think about the quality of the writing. If I did I would not get much done because I would spend too much time trying to finesse each line. Who cares if I have 3 great pages if I only have 3 pages? I can do that after... when I have the whole thing out there. Then I can go back and be tough on the writing. The Pitch writing was a great exercise as it made me think of where I want the script to go. I often start with a theme or concept I want to explore and it takes me awhile to push that into a plot so actually having to think about what happens next gave me a lot of momentum. I know things will change from what I wrote in the pitch, but it is a great leaping-off point.

I am looking forward to Monday. To meeting the Circle and hearing what everyone is working on. I am glad to have this push to get me moving on the keyboard.

*submitted by Kristen M. Finlay