Setting Goals August 22, 2010

#Scriptchat TOPIC: Setting goals

Some of us plod away producing words every day without a plan, but others set specific goals.  Tonight, we talked about setting our career goals and how we each handle the success or disappointments that arise.  What was most thrilling was seeing people set new realistic goals and allowing us to hold them accountable!  What an amazing community.  Read and enjoy! @jeannevb

EURO moderator: Mina Zaher, @DreamsGrafter

USA moderator: Jeanne Veillette Bowerman, @jeannevb

EURO chat:

7:00 pm                DreamsGrafter:                #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK ... Can we discuss SETTING GOALS tonight?

7:00 pm             davidpbaker:             RT @DreamsGrafter: #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK ... Can we discuss SETTING GOALS tonight?

7:00 pm             DreamsGrafter:             Who sets goals? #scriptchat

7:00 pm             thescriptlab:             @RickRapier Not at all. if they are repping just your project your just hip pocketed. #scriptchat

7:01 pm             jeannevb:             Ha! Tonight's topic is SETTING GOALS.. tha'ts a good one! ;) RT @Vivanofthelake: @jeannevb new #scriptchat topic? STOP whining START writing

7:01 pm             DreamsGrafter:             What kind of goals do you set? #scriptchat

7:01 pm             RickRapier:             But as producers & mgrs go, this guy gave 'em all a bad name. That's why I'd luv a recommend. I'm not psychic. LOL #scriptchat

7:01 pm             DreamsGrafter:             And how are they going? #scriptchat

7:01 pm             PennyAsh:             @DreamsGrafter I set them, I don't always meet them #scriptchat

7:01 pm             Bang2write:             "Roger that. Please take the advice however there are two more - I repeat TWO MORE - motherhumpers." #scriptchat (@DreamsGrafter)

7:02 pm             Donna_Carrick:             RT @jeannevb: Ha! Tonight's topic is SETTING GOALS.. tha'ts a good one! ;) RT @Vivanofthelake: @jeannevb new #scriptchat topic? STOP whining START writing

7:02 pm             lisabarrass:             #scriptchat - hi all

7:03 pm             PennyAsh:             @Bang2write Hah :) Love that movie #scriptchat

7:03 pm             filmutopia:             #scriptchat Is it me or is the #hashtag starting to get some noise (as in, being used outside of the scriptchat conversations)?

7:03 pm             Bang2write:             RT @DreamsGrafter Who sets goals? #scriptchat <----- The writer does. Writers need strategies, it's not all luck. Nor all strategy.

7:03 pm             RickRapier:             @TheScriptLab Agents do sell U of course, but mgrs can ONLY sell you. Mgrs an't legally rep projs or gain U for-hire gigs #scriptchat

7:04 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @PennyAsh Do you try to meet them nonetheless? #scriptchat - What's your next approach?

7:04 pm             PennyAsh:             @DreamsGrafter My goals for the foreseeable future have been derailed by the renovation #scriptchat

7:04 pm             Bang2write:             @filmutopia LOL sorry that would be me, I'm getting a little excited about my new Tremors DVD. I'm back on track now! #scriptchat

7:04 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @Bang2write Haha! #scriptchat

7:04 pm             Michael_Flores:             @DreamsGrafter no twitter, facebook distractions...haha usually. #scriptchat

7:05 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @lisabarrass LISA! Long time no see. How are you? Do you set yourself goals? Do you have any going right now? #scriptchat

7:05 pm             DreamsGrafter:             RT @Bang2write: RT @DreamsGrafter Who sets goals? #scriptchat <----- The writer does. Writers need strategies, it's not all luck. Nor all strategy.

7:05 pm             PennyAsh:             @DreamsGrafter I find I do best with short term and smaller goals #scriptchat

7:05 pm             filmutopia:             @Bang2write #scriptchat No, not you at all Lucy, some other folks

7:06 pm             yeah_write:             Today's Euro #scriptchat is talking about SETTING GOALS. Please use hashtag only if you are talking goals for the next hour. Thanks!

7:06 pm             PennyAsh:             @DreamsGrafter I've been known to lock myself away and make a push to finish something #scriptchat

7:06 pm             Bang2write:             Sometimes writers are too specific about goals, ie. "get an agent by this date or I suck". Doesn't wk like that #scriptchat

7:06 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @Bang2write No, your noise is fun noise .... There seems to be another convo (rant) going on right now. #scriptchat

7:06 pm             RickRapier:             @druth Yes, synergy & good fit the goal. But if violate law, UR trust, snaking free options, tuff 2 imagine good for NE-1. ;) #scriptchat

7:07 pm             yeah_write:             Wishing I could participate in Euro #scriptchat today, but my #goals are to get caught up with work. Happy chatting.

7:07 pm             TenaciousTanaka:             Hello noble screenwriters! #scriptchat

7:07 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @Michael_Flores Hi Michael, great to see you here! I hope @MissionX is going well. x #scriptchat

7:07 pm             filmutopia:             #scriptchat goals and time management are the banes of my existence at the moment.

7:08 pm             PennyAsh:             @Bang2write Definitely. Set realistic goals #scriptchat

7:08 pm             jeannevb:             I love goals & working on 1 right now... cutting 5 pages from script. I'll lurk while I work #scriptchat

7:08 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @PennyAsh Are they for sections in your novel i.e. chapter by chapter or word count? #scriptchat My goals are abt acts. Act 2 split in half.

7:09 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @TenaciousTanaka Hey John, great to see you on here! Do you set yourself personal goals? What kind? #scriptchat

7:09 pm             Michael_Flores:             @DreamsGrafter Going good. Saw that everyone was talking goals...so I figured I'd pipe in. #scriptchat

7:09 pm             jeannevb:             Don't beat urself up if ur goal isn't realistic though. Remember to LEARN from goals you don't reach #scriptchat

7:09 pm             booksbelow:             Do goals to be useful have to be really attainable, or is it good to shoot for the stars? #scriptchat

7:09 pm             RickRapier:             So, gang, for what it's worth. A great lesson in the biz. Hope there's something U can gain by proxy. Just ask; tho I'm no atty #scriptchat

7:09 pm             RaidPoint:             @filmutopia u have more goals than just "finish by deadline"? lol! #scriptchat

7:09 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @yeah_write Thanks hon! Good luck w/ reaching your goals. ;) #scriptchat

7:09 pm             Vivanofthelake:             Next goal I need to reach is end of oktober as we start our new short movie project #scriptchat #youcanreachthegoalsyouwanttoreach

7:10 pm             DreamsGrafter:             Good luck! RT @jeannevb: I love goals & working on 1 right now... cutting 5 pages from script. I'll lurk while I work #scriptchat

7:10 pm             lisabarrass:             @DreamsGrafter Nope, I don't lol - I write when I can around work and family but I'm working on a new project at the moment #scriptchat

7:10 pm             Bang2write:             Goals change too (and that's OK). I was well up for TV at 1 pt. Various experiences/opportunities have made me re-evaluate #scriptchat

7:10 pm             TenaciousTanaka:             Goals for me serve more as a fire under my ass. May not achieve it but I'm further along if I didn't set a goal. #scriptchat

7:11 pm             PennyAsh:             @DreamsGrafter I usually set word count goals, I use the carrot on a stick method, do 1k before I do something else #scriptchat

7:11 pm             momentsoffilm:             I'm rubbish with goals. Good at deadlines though. I have no idea why.. #scriptchat

7:11 pm             Bang2write:             RT @jeannevb: Don't beat urself up if ur goal isn't realistic though. Remember to LEARN from goals you don't reach #scriptchat

7:11 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @filmutopia I know! It seems part of the journey is dealing w/ real life derailing creative plans. #scriptchat

7:11 pm             filmutopia:             #scriptchat Personally, the only use an agent would be to me, would be as a sounding board to test the way I prioritise projects.

7:11 pm             jeannevb:             I have a BIG longterm goal & then smaller weekly ones. Keeps me focused. #scriptchat

7:11 pm             michellelipton:             @DreamsGrafter I set a goal to be writing full-time before I was 30. Stupid, cos out of my hands in many ways. Met it anyway :) #scriptchat

7:11 pm             RickRapier:             @jeannevb Is EUROchat on!? If so, crap! And my sincerest apologies! I was just trying to share w/ other #scriptchat ters.

7:12 pm             Bang2write:             I spend a lot of time counselling writers not to be so hard on themselves re: reaching goals. Call me Agony Aunt! lol #scriptchat

7:12 pm             filmutopia:             @RaidPoint Yeap, I'm juggling about eight projects #scriptchat

7:12 pm             RaidPoint:             @PennyAsh Good one! lol! #scriptchat

7:12 pm             Vivanofthelake:             Can we define goals and/or deadlines or does one come with the other or the other way around? #scriptchat

7:12 pm             PennyAsh:             @booksbelow I think there are layers of goals, 1k, 5 pages, finishing, submitting, selling/publishing, etc. #scriptchat

7:12 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @Michael_Flores Your production process has been so systematic. I'm v. impressed. Are you a real planner? #scriptchat

7:12 pm             filmutopia:             #scriptchat the goal that has ever been any use to me is a "ten pages a day" goal, when I'm hammering a draft out

7:12 pm             jeannevb:             @filmutopia no need for agent, just bounce ur ideas off me... I'm free ;) #scriptchat

7:13 pm             thewritertype:             #scriptchat Hi, sorry I'm late. Excuse me, my seat's just... thank you... could I just.. thank you... Ah. Here we are.

7:13 pm             RaidPoint:             @jeannevb like the smaller goals. the bigger one sorta gets done as a result. #scriptchat

7:13 pm             PennyAsh:             @TenaciousTanaka Exactly, a good kick in the butt works wonders #scriptchat

7:13 pm             The_Jodi:             Must remember RT@jeannevb: Don't beat urself up if ur goal isn't realistic though. Remember to LEARN from goals you don't reach #scriptchat

7:13 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @michellelipton You're a woman who knows what she wants! ;) Have you got any new goals for the next decade? #scriptchat #worlddomination

7:14 pm             Michael_Flores:             @DreamsGrafter thx. I have to set daily goals. First thing i do in the morning is write a list of things I have to do- #scriptchat

7:14 pm             Bang2write:             @filmutopia amen to that, I'm a big believer in 10 pgs a day... Or 5... or any! Just 1 has to do some days, but better than none #scriptchat

7:14 pm             TenaciousTanaka:             @DreamsGrafter I do set goals. It's a bit odd as it deals with conversing with my characters. #scriptchat

7:14 pm             jeannevb:             RT @RaidPoint: @jeannevb like the smaller goals. the bigger one sorta gets done as a result. #scriptchat

7:14 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @PennyAsh Do you rework those 1000 words or set up a new goal to get you to the end before you start revising? #scriptchat

7:14 pm             PennyAsh:             @momentsoffilm Ooo deadlines. I do meet those. the contract goblins might get me otherwise #scriptchat

7:15 pm             jeannevb:             I am being sucked into the goal-oriented magical spells.... must edit :) #backtolurking #scriptchat

7:15 pm             filmutopia:             @Bang2write I agree #scriptchat

7:15 pm             Michael_Flores:             @DreamsGrafter After each goal hit, I usually reward myself with something--usually i get on Twitter.. #scriptchat

7:15 pm             filmutopia:             @jeannevb Ah, that is what skype is for! ahahahahahahhahaaha #scriptchat

7:16 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @thewritertype Bonsoir! We're talking setting goals ... you got any up your sleeve or do you prefer to go w/ the flow? #scriptchat

7:16 pm             PennyAsh:             @DreamsGrafter If I haven't worked on it in awhile I reread and maybe tweak, otherwise I just keep going with another 1k #scriptchat

7:16 pm             Bang2write:             It's cheesy but the whole "from small acorns big oak trees grow" works out - "Look after the pages, the script creates itself"?? #scriptchat

7:16 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @jeannevb Thanks for dropping in babe and helping out. :) #scriptchat

7:16 pm             michaelpokocky:             You're great! RT @momentsoffilm: I'm rubbish with goals. Good at deadlines though. I have no idea why.. #scriptchat

7:17 pm             michaelpokocky:             Good planning: RT @jeannevb: I have a BIG longterm goal & then smaller weekly ones. Keeps me focused. #scriptchat

7:17 pm             momentsoffilm:             @PennyAsh Yeah. I just find myself very easy to distract when I already have a whacky life schedule & millions of fun options. #scriptchat

7:17 pm             PennyAsh:             @DreamsGrafter @filmutopia Dealing w/that here. Hard to write with workmen running in and out #scriptchat

7:17 pm             DreamsGrafter:             Cld you elaborate? RT @TenaciousTanaka: @DreamsGrafter I set goals. It's a bit odd as it deals with conversing w/ my characters. #scriptchat

7:18 pm             PennyAsh:             @RaidPoint TY :) #scriptchat

7:18 pm             TenaciousTanaka:             How does one deal when goals are not met for whatever the reason? #scriptchat

7:18 pm             momentsoffilm:             @michaelpokocky Haha.. I'm not entirely but thanks for the ego stroke! #scriptchat

7:18 pm             RaidPoint:             @Bang2write agree! #scriptchat

7:18 pm             booksbelow:             Do goals need to have reward/punishment attached if met/not met? What good are goals that are just new year's type resolutions? #scriptchat

7:18 pm             PennyAsh:             @momentsoffilm Yep me too :) #scriptchat

7:18 pm             The_Jodi:             Used to be much more productive when I went the harsh beat-myself-up route. But it's better not to be miserable :) #scriptchat

7:19 pm             DreamsGrafter:             *takes note* RT @Bang2write: "from small acorns big oak trees grow" - "Look after the pages, the script creates itself"?? #scriptchat

7:19 pm             momentsoffilm:             @Bang2write I'm coming around to that point of view. Breaking work down into smaller segments. #scriptchat

7:19 pm             RaidPoint:             @TenaciousTanaka move on! #scriptchat

7:19 pm             DreamsGrafter:             Ha! RT @Michael_Flores: @DreamsGrafter After each goal hit, I usually reward myself with something--usually i get on Twitter.. #scriptchat

7:19 pm             RaidPoint:             @The Jodi lol! #scriptchat

7:20 pm             Vivanofthelake:             Just never give up, try harder @TenaciousTanaka How does one deal when goals are not met for whatever the reason? #scriptchat

7:20 pm             PennyAsh:             @thewritertype Yep :) #scriptchat

7:20 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @Michael_Flores I know, I'm on Twitter less than usual bc of my focus offline right now. *good to have a balance* #scriptchat

7:21 pm             DreamsGrafter:             Set new goals. Keep moving forward. xo RT @TenaciousTanaka: How does one deal when goals are not met for whatever the reason? #scriptchat

7:21 pm             Vivanofthelake:             And never forget, if you reach a goal, take a deep breath, be happy and than, move on to the next goal #scriptchat

7:21 pm             PennyAsh:             @TenaciousTanaka When goals not met I usually grumble at myself and set a new one #scriptchat

7:22 pm             michaelpokocky:             Here's another one: RT @momentsoffilm: @michaelpokocky Haha.. I'm not entirely but thanks for the ego stroke! #scriptchat

7:22 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @The_Jodi Absolutely. No point beating yourself up ... the journey's hard enough as it is. #scriptchat

7:23 pm             DreamsGrafter:             RT @booksbelow: Do goals need to have reward/punishment attached if met/not met? What good are goals that are just new year's type resolutions? #scriptchat

7:23 pm             kingisafink:             Yup. Be flexible. RT @DreamsGrafter: Set new goals. Keep moving forward. RT @TenaciousTanaka: When goals are not met? #scriptchat

7:24 pm             michellelipton:             @DreamsGrafter Ha! Goal for the next decade? Not have to ask for my day job back! Apart from that, roll with the punches :) #scriptchat

7:24 pm             filmutopia:             #scriptchat sorry to bring up the blog, but I was discussing the pointlessness of seeking external validation as a goal for a writer

7:24 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @booksbelow I don't believe in punishment but I believe in rewards. I need to pat myself on the back to help me move forward. #scriptchat

7:24 pm             Bang2write:             Pages was only way I cld get anything written having 2 babies/kids in a row who did not sleep! #scriptchat

7:24 pm             Bang2write:             Another cliche for you: necessity is the mother of invention!!! lol #scriptchat

7:24 pm             PennyAsh:             I find Write or Die, or some other form of writing challenge helps a lot #scriptchat

7:24 pm             Vivanofthelake:             and, set the goals for yourself, not for the money of the fame, you are the judge #scriptchat

7:25 pm             DreamsGrafter:             Does anyone use competitions for their goals? #scriptchat

7:25 pm             marshbuttrue:             I set goals with very broad deadlines. Like 'this six months, I'll have a new play and make that TV pilot great'. #scriptchat

7:25 pm             RaidPoint:             @thewritertype agree. notice if one is really busy u dn't have so much time/option 4 setting goals. u just deliver cos u must. #scriptchat

7:26 pm             filmutopia:             @DreamsGrafter #scriptchat Don't get me started on competitions, please! We'll be here all night! Ha!

7:26 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @michellelipton Nice. Allow room for surprises. :) #scriptchat

7:26 pm             PennyAsh:             @DreamsGrafter I never do competitions, I'd rather compete with myself on goals #scriptchat

7:26 pm             momentsoffilm:             @marshbuttrue Well that sounds more fun. #scriptchat

7:26 pm             DreamsGrafter:             Haha! ;) RT @filmutopia: @DreamsGrafter #scriptchat Don't get me started on competitions, please! We'll be here all night! Ha!

7:26 pm             marshbuttrue:             But I avoid page-count deadlines all the time. Some days it won't happen. Some days it will. Guilt is keeps pages coming anyway #scriptchat

7:27 pm             TenaciousTanaka:             I talk protagonist. What's the next thing they need to do? I say by page x. I write nonstop until I get to page x @DreamsGrafter #scriptchat

7:27 pm             RickRapier:             Apologies to all EUROchatters - I didn't realize your #scriptchat was in swing.

7:27 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @lisabarrass That's exciting. A new project. Is it for TV or film? Hope it's going well ... xo #scriptchat

7:27 pm             momentsoffilm:             @DreamsGrafter No.. hate the damn things. Waste of time. #scriptchat

7:27 pm             RaidPoint:             @DreamsGrafter. sometimes. cos know other submissions/pitches also aiming for the same stuff. so need to be focused to get d gig #scriptchat

7:27 pm             DreamsGrafter:             That's interesting. Why? RT @PennyAsh: @DreamsGrafter I never do competitions, I'd rather compete with myself on goals #scriptchat

7:28 pm             booksbelow:             Ok @jeannevb, #nano anyone? RT @DreamsGrafter: Does anyone use competitions for their goals? #scriptchat

7:28 pm             filmutopia:             #scriptchat My personal take is that competitions distract screenwriters from talking to producers or just making their own stuff

7:28 pm             TenaciousTanaka:             @marshbuttrue I try to avoid page count too. Sort of kills creativity. #scriptchat

7:28 pm             Bang2write:             @DreamsGrafter I think contests can be very useful and very motivating - but also very distracting. Gotta weigh it up #scriptchat

7:28 pm             Michael_Flores:             So do I--I like to set scene deadlines or maybe a bit of dialog RT @marshbuttrue: But I avoid page-count deadlines all the time. #scriptchat

7:29 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @TenaciousTanaka Don't you plan your story beforehand? Or do you loosely? and give your character room for surprise? #scriptchat

7:29 pm             PennyAsh:             @DreamsGrafter I think it's because I'm not a very competitive person in other things, I like to improve on myself more #scriptchat

7:29 pm             filmutopia:             #scriptchat Not only that, competition judges don't accurately reflect the market for spec scripts (they are evil) ha!

7:29 pm             DreamsGrafter:             I've signed up! RT @booksbelow: Ok @jeannevb, #nano anyone? RT @DreamsGrafter: Does anyone use competitions for their goals? #scriptchat

7:30 pm             DreamsGrafter:             RT @PennyAsh: @DreamsGrafter I think it's because I'm not a very competitive person in other things, I like to improve on myself more #scriptchat

7:30 pm             BellandaInParis:             Like that! RT @michaelpokocky Good planning RT @jeannevb: I have a BIG longterm goal & then smaller weekly ones-Keeps me focused #scriptchat

7:30 pm             Vivanofthelake:             @booksbelow I will take part of #nano and that is a goal I really want to reach or #scriptfrenzy #scriptchat

7:30 pm             DreamsGrafter:             RT @Bang2write: @DreamsGrafter I think contests can be very useful and very motivating - but also very distracting. Gotta weigh it up #scriptchat

7:30 pm             jeannevb:             YES! :) RT @booksbelow: Ok @jeannevb, #nano anyone? RT @DreamsGrafter: Does anyone use competitions for their goals? #scriptchat

7:30 pm             FreddoJr:             My goal is to stay true to what I like. What I want to see. If nobody else likes it, fuck it, I'll go write something else. #scriptchat

7:31 pm             thewritertype:             #scriptchat I can only set/meet goals if I make a promise to someone else. I'm too nice to myself. And everyone. Really.

7:31 pm             Michael_Flores:             I find them distracting for me RT @Bang2write: @DreamsGrafter I think contests can be very useful - but also very distracting. #scriptchat

7:31 pm             PennyAsh:             @DreamsGrafter I do try to do nano every year, only managed to finish once :) #nano #scriptchat

7:31 pm             TenaciousTanaka:             @DreamsGrafter I'm not good laying out story. I have ideas here & there & put them on index cards. My characters do the rest. #scriptchat

7:31 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @RickRapier That's ok, Rick. Good luck w/ your scripts. #scriptchat

7:31 pm             The_Jodi:             I like #nano and #scriptfrenzy type deals. Nicer when everyone's in it together. #scriptchat

7:32 pm             filmutopia:             #scriptchat Actually, if I was looking for a way to make a living from writing, I'd definitely start a script contest and then retire

7:32 pm             momentsoffilm:             RT @thewritertype: #scriptchat I can only set/meet goals if I make a promise to someone else. I'm too nice to myself. And everyone. Really.

7:32 pm             Bang2write:             @Michael_Flores yes me too I entered lots as a new writer, now I enter stuff if it's free and I have something ready to go #scriptchat

7:32 pm             momentsoffilm:             @thewritertype I'm the same. #scriptchat

7:33 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @thewritertype I guess also when you make a promise to someone else, the goal becomes real - i.e. hearing it out loud. #scriptchat

7:34 pm             TacoBuff:             *Runs in, moons @DreamsGrafter, runs out* #scriptchat

7:34 pm             booksbelow:             :) RT @filmutopia: if I was looking for a way to make a living from writing, Id definitely start a script contest & then retire #scriptchat

7:34 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @TenaciousTanaka Do you do a lot of planning w/ your characters? i.e. getting to know them? So they become real? #scriptchat

7:35 pm             PennyAsh:             @Bang2write @Michael_Flores I entered one contest when I started out for a cliched vampire story It's a free read on my site now #scriptchat

7:35 pm             thewritertype:             #scriptchat A competition is ok if it provides a useful deadline for something I'm working on anyway. Win is bonus.

7:35 pm             lisabarrass:             @DreamsGrafter #scriptchat - it's a feature. For the first time I've followed Blake Synder BS2 which was has worked reallly well

7:35 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @PennyAsh Is it that hard? This will be my first year. Not sure what to expect. #scriptchat #nano

7:36 pm             DreamsGrafter:             *blushes* RT @TacoBuff: *Runs in, moons @DreamsGrafter, runs out* #scriptchat

7:36 pm             TenaciousTanaka:             I have a screenplay that opens like this. Ha-ha! RT @TacoBuff *Runs in, moons @DreamsGrafter, runs out* #scriptchat

7:36 pm             jeannevb:             mine too! RT @DreamsGrafter: @PennyAsh Is it that hard? This will be my first year. Not sure what to expect. #scriptchat #nano #scriptchat

7:36 pm             jeannevb:             HA! RT @TenaciousTanaka: I have a screenplay that opens like this. Ha-ha! RT @TacoBuff *Runs in, moons @DreamsGrafter, runs out* #scriptchat

7:37 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @lisabarrass That's great! Have you written a feature before? #scriptchat

7:37 pm             PennyAsh:             @DreamsGrafter Not really that hard, in my case contracted stuff got in the way :) Mostly its a lot of fun #scriptchat #nano

7:38 pm             DreamsGrafter:             RT @thewritertype: #scriptchat A competition is ok if it provides a useful deadline for something I'm working on anyway. Win is bonus.

7:38 pm             PennyAsh:             @DreamsGrafter @jeannevb I suggest downloading Write Or Die :) And planning in advance if you outline #nano #scriptchat

7:39 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @The_Jodi Are you doing #nano this year? #scriptchat

7:39 pm             TenaciousTanaka:             I normally try to get to know the character before I have a story. @DreamsGrafter #scriptchat

7:39 pm             DreamsGrafter:             RT @marshbuttrue: I set goals with very broad deadlines. Like 'this six months, I'll have a new play and make that TV pilot great'. #scriptchat

7:40 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @marshbuttrue I give myself page count deadlines ... I don't mind if I fill the stuff w/ nonsense bc it helps break the block. #scriptchat

7:40 pm             momentsoffilm:             @DreamsGrafter Did I just hear you say you're doing #nano? A novel? Wonderful! #scriptchat

7:40 pm             thewritertype:             @filmutopia #scriptchat Ha. We must be doing it wrong with @Euroscript competition. Barely pays my masseuse bill.

7:40 pm             momentsoffilm:             @DreamsGrafter I never think of #nano as a comp.. it just looks fun. #scriptchat

7:40 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @marshbuttrue Of course, that means I delete pages at a time when I go back to it. #scriptchat

7:41 pm             TenaciousTanaka:             I give my characters deadlines. Takes the pressure off me. Talk about passing the buck! #scriptchat

7:41 pm             jeannevb:             @PennyAsh @DreamsGrafter I love Write Or Die! Just started outlining yesterday ;) #nano #scriptchat

7:41 pm             The_Jodi:             @DreamsGrafter I'm not sure. May use it to keep me writing what I'm writing :) Afraid of novels, still. #scriptchat

7:41 pm             PennyAsh:             RT @TenaciousTanaka: I give my characters deadlines. Takes the pressure off me. Talk about passing the buck! #scriptchat Neat idea :)

7:41 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @TenaciousTanaka I like that approach. I'm using playwriting to help me with stronger character development. #scriptchat

7:43 pm             michellelipton:             #scriptchat A feature in a month is easy but I take my hat off to anyone who completes #nano. I've always been too daunted to even sign up!

7:43 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @momentsoffilm I'm going to try. :s I've started practising my prose on my new short story blog: http://bit.ly/cDdqpU #scriptchat

7:43 pm             PennyAsh:             @jeannevb @DreamsGrafter Very cool :) I put on music, WoD, and just go for it :) Have my idea sort of :) #nano #scriptchat

7:43 pm             ScriptCoach:             Quick 2 #scriptchat cents, then back to the script: I like the 10 pages goal, but rarely works for me. Instead: try 2hrs writing a day.

7:43 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @momentsoffilm Would you consider doing it? Why don't you? Join us! #nothingtolose #scriptchat

7:44 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @momentsoffilm Especially if you have a film script. Why don't you turn that into a novel? #scriptchat

7:44 pm             Bang2write:             Lots of my Bang2writers use competitions and various script calls as motivators and it seems to work really well for them tho #scriptchat

7:44 pm             ScriptCoach:             Also because not all writing is reflected in page count. Thinking, plotting, editing, polishing, etc. take time, too. #scriptchat

7:44 pm             TenaciousTanaka:             @DreamsGrafter I use playwriting techniques to keep my story grounded. If it can't be done on stage, I cut it out. #scriptchat

7:44 pm             PennyAsh:             @michellelipton Take a deep breath and jump right in, even if you don't finish you get useable stuff from it #scriptchat #nano

7:44 pm             chained:             #scriptchat my goal is simply to sell a #screenplay for a shit load of #money which gets made into a brilliant #movie that makes billions

7:45 pm             PennyAsh:             @ScriptCoach Good point. I'm thinking and plotting most of the time #scriptchat

7:46 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @TenaciousTanaka Really? You write plays too? - that's interesting. Tho' w/ film, doesn't this make your scene static? #scriptchat

7:46 pm             Michael_Flores:             lol Nice! RT @chained: my goal is simply to sell a screenplay for a shit load which gets made and makes billions--- #scriptchat

7:46 pm             RaidPoint:             @ScriptCoach the pg count is just for the 1st 2nd drafts n doesn't consider all the research etc. just so one writes! #scriptchat

7:47 pm             momentsoffilm:             @DreamsGrafter I don't write prose that well and have little interest in novel writing. It's great. It's just not my thing. #scriptchat

7:48 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @michellelipton Maybe that could be a future goal? *everyday, do something that scares you* #scriptchat

7:48 pm             RaidPoint:             @ScriptCoach else one drowns in doing everything else n just not sitting n writing! but true page count != quality of content #scriptchat

7:49 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @Bang2write Competitions are helping me at the mo. esp. re post-uni life where there was a deadline every week. #scriptchat

7:49 pm             PennyAsh:             RT @DreamsGrafter: @michellelipton ...*everyday, do something that scares you* #scriptchat Hard goal to set when very little scares me :)

7:49 pm             michellelipton:             @PennyAsh It's tempting! I've got a lot of deadlines between now and Christmas. Maybe it could be my personal goal for January #scriptchat

7:49 pm             DreamsGrafter:             RT @ScriptCoach: Quick 2 #scriptchat cents, then back to the script: I like the 10 pages goal, but rarely works for me. Instead: try 2hrs writing a day.

7:49 pm             TenaciousTanaka:             @DreamsGrafter Not really. Rear Window could have easily been a play. My short was shot as if it was a stageplay. #scriptchat

7:49 pm             RaidPoint:             @TenaciousTanaka but it might be doable on stage n not on screen. how do u translate that part? #scriptchat

7:50 pm             Bang2write:             @DreamsGrafter omg it's getting cheeserama in here! Any more keyring quotes? lol #scriptchat

7:50 pm             PennyAsh:             @michellelipton That could work :) Or just test the waters and observe all the other crazy folks doing it :) #scriptchat

7:50 pm             DreamsGrafter:             10 minutes to go on EURO #SCRIPTCHAT. This is a great discussion. Thanks everyone! x

7:51 pm             carter_andrewj:             @Bang2write Sounds like good advice to me! ;) #scriptchat

7:51 pm             PennyAsh:             @DreamsGrafter Thanks for hosting :) Great topic too #SCRIPTCHAT

7:51 pm             TenaciousTanaka:             @RaidPoint Rear Window, Rope, Dial M for Murder. All could have been done on stage but they also worked as films. #scriptchat

7:51 pm             filmutopia:             #scriptchat my goal this year is to take control of my own creative life, rather than to rely the industry to "discover" me

7:53 pm             RaidPoint:             @TenaciousTanaka true. so u direct ur stuff then? #scriptchat

7:53 pm             ScriptCoach:             @RaidPoint Good point, but impractical next to fulltime job. Hence my goal of hours rather than pages. But pages = result! ;) #scriptchat

7:53 pm             PennyAsh:             @filmutopia Good goal, mine is to place something with DAW or Tor :) #scriptchat

7:53 pm             momentsoffilm:             @filmutopia That's a good goal. The industry sucks at 'discovering' I find.. lol #scriptchat

7:53 pm             kingisafink:             RT @filmutopia: #scriptchat my goal this year is to take control of my own creative life, rather than to rely the industry to "discover" me

7:53 pm             michellelipton:             @DreamsGrafter I'm falling behind on my phone here, you took the words out of my mouth :) #scriptchat

7:54 pm             Bang2write:             RT @filmutopia #scriptchat my goal this year is to take control of my own creative life, rather than to rely the industry to "discover" me

7:54 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @Bang2write Ha, re my do something that scares you everyday. I also wrote '30 days of fear' but decided to go w/ the cheese. Ha! #scriptchat

7:54 pm             ScriptCoach:             My goal now is to get back to my script and finish that damn final scene. #scriptchat

7:54 pm             TenaciousTanaka:             @RaidPoint Sometimes but I always have "Can I shoot this myself?" in the back of my mind. #scriptchat

7:55 pm             filmutopia:             @momentsoffilm Ha, that DM was meant to be a regular RT #scriptchat! Ha!

7:55 pm             thewritertype:             #scriptchat Guilt is Good (to paraphrase what Gordon Gekko never said). You know when you haven't done enough work.

7:55 pm             filmutopia:             @momentsoffilm Precisely. That's why writers enter competitions, because it's a doable goal, rather than expedient move #scriptchat

7:56 pm             scriptsmart:             Competitions def help force me to get my work *out there* JFDI #scriptchat

7:56 pm             filmutopia:             #scriptchat my other goal is to discover a cure for dyslexia, so I can construct a coherent sentence! damn!

7:56 pm             momentsoffilm:             @filmutopia Whoops! :D #scriptchat

7:56 pm             sweettweenie:             Hi, this was going to be my 1st #scriptchat but I've just missed it. Anyway, my goal is to complete my 1st feature, not just talk about it.

7:56 pm             RaidPoint:             @TenaciousTanaka. great move #scriptchat

7:57 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @filmutopia The industry loves self-starters! #innovation ... #scriptchat

7:57 pm             DreamsGrafter:             Good luck! RT @ScriptCoach: My goal now is to get back to my script and finish that damn final scene. #scriptchat

7:57 pm             TenaciousTanaka:             @sweettweenie Good for you! Hello and good luck! #scriptchat

7:58 pm             filmutopia:             #scriptchat my other goal is to insult an iconic UK director in print and be called an idiot by him (nailed this one already! ha!)

7:58 pm             erlanovation:             @filmutopia The industry loves self-starters! #innovation ... #scriptchat

7:58 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @sweettweenie Good luck w/ your feature! We'll be posting the transcript tomorrow so you can catch up. :) #scriptchat

7:58 pm             sweettweenie:             @TenaciousTanaka thank you, I'll need it :-) #scriptchat

7:59 pm             lisabarrass:             RT @filmutopia: #scriptchat my other goal is to insult an iconic UK director in print and be called an idiot by him (nailed this one already! ha!)

7:59 pm             RaidPoint:             @filmutopia lol! @filmutopia: my other goal is to insult an iconic UK director in print and be called an idiot by him #scriptchat

8:00 pm             sweettweenie:             @DreamsGrafter thank you. I'll have a look. Have been catching up on previous #scriptchat s too

8:00 pm             filmutopia:             @DreamsGrafter I've been "self-starting" for years... they'll love me! hahahahahahahah #scriptchat

8:00 pm             momentsoffilm:             @filmutopia Haha.. I did that.. never got a reply though. Thought it was churlish of him. :( http://bit.ly/15FvBP #scriptchat

8:01 pm             DreamsGrafter:             Just wondering if anyone's going to around next week bc it's a UK Bank Holiday? #scriptchat

8:01 pm             lisabarrass:             @DreamsGrafter #scriptchat - yes but not using BS2 but it worked out anyway.

8:01 pm             ianfharris:             RT @ianfharris: I have no goals anymore . I reached them.-then faded away. What's it all about? Sorry Pissed and Bitter&Twisted. #scriptchat

8:02 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @filmutopia You'll have your own star on the Boulevard. ;) #scriptchat

8:02 pm             PennyAsh:             @sweettweenie Join us for the US #scriptchat 8 to 9 EST :)

8:02 pm             momentsoffilm:             TTFN #scriptchat folkies. Have a great week. (or two if you're busy bank holiday weekend).

8:02 pm             sweettweenie:             will try to be around nxt wk seeing I've practically missed this one #scriptchat

8:03 pm             jeannevb:             with a rubber ducky ;) RT @DreamsGrafter: @filmutopia Youll have your own star on the Boulevard. ;) #scriptchat

8:03 pm             DreamsGrafter:             1am BST. @Joanthan_Peace will also be there from the UK! RT @PennyAsh: @sweettweenie Join us for the US #scriptchat 8 to 9 EDT :)

8:03 pm             Bang2write:             It's CSI Sunday and there's an episode on I HAVEN'T seen, OMG! gotta dash #scriptchat peeps xxxx

8:03 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @momentsoffilm Thanks for joining in! Have a great week too! xo #scriptchat

8:04 pm             filmutopia:             @jeannevb respect the duck! (not an easy world for a dyslexic at the best of times #scriptchat

8:04 pm             DreamsGrafter:             Thanks everyone for a great #scriptchat. SETTING GOALS discussion continues in the US ... 8pm EDT/5pm PDT ... Everyone welcome! x

8:05 pm             PennyAsh:             @ianfharris Set a new one. Write a novel #scriptchat

8:05 pm             RaidPoint:             @DreamsGrafter could u guys pls post nxt week's topic a day or two b4 chat time on the site? thanks. #scriptchat

8:06 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @michellelipton My words? re #nano? It will be 30 days of fear ... but I love achieving something that scared me initially. #scriptchat

8:06 pm             RaidPoint:             @DreamsGrafter good luck with the novel :)! #scriptchat

8:06 pm             scriptsmart:             Happy Bank Hol everyone. Thanks for 1st scriptchat. Good luck with reaching all your goals! #scriptchat

8:07 pm             bovanscheyen:             @ScriptCoach go!...#scriptchat

8:07 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @michellelipton Makes me feel alive. Gd luck w/ your deadlines this week. Really cool to see you on #scriptchat again! Thx for joining in. x

8:07 pm             scriptsmart:             Just heard my nephew has bad case of nits so off to de-louse! #scriptchat

8:07 pm             jeannevb:             @filmutopia the duck deserves his own star ;) #scriptchat

8:07 pm             DreamsGrafter:             That'll be in Nov. for #nano *deep breath* ;) RT @RaidPoint: @DreamsGrafter good luck with the novel :)! #scriptchat

8:07 pm             thewritertype:             Thanx all for #scriptchat. Back to tweets about remorse, tugboats, socks & plugging my blog: http://bit.ly/8YVs5M

8:07 pm             momentsoffilm:             #scriptchat I shall leave you with a little saying the people of Amway taught me. "Inch by inch, life's a cinch!" Happy goal setting!

8:07 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @sweettweenie yvw! xo #scriptchat

8:08 pm             PennyAsh:             @jeannevb Reminds me isn't next week discussing Dune? #scriptchat

8:08 pm             sweettweenie:             thank you everyone and good luck with goals #scriptchat

8:09 pm             filmutopia:             Time to eat food and possibly cake. I am blogged and #scriptchat -ed out!

8:09 pm             DreamsGrafter:             *must-read* RT @thewritertype: Thx all for #scriptchat. Back to tweets abt remorse, tugboats, socks & plugging my blog: http://bit.ly/8YVs5M

8:10 pm             DreamsGrafter:             :) RT @momentsoffilm: #scriptchat ... "Inch by inch, life's a cinch!" Happy goal setting!

8:10 pm             jeannevb:             Sept 5th RT @PennyAsh: @jeannevb Reminds me isn't next week discussing Dune? #scriptchat

8:10 pm             sweettweenie:             @PennyAsh Dune is 5th Sept #scriptchat

8:11 pm             DreamsGrafter:             @scriptsmart Haha, good luck! #scriptchat

8:11 pm             scriptchat:             Next week #scriptchat discusses CONTESTS w guest @scripped http://bit.ly/bszqtV

8:11 pm             jeannevb:             Next week #scriptchat discusses CONTESTS w guest @scripped http://bit.ly/bszqtV

USA CHAT:

jeannevb:                It is #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK .... talking SETTING GOALS. Do you?

            jeannevb:             #scriptchat That shld be our new motto ha RT @dklon: @jeannevb Scarface: "We set our mark, and we enforce it!"

12:01 am             jeannevb:             I set a goal today of cutting 5 pgs from #slaverybyanothername JUST finished :) I like goals. Do you? #scriptchat

12:01 am             writeononline:             @jeannevb Would love to remind everyone about the Summer Challenge and to post Monthly goals http://bit.ly/bEIWKk #scriptchat

12:01 am             GinySassenach:             Hello everyone! *waving* #scriptchat

12:01 am             jeannevb:             if u set goals, what do you find the value to be? If you don't reach them, does it deter you or motivate you? #scriptchat

12:01 am             KayleeT:             @WriterChanelle Hi! #scriptchat

12:01 am             scott_logie:             How many #scriptchat writers work full-time at other jobs and how many have mading #writing their full-time endeavor? #scriptchat

12:02 am             ozzywood:             Look who's arrived on time today!! :) #scriptchat

12:02 am             jeannevb:             *wave* RT @GinySassenach: Hello everyone! *waving* #scriptchat

12:02 am             WriterChanelle:             My goal today wasn't about my script, but I did get it done :) #scriptchat

12:02 am             GinySassenach:             @jeannevb I think goals are great. It's a good motivation techniqe. #scriptchat

12:02 am             dklon:             @jeannevb The value of my goals comes from the rewards I set up for each one. I make it like a game. #scriptchat #scriptchat

12:02 am             jeannevb:             U must have set it as a goal haha (topic is goals) RT @ozzywood: Look whos arrived on time today!! :) #scriptchat

12:02 am             talented_boy:             @scott_logie got a full-time, time consuming gig my man...do other writings late at night usually or on the occasional off day #scriptchat

12:02 am             writeononline:             @jeannevb, I invite writers to set goals on FB http://www.facebook.com/writeononline every week and on the site every month #scriptchat

12:03 am             KageyNYC:             Big fan of goals. I set short- & long-term but I can't say I always hit them all. But I hit enough to be relatively successful. #scriptchat

12:03 am             WriterChanelle:             @scott_logie I'm working on making writing full time, but I don't have a "job" #scriptchat #writing #scriptchat

12:03 am             writeononline:             something about telling people what you want to do helps you to do it #scriptchat

12:03 am             jeannevb:             I set the goal of Sundance Screenwriters Lab for us so we'd have a deadline for to complete the script. Worked GREAT! #scriptchat

12:03 am             jeannevb:             agree! RT @writeononline: something about telling people what you want to do helps you to do it #scriptchat

12:04 am             KatZandvakili:             I am new to this conversation & fairly new to twitter! Hello all ~ #scriptchat

12:04 am             jeannevb:             RT @WriteOnOnline: @jeannevb, I invite writers to set goals on FB http://bit.ly/9jMtKo every week and on the site every month #scriptchat

12:04 am             KayleeT:             RT @jeannevb: agree! RT @writeononline: something about telling people what you want to do helps you to do it #scriptchat

12:04 am             scott_logie:             @talented_boy Do you keep a regular schedule with your personal writing projects, are you able to? #scriptchat #scriptchat

12:04 am             yeah_write:             You say you don't have time to set goals and write? I own 2 businesses (work 80-90 hours/week), and still find time. #scriptchat

12:04 am             talented_boy:             RT @writeononline: something about telling people what u want to do helps you to do it <<< agreed...makes my friends staty on me #scriptchat

12:04 am             dklon:             @KatZandvakili Hi Kat! Jump in at any time. #scriptchat #scriptchat

12:04 am             jeannevb:             @KatZandvakili ur doing great. We meet every Sunday. Tonight we're talking setting goals & how that might help #scriptchat

12:04 am             GinySassenach:             @KatZandvakili Hello #scriptchat

12:04 am             ozzywood:             Target dates are great goals. I don't like the word 'deadline' here... mostly I need to adjust them. Still, it works. #scriptchat

12:04 am             CDominiqueG:             @jeannevb I think I need to check that out, may help me get things done. #scriptchat

12:04 am             WriterChanelle:             The other day I had a goal to finish all my tasks for my internship. Stayed up all night and finished in 5 hours. Felt great #scriptchat

12:05 am             TheWriteScript:             Yeah, I'm here! Hey all! #scriptchat

12:05 am             KageyNYC:             Enrolling in school was incredible for accomplishing goals. But I'm not re-upping next semester, a little nervous about that. #scriptchat

12:05 am             jeannevb:             I like to have at least one BIG goal that overrides the month, then weekly goals. Baby steps gets me there #scriptchat

12:05 am             KayleeT:             @WriteOnOnline a dream without a plan is just a wish #Scriptchat

12:05 am             talented_boy:             @scott_logie regular? naw...isn't realistic...but i just try to get as much as i can done in spurts during free time #scriptchat

12:05 am             jeannevb:             Also contest submission deadlines are great for procrastinators. I find I work so much better under a deadline #scriptchat

12:05 am             ozzywood:             Hey Jeanne, did scriptchat result from any goal in particular? #scriptchat

12:05 am             KayleeT:             RT @ozzywood: Target dates are great goals. I don't like the word 'deadline' here... mostly I need to adjust them. Still, it works. #scriptchat

12:05 am             yeah_write:             It is important to establish long term, and short term goals. Today, this week, month, etc. And write them down. #scriptchat

12:06 am             dklon:             Coming from programming background, I have my goals laid out as milestones, with expected dates. #scriptchat #scriptchat

12:06 am             jeannevb:             Yes! To find a way to connect screenwriters RT @ozzywood: Hey Jeanne, did scriptchat result from any goal in particular? #scriptchat

12:06 am             CDominiqueG:             @GCGeek my full time job is writing my Thesis... writing is what I do whenever Im not sleeping :-D #scriptchat

12:06 am             ozzywood:             RT @yeah_write: It is important to establish long term, and short term goals. Today, this week, month, etc. And write them down. #scriptchat

12:06 am             KayleeT:             RT @dklon: Coming from programming background, I have my goals laid out as milestones, with expected dates. #scriptchat #scriptchat

12:06 am             KageyNYC:             @WriteOnOnline Agreed. I'm surprisingly good re: personal goals. I have ProdCo day job goals + writing goals that I'm chasing. #scriptchat

12:06 am             jeannevb:             I keep a list at my desk of my goals. My kids drew me a picture I look at every day of me on Oprah HAHA! I can see it fr my desk #scriptchat

12:06 am             jmiewald:             I think one very important thing to remember when achieving goals is to make it a point to stay inspired. #scriptchat

12:07 am             ozzywood:             Great! How long between the intention and the implementation? RT @jeannevb: Yes! To find a way to connect screenwriters #scriptchat

12:07 am             GCGeek:             With a full-time job, I think goals are especially important. It's all about time-management for me, & setting achievable goals #scriptchat

12:07 am             TheWriteScript:             @jeannevb I've set contest deadlines so that I have something to shoot for. Former reporters love deadlines. #scriptchat

12:07 am             KayleeT:             RT @jmiewald: I think one very important thing to remember when achieving goals is to make it a point to stay inspired. #scriptchat

12:07 am             GinySassenach:             It's fun 2 write into you feel like you have a "brain cloud", walking away knowing u did something it's exercise, feeling great! #scriptchat

12:07 am             scott_logie:             @GCGeek I noticed that about you. You and I come from similar backgrounds. #scriptchat

12:07 am             art1032:             Me 2 :)@jeannevb Also contest submission deadlines are great for procrastinators. I find I work so much better under a deadline #scriptchat

12:07 am             WriterChanelle:             @yeah_write I love my laptop and the sticky notes feature for writing those long and short term goals #scriptchat

12:07 am             GeneDoucette:             goal-setting? I suck at this. #scriptchat

12:07 am             jeannevb:             immediate RT @ozzywood: Great! How long between the intention and the implementation? RT @jeannevb: to connect screenwriters #scriptchat

12:07 am             dklon:             The game I play w/myself is to beat my milestones, get bigger reward. #scriptchat

12:07 am             yeah_write:             My goal is to make enough money doing something, anything, so I can get DH to sell the restaurant. lol #scriptchat

12:07 am             shabanky:             RT @KayleeT: @WriteOnOnline a dream without a plan is just a wish #Scriptchat

12:07 am             KayleeT:             I have a notebook for weight loss & writing...all of my goals are taped to the covers & inner pages #scriptchat

12:08 am             GeneDoucette:             but I feel like I've been stuck in promoting mode forever. #scriptchat

12:08 am             WriterChanelle:             @KayleeT Hello hello #scriptchat

12:08 am             yeah_write:             Love this RT @WriterChanelle: @yeah_write I love my laptop & the sticky note feature for writing those long and short term goals #scriptchat

12:08 am             dizzydentfilms:             My goal every day is to remember to look at my goal sheet. #scriptchat

12:08 am             blackrugger:             My goals.. 1. Start working on new project. 2. Start pitching *nervous about this one* Rules of a Successful Bacholer by Sept. 1 #scriptchat

12:08 am             ozzywood:             I knew it. You're a machine! RT @jeannevb: immediate RT @ozzywood: Great! How long between the intention and the implementation? #scriptchat

12:08 am             KatZandvakili:             I am willing to set goals to finish my two scripts, yes, great idea. Thank you for the FB link #scriptchat

12:08 am             jeannevb:             @TheWriteScript Yes! My WP is a WSJ reporter, so when I saw Sundance's deadline, I thought, BAM! That's what we need ;) #scriptchat

12:09 am             ozzywood:             This has really helped me to consistently achieving a number of goals, every day: http://www.joesgoals.com #scriptchat

12:09 am             WriterChanelle:             @yeah_write :) Thanks. It's great for when my brain gets stuck on what I'm supposed to do next. #scriptchat

12:09 am             KageyNYC:             But really, is problem goal-setting or goal-accomplishing? I can set goals up the wazoo but means nothing if I don't achieve 'em #scriptchat

12:09 am             jeannevb:             @ozzywood and @rachlanger saw the chat & set up a blog for us that 1st night to post transcript. No plan. We just winged it #scriptchat

12:09 am             TheWriteScript:             Grad school takes about 75 hours out of me each week. I'm happy to sleep 5 or 6 hrs. each night. The writing gets squished in. #scriptchat

12:09 am             talented_boy:             I set goals usually...and then my actual life usually does everything in its power not to allow me to meet them...it's sad #scriptchat

12:09 am             robertHarper:             Going to set myself a goal right now. Sleep (in UK and missed euro #scriptchat), then get up and write 5 pages. Night folks. :)

12:09 am             scott_logie:             I've never imposed a page count goal on myself. Do other writers work to page counts or scene counts? #scriptchat

12:09 am             SharkGoddess:             RT @jmiewald: I think one very important thing to remember when achieving goals is to make it a point to stay inspired. #scriptchat

12:09 am             jeannevb:             love it! RT @ozzywood: This has really helped me to consistently achieving a # of goals, every day: http://www.joesgoals.com #scriptchat

12:10 am             KayleeT:             RT @ozzywood: This has really helped me to consistently achieving a number of goals, every day: http://www.joesgoals.com #scriptchat

12:10 am             jmiewald:             In long term goals, I try not to think beyond six months. My most distant goal right now is November 1st. #scriptchat

12:10 am             yeah_write:             RT @thembob: @yeah_write If I take the deadline seriously, I'm always surprised that I can write faster than I think I can. #scriptchat

12:10 am             jeannevb:             @ozzywood I'll link the goal site to our blog :) #scriptchat

12:10 am             talented_boy:             @blackrugger you got a final draft of 'Tristan'? #scriptchat

12:10 am             writeononline:             Summer Challenge Deadline is 8/31 http://bit.ly/aQCCN5 @jeannevb Contest submission deadlines are great for procrastinators. #scriptchat

12:10 am             jeannevb:             @scott_logie I've done scene counts before. Works better for me than page goal #scriptchat

12:10 am             KageyNYC:             Since I'm by nature a procrastinator, writing goals have to be word count or page count not timed. I can fake time not quantity. #scriptchat

12:10 am             UncompletedWork:             checkin in to #scriptchat what's up guys?

12:10 am             dklon:             It's not just about goals, it's about keeping discipline to tackle them. #scriptchat

12:11 am             GCGeek:             @CDominiqueG Thesis? Wow! My goal is to make creative writing (not tech) my full-time job and accept the pay cut. #scriptchat

12:11 am             SharkGoddess:             @jeannevb You were on Oprah? #scriptchat

12:11 am             TheWriteScript:             @kageyNYC exactly. Each day you have to chip away at some piece of a project (pref. the same project until it's done). #scriptchat

12:11 am             jeannevb:             I also like to have one goal that is outside of my comfort zone to really push me. This year it's #nano #scriptchat

12:11 am             GCGeek:             Amen. RT @dklon: Its not just about goals, its about keeping discipline to tackle them. #scriptchat

12:11 am             jeannevb:             no but I will be #goal ;) RT @SharkGoddess: @jeannevb You were on Oprah? #scriptchat

12:11 am             thinkStory:             helloooo everybody just popping in for a mo to say hi but freelancing calls mercilessly these days, gotta go work. #scriptchat have fun :)

12:11 am             KayleeT:             RT @dklon: It's not just about goals, it's about keeping discipline to tackle them. #scriptchat

12:12 am             KayleeT:             @UncompletedWork goals...how do you set them and keep them? #scriptchat

12:12 am             GinySassenach:             @jeannevb Really excited about "nano" #scriptchat

12:12 am             ozzywood:             Try one EVERY DAY!! Amazing. RT @jeannevb: I also like to have one goal that is outside of my comfort zone to really push me. #scriptchat

12:12 am             jeannevb:             To help in our SETTING GOALS topic, NXT WK @scripped is guesting to talk CONTESTS http://bit.ly/bszqtV #scriptchat

12:12 am             scott_logie:             @ozzywood I had intentions of starting a goal site. Saw joesgoals.com as a model. Of course, never completed it. [irony] #scriptchat

12:12 am             writeononline:             So trure @ KayleeT RT @WriteOnOnline a dream without a plan is just a wish #Scriptchat

12:12 am             dklon:             @jeannevb Yay for #nano! The ultimate marathon brain workout. #scriptchat

12:12 am             jeannevb:             @thinkStory we've missed you! #scriptchat

12:12 am             jmiewald:             @blackrugger Be more specific. Like "pitch Bachelor to x10+ ppl and one of them works at a major studio" #scriptchat

12:12 am             ozzywood:             Keeping it fun always helps me. RT @GCGeek: RT @dklon: Its not just about goals, its about keeping discipline to tackle them. #scriptchat

12:12 am             talented_boy:             i would set more goals and keep them if i were only doing creative writing and nothing else...having a job deters from it #scriptchat

12:12 am             jeannevb:             @DreamsGrafter is doing it too :) RT @GinySassenach: @jeannevb Really excited about "nano" #scriptchat

12:13 am             ozzywood:             Tracking what you do in a day is a helpful technique. RT @KayleeT: @UncompletedWork goals...how do you set them and keep them? #scriptchat

12:13 am             yeah_write:             So let's talk discipline. What can be done to be sure we meet our goals? #scriptchat

12:13 am             KayleeT:             RT @jeannevb: I also like to have one goal that is outside of my comfort zone to really push me. This year it's #nano #scriptchat

12:13 am             tylerweaver:             I set deadlines, but get there in incremental steps (action steps, like WRITE 5 pages today). #scriptchat

12:13 am             jeannevb:             @ozzywood u have NO idea how far I already am outside my comfort zone haha #scriptchat

12:13 am             saturdayknight:             #scriptchat shit definitely forgot. And now I'm late.

12:13 am             thescriptlab:             Setting achievable goals is key. It's easy to ignore unrealistic ones. #scriptchat

12:13 am             thinkStory:             @jeannevb miss you guys, too! growl, one of these days I'll luxuriate in an entire hour of #scriptchat.

12:14 am             jeannevb:             CHALLENGE: If u don't have a major goal for yourself, set one tonight. If we can help support you in it, just ask #scriptchat

12:14 am             scott_logie:             @talented_boy I know where you're coming from. I think it's about scaling back expectations and being realistic with time lines. #scriptchat

12:14 am             dklon:             @WriterChanelle For me discipline came as a habit. Developed addiction to writing. #scriptchat

12:14 am             ozzywood:             LMAO! RT @jeannevb: @ozzywood u have NO idea how far I already am outside my comfort zone haha #scriptchat

12:14 am             GCGeek:             Yes, yes! I love the writing and the process. It can't be a "chore". RT @ozzywood: Keeping it fun always helps me. #scriptchat

12:14 am             CDominiqueG:             @GCGeek well Im a grad student, Im trying to write my thesis based on research. Its slow right now b/c Im grieving. #scriptchat

12:14 am             WriterChanelle:             @jeannevb Do you get that nervous, panicked feeling that's almost paralyzing when you're outside your comfort zone? Just me? Lol #scriptchat

12:14 am             ozzywood:             RT @tylerweaver: I set deadlines, but get there in incremental steps (action steps, like WRITE 5 pages today). #scriptchat

12:14 am             yeah_write:             My real goal for 2010 is to have my 3 scripts written this year polished. Then get a manager/agent. #scriptchat

12:14 am             jeannevb:             luckily, we have no bouncers ;) *hands u tequila* RT @saturdayknight: #scriptchat shit definitely forgot. And now Im late. #scriptchat

12:14 am             TheWriteScript:             RE: procrastination. I know a lot of people like the "idea" of being a writer but don't do the work of "being" a writer. #scriptchat

12:14 am             scott_logie:             @yeah_write Do the Internet and Twitter get in the way? #scriptchat

12:14 am             ozzywood:             I aim to achieve my regular goals + ONE BIG GOAL every day. Only one. #scriptchat

12:14 am             CDominiqueG:             @GCGeek I also work full time because the stipends aren't enough to survive on. I write whenever I have free time #scriptchat

12:15 am             KayleeT:             RT @TheWriteScript: RE: procrastination. I know a lot of people like the "idea" of being a writer but don't do the work of "being" a writer. #scriptchat

12:15 am             KageyNYC:             Moving away from formal school environ means I need a new way to be held accountable for writing goals. Not sure of answer yet. #scriptchat

12:15 am             jeannevb:             @WriterChanelle sometimes I'm so far out of my comfort zone, I cry or hyperventilate. Totally. Did it at Penn Station last month #scriptchat

12:15 am             yeah_write:             RT @TheWriteScript: RE: procrastination. I know people like the "idea" of being a writer but dont do work of "being" a writer #scriptchat

12:15 am             dklon:             It also doesn't help to be a little crazy and say, "How hard can it be?" #scriptchat

12:15 am             CDominiqueG:             @GCGeek my ultimate goal too is to write full time. But it appears its a long hard road #scriptchat

12:15 am             yeah_write:             ABSOLUTELY!!! RT @scott_logie: @yeah_write Do the Internet and Twitter get in the way? #scriptchat

12:15 am             SharkGoddess:             COOL! RT @jeannevb no but I will be #goal ;) RT @-SharkGoddess: @jeannevb You were on Oprah? #scriptchat

12:15 am             UncompletedWork:             I'm nothing without my lists. #Scriptchat

12:15 am             KayleeT:             What do you do when you do not feel inspired to write but feel compelled because of a goal? Quantity vs Quality? #Scriptchat

12:16 am             SharkGoddess:             RT @jeannevb: CHALLENGE: If u don't have a major goal for yourself, set one tonight. If we can help support you in it, just ask #scriptchat

12:16 am             KayleeT:             RT @UncompletedWork: I'm nothing without my lists. #Scriptchat

12:16 am             WriterChanelle:             You too? Lol RT @dklon: @WriterChanelle For me discipline came as a habit. Developed addiction to writing. #scriptchat

12:16 am             scott_logie:             One goal I'm meeting is to read screenplays and teleplays during my work commute. I'm getting through about three per week. #scriptchat

12:16 am             GeneDoucette:             I write so fast and in such binges that goal-setting usually just adds anxiety to my life. #scriptchat

12:16 am             jeannevb:             not for me. Tweeting focuses me. Honest. RT @scott_logie: @yeah_write Do the Internet and Twitter get in the way? #scriptchat

12:16 am             yeah_write:             @scott_logie But at least I can Tweet from my phone while I'm at the restaurant. lol No time wasted there. #scriptchat

12:16 am             dklon:             Or rather it DOES help to be a little crazy and say, "How hard can it be?" #scriptchat

12:16 am             jeannevb:             @SharkGoddess I'll let you know when she calls me haha #goal #scriptchat

12:16 am             ozzywood:             My favorite new iPhone app: "Tomorrow" (as in: Do It Tomorrow) LOL #scriptchat

12:17 am             TheWriteScript:             @UncompletedWork I'm a list maker as well. Each day I list the most important things to do each day, where's the biggest payoff? #scriptchat

12:17 am             WriterChanelle:             @dklon I'm developing an addiction to completion and the feeling of accomplishment. #scriptchat

12:17 am             ozzywood:             RT @dklon: @WriterChanelle For me discipline came as a habit. Developed addiction to writing. #scriptchat

12:17 am             KayleeT:             RT @ozzywood: My favorite new iPhone app: "Tomorrow" (as in: Do It Tomorrow) LOL #scriptchat

12:17 am             CDominiqueG:             @jeannevb I need to get my edits done this week, and start studying for the GRE as well as start my Stmt of Purpose for PhD prg #scriptchat

12:17 am             jeannevb:             don't forget the #scriptchat hashtag ;) RT @saturdayknight: @jeannevb hmm. Completing my feature and selling my pilot.

12:17 am             KayleeT:             RT @scott_logie: One goal I'm meeting is to read screenplays and teleplays during my work commute. I'm getting through about three per week. #scriptchat

12:17 am             jeannevb:             excellent! RT @WriterChanelle: @dklon Im developing an addiction to completion and the feeling of accomplishment. #scriptchat

12:17 am             GCGeek:             @CDominiqueG Can be a hard road, but a great journey. I'm absolutely convinced if you want to make $ at writing, you can. #scriptchat

12:17 am             TheWriteScript:             After I get this degree, I look forward to having time to procrastinate. That's a goal. LOL #scriptchat

12:17 am             dklon:             @WriterChanelle It's a rush when you've gotten through it and finished. #scriptchat

12:18 am             jeannevb:             @CDominiqueG we'll poke u to make sure you're making progress ;) #scriptchat

12:18 am             WriterChanelle:             @jeannevb Wow. Appreciate the admission. (also glad I'm not the only one) #scriptchat

12:18 am             art1032:             Agreed lol :) @dklon Or rather it DOES help to be a little crazy and say, "How hard can it be?" #scriptchat

12:18 am             GeneDoucette:             @TheWriteScript you have to make time to procrastinate. #scriptchat

12:18 am             jeannevb:             @IONRyan I find letting it sit a few weeks helps. Just did that & cut 5 pages today w fresh eyes #scriptchat

12:18 am             WriterChanelle:             Ha! LOL RT @TheWriteScript: After I get this degree, I look forward to having time to procrastinate. That's a goal. LOL #scriptchat

12:18 am             CDominiqueG:             @jeannevb thank you! #scriptchat

12:18 am             TacoBuff:             Why? RT @jmiewald: In long term goals, I try not to think beyond six months. My most distant goal right now is November 1st. #scriptchat

12:18 am             writeononline:             @KageyNYC Yes, and sometimes you need to do the personal goals to get to the professional ones #scriptchat

12:19 am             GCGeek:             I write blogs and tweets to pacify the need for instant gratification. Allows me to be patient with the bigger work. #scriptchat

12:19 am             UncompletedWork:             My lists are rolling lists, the top of one is the bottom of another ;-) #scriptchat (@TheWriteScript)

12:19 am             ozzywood:             The secret to an exciting week: different goals on different days, every week. Mon-Wed more mundane stuff; Thu-Sun it's wild ;) #scriptchat

12:19 am             thembob:             In a script meeting w Jieho Lee director/co-writer of THE AIR I BREATHE, 1st feature for both of us. Working on our 2nd. #scriptchat

12:19 am             TheWriteScript:             @dklon Yeah, huge rush the day I registered my tv pilot with the WGA. Great feeling. #scriptchat

12:19 am             KayleeT:             @GCGeek I too keep the day job because it is steady income with awesome benefits...this is even after Teen Nick #scriptchat

12:19 am             CDominiqueG:             @GCGeek oh I know you can, Ive a short story being released soon, and I got $ for it. so I know its possible. #scriptchat

12:19 am             jeannevb:             me 2 RT @GCGeek: I write blogs & tweets to pacify need for instant gratification. Allows me to be patient with the bigger work. #scriptchat

12:19 am             jmiewald:             Accountability is also important. Who knows about your goals? Who is going to kick your ass if you miss deadline? #scriptchat

12:19 am             talented_boy:             i just look forward to finally putting a script to bed...all of mines are still wide awake and bitching all the time #scriptchat

12:19 am             thembob:             Showing Jieho all the fun of #scriptchat. Hey Jieho, what's your advice on goal-setting? #scriptchat

12:19 am             thescriptlab:             Salvation: The Writer's Schedule http://bit.ly/d2wUsG #scriptchat #screenwriting #writing

12:19 am             SKCOMEDY:             I've been meaning to respond to this thread, but I just keep putting it off. #scriptchat

12:20 am             KayleeT:             RT @thescriptlab: Salvation: The Writer's Schedule http://bit.ly/d2wUsG #scriptchat #screenwriting #writing

12:20 am             KatZandvakili:             Any tips on what to do when the movie in your head goes..a bit blank? I am just getting bk in groove, but was squeezing before #scriptchat

12:20 am             CDominiqueG:             @GCGeek just takes a while #scriptchat

12:20 am             joda07:             RT @ozzywood: secret 2 an exciting week: diff goals on diff days, every week. Mon-Wed more mundane stuff; Thu-Sun it's wild ;) #scriptchat

12:20 am             jeannevb:             @WriterChanelle swear to god, I was sucking back tears right there in front of everyone... not sure they realized ha #scriptchat

12:20 am             yeah_write:             @thembob Give Jieho Lee our best. Hope all is going well, and you are meeting your goals. #scriptchat

12:20 am             GCGeek:             Learning from a master: 2010 Goal :) RT @SKCOMEDY: Ive been meaning to respond to this thread, but I just keep putting it off. #scriptchat

12:20 am             yeah_write:             Says the comedian. RT @SKCOMEDY: Ive been meaning to respond to this thread, but I just keep putting it off. #scriptchat

12:20 am             thembob:             Jieho says, "Make them as specific as possible. Try to have a team that holds you accountable. Cuz it's a lonely road." Laughs. #scriptchat

12:21 am             jeannevb:             lot of procrastinators here RT @thembob: Showing Jieho all the fun of #scriptchat. Hey Jieho, whats ur advice on goal-setting? #scriptchat

12:21 am             scott_logie:             Anyone have goal-setting tips or anecdotes from writing partnerships? My partner and started with two scenes a week each. #scriptchat

12:21 am             WriterChanelle:             @jeannevb Agree. It was only because I was tweeting songs and breaking every once in a while that I got work done #scriptchat

12:21 am             ozzywood:             GOAL #1: pay the rent every month by doing only stuff that I LOVE doing. Tough but oh so gratifying. #scriptchat

12:21 am             GCGeek:             @KayleeT Sounds like a great story in there! (After Teen Nick) #scriptchat

12:21 am             yeah_write:             RT @thembob: Jieho says, "Make them as specific as possible. Try 2 have team that holds you accountable. Cuz its a lonely road." #scriptchat

12:22 am             GeneDoucette:             I like to model my goal-setting after The Brain: tomorrow we try to take over the world. #scriptchat

12:22 am             SKCOMEDY:             Sometimes I think that procrastinating is the only thing I'm truly a "pro" at. #scriptchat

12:22 am             editorialdept:             RT @TheScriptLab: Salvation: The Writer's Schedule http://bit.ly/d2wUsG #scriptchat #screenwriting #writing

12:22 am             thembob:             Team doesn't have to be agents/managers. Can be loved ones, Other writers. Just have to make a promise to SOMEONE and keep it #scriptchat

12:22 am             GCGeek:             @CDominiqueG That's awesome! I love the support and inspiration I get from our fellow writers here too. #scriptchat

12:22 am             KatZandvakili:             @GeneDoucette I like your description of how you write, as I write much the same way #scriptchat

12:22 am             ozzywood:             Meet every week for x hours & see what happens. RT @scott_logie: goal-setting tips or anecdotes from writing partnerships? #scriptchat

12:22 am             jeannevb:             writers get paid? ha RT @ozzywood: GOAL #1: pay rent every month by doing only stuff I LOVE doing. Tough but oh so gratifying. #scriptchat

12:22 am             saturdayknight:             @ozzywood I have that as well, love it! #scriptchat

12:22 am             yeah_write:             In all seriousness, I have way too many goals and I need to cut myself some slack. #scriptchat

12:22 am             AMuseWrites:             Writing a script is like giving birth - excruciating, traumatic but holding those finish pages is worth it all #scriptchat

12:22 am             ozzywood:             RT @SKCOMEDY: Sometimes I think that procrastinating is the only thing Im truly a "pro" at. #scriptchat

12:22 am             GinySassenach:             @thembob But, what if you don't have a team. I'm bad about writing down ideas.....then going off to something else. Bad #scriptchat

12:23 am             michaelpokocky:             The Artists Way RT @jeannevb: lot of procrastinators here RT @thembob: Showing Jieho all the fun of #scriptchat. (cont) http://tl.gd/39ls1n

12:23 am             dklon:             You can try to trick yourself into writing by making your brain think you're doing something else. #scriptchat

12:23 am             thembob:             Jieho's admiring my cork-board covered with projects on note cards. Gives me a visual reminder of what I have to do. #scriptchat

12:23 am             jeannevb:             realistic goals r impt RT @yeah_write: In all seriousness, I have way too many goals and I need to cut myself some slack. #scriptchat

12:23 am             GCGeek:             I hear you! Can't burn out. RT @yeah_write: In all seriousness, I have way too many goals and I need to cut myself some slack. #scriptchat

12:23 am             yeah_write:             RT @thembob: Team doesnt have to be agents/managers. Can b loved 1s, Other writers. Just have 2 make a promise 2 SOME1 & keep it #scriptchat

12:23 am             GeneDoucette:             hey, don't knock procrastination. It's an important part of the process. #scriptchat

12:23 am             scott_logie:             ...without an outline. Felt productive, but was tough to know if we were rowing the same boat. And met weekly (per @ozzywood). #scriptchat

12:23 am             dklon:             @AMuseWrites I liken it to giving birth sideways with a baby rhino. #scriptchat

12:23 am             ozzywood:             GENIUS! RT @dklon: You can try to trick yourself into writing by making your brain think youre doing something else. #scriptchat

12:23 am             KayleeT:             RT @dklon: You can try to trick yourself into writing by making your brain think you're doing something else. #scriptchat

12:23 am             thembob:             He's probably mad that our project is my third card on the board. I shoulda moved it to first before he got here. #scriptchat

12:23 am             tylerweaver:             Guilt over missed goals and deadlines is worthless. It's wasted time you could be spending writing. Get over it and get writing. #scriptchat

12:23 am             jmiewald:             @thembob I think you ought to leave loved ones out of goals except as your cheerleaders. At least it never worked for me. #scriptchat

12:24 am             michaelpokocky:             Agreed RT @GeneDoucette: hey, don't knock procrastination. It's an important part of the process. #scriptchat

12:24 am             yeah_write:             @dklon I need to trick my DH into thinking I'm at the restaurant when I'm really in my office writing. #scriptchat

12:24 am             jeannevb:             @thembob I'm visual worker too. I have to see the work in front of me. Can't work if my desk is clean #scriptchat

12:24 am             thembob:             @jmiewald Yes, what works for you is the key. Different for everyone. #scriptchat

12:24 am             ozzywood:             What do you mean? RT @jmiewald: @thembob I think you ought to leave loved ones out of goals except as your cheerleaders. #scriptchat

12:24 am             CDominiqueG:             @GCGeek thank you #scriptchat

12:24 am             thembob:             We're back to work. Have fun everyone! #scriptchat

12:25 am             jeannevb:             thx for popping in! RT @thembob: Were back to work. Have fun everyone! #scriptchat

12:25 am             KayleeT:             Reading other edits for Teen Nick helps with writing my own #scriptchat

12:25 am             ozzywood:             Procrastination = Gestation RT @GeneDoucette: hey, dont knock procrastination. Its an important part of the process. #scriptchat

12:25 am             CDominiqueG:             @GCGeek yes the network of writers here on twitter is awesome, well network of artists, poets and so forth is awesome #scriptchat

12:25 am             GinySassenach:             @jmiewald I think loved ones are not very honest or too honest. Need someone who believes in what you are doing. #scriptchat

12:25 am             GeneDoucette:             My process is writewritewritewrite rest-of-indeterminate-length writewritewrite #scriptchat

12:25 am             writeononline:             @KayleeT Thanks for posting your September goals http://bit.ly/bEIWKk #scriptchat

12:25 am             dklon:             @yeah_write Is cloning an option? #scriptchat

12:25 am             CDominiqueG:             @GCGeek lots of opportunity for growth #scriptchat

12:25 am             KayleeT:             RT @jmiewald: @thembob I think you ought to leave loved ones out of goals except as your cheerleaders. At least it never worked for me. #scriptchat

12:25 am             GinySassenach:             @thembob Bye thanks for your input! #scriptchat

12:26 am             jeannevb:             When u don't meet that goal, learn to let it go instead of beat urself up. Tomorrow is a new day. #scriptchat

12:26 am             RickRapier:             Hello, scriptchat! @jeannevb, this time it's official attendance. ;^) #scriptchat

12:26 am             GCGeek:             Would love to see it! RT @thembob: Jiehos admiring my cork-board covered with projects on note cards. #scriptchat

12:26 am             yeah_write:             If I had the money, absofreakinglutely! RT @dklon: @yeah_write Is cloning an option? #scriptchat

12:26 am             KayleeT:             RT @CDominiqueG: @GCGeek yes the network of writers here on twitter is awesome, well network of artists, poets and so forth is awesome #scriptchat

12:26 am             jeannevb:             the #treefort is really only 1 person :) mwhaha RT @dklon: @yeah_write Is cloning an option? #scriptchat

12:26 am             GCGeek:             RT @jeannevb: When u dont meet that goal, learn to let it go instead of beat urself up. Tomorrow is a new day. #scriptchat

12:26 am             Cacotopos:             @ozzywood @genedoucette Guys, guys, I *really* don't need any more excuses to procrastinate, lol. #scriptchat

12:26 am             GeneDoucette:             @KatZandvakili lists give me migraines. Plus I usually don't know what I'm going to write until I write it. #scriptchat

12:27 am             thescriptlab:             The First Consequence of Screenwriting: Sloth http://bit.ly/9ncNka #writing #scriptchat

12:27 am             jeannevb:             @RickRapier haha we're talking setting goals. Do you? #scriptchat

12:27 am             jmiewald:             @ozzywood Your loved ones can be the reason you miss a goal deadline. They can become an excuse not to do something . #scriptchat

12:27 am             SKCOMEDY:             Good! RT @ozzywood: Procrastination = Gestation RT @GeneDoucette: hey, dont knock procrastination. #scriptchat

12:27 am             susanross2:             RT @ozzywood: Procrastination = Gestation RT @GeneDoucette: hey, dont knock procrastination. Its an important part of the process. #scriptchat

12:27 am             talented_boy:             love you good people...gotta roll out...heading to my east coast mom's house to watch #TrueBlood...it's tradition...#keepwriting #scriptchat

12:27 am             SpiderGriffin:             RT @ozzywood: GENIUS! RT @dklon: You can try to trick yourself into writing by making your brain think youre doing something else. #scriptchat

12:27 am             yeah_write:             @thembob Hey put that iPhone of yours to work and send us a pic of your corkboard. #scriptchat

12:27 am             ozzywood:             I battle procrastination by working in short bursts (15mins - 30mins). Courtney Hunt (FROZEN RIVER) aims to write 15mins/day. #scriptchat

12:27 am             scribereglyph:             @jeannevb So very true! #scriptchat

12:27 am             TheWriteScript:             The only loved-one involved in my goals is in the business, so I make that exception. The rest are in the dark. #scriptchat

12:27 am             Cucoloris:             RT @ozzywood: Procrastination = Gestation RT @GeneDoucette: hey, dont knock procrastination. Its an important part of the process. #scriptchat

12:28 am             saturdayknight:             @jeannevb that's going to take some time. #scriptchat

12:28 am             GinySassenach:             I like the idea of a cork board. Will get one and start putting up cards with goals. Until Nov. and then 30 days of "nano" #scriptchat

12:28 am             KatZandvakili:             @GeneDoucette oh good, you can hear me! I was started to get worried none of my tweets were going through #scriptchat

12:28 am             ozzywood:             Very good point. Thank you! RT @jmiewald: @ozzywood They can become an excuse not to do something . #scriptchat

12:28 am             KayleeT:             RT @TheWriteScript: The only loved-one involved in my goals is in the business, so I make that exception. The rest are in the dark. #scriptchat

12:28 am             JessicaLTerry:             RT @TheScriptLab: Setting achievable goals is key. It's easy to ignore unrealistic ones. #scriptchat

12:28 am             jeannevb:             Once it took me 3 wks to write ONE scene. But once I digested it, I knocked it out in 30 min. Procrastination can work #scriptchat

12:29 am             jmiewald:             @GinySassenach Of course and you need that but you also need an impartial person who demands you come through. #scriptchat

12:29 am             TheWriteScript:             @Cucoloris and @ozzywood: Disagree. Procrastination is DELAYING gestation. IM(not so humble)O. #scriptchat

12:29 am             RickRapier:             @jeannevb Yes, but not always: Truth, I work best when I give myself 7days to write a script - 6 days wrtg, plus 1 to assess mid #scriptchat

12:29 am             GeneDoucette:             @KatZandvakili my fault; I missed it at first. #scriptchat

12:29 am             writeononline:             @jeannevb You can reward yourself for making a goal or punish yourself for missing it. #scriptchat

12:29 am             KatZandvakili:             @GinySassenach Cork board ... mini-tape recorder ... #scriptchat

12:29 am             ozzywood:             Perhaps a cliche, but I learned the key to goal-achieving is forming new habits. Including good sleep, nutrition, exercise. #scriptchat

12:29 am             GCGeek:             I call that incubation. RT @jeannevb: Once it took me 3 wks to write ONE scene. But once digested, knocked it out in 30 min. #scriptchat

12:29 am             scribereglyph:             Yeah, procrastination helps me gather my thoughts most time. #scriptchat

12:30 am             jeannevb:             Does any1 have a goal they are aiming for by the year's end? #scriptchat

12:30 am             KatZandvakili:             @GeneDoucette Nono, not at all ~ I'm a new twit, so to speak! #scriptchat

12:30 am             MishaPolonsky:             @ozzywood - That 15 min. goal is something I always go for as well. Especially for a busy day. If not busy, I try and write more #scriptchat

12:30 am             GeneDoucette:             ...I could be putting pressure on myself to start a needed novel or to work on the dozen film treatments I've been hired to do. #scriptchat

12:30 am             jeannevb:             & tequila ;) RT @ozzywood: the key to goal-achieving is forming new habits. Including good sleep, nutrition, exercise. #scriptchat

12:30 am             editorialdept:             I use NaNoWriMo & Script Frenzy as my two big pushes a year. Set more modest goals to keep work humming along inbetween #scriptchat

12:30 am             RickRapier:             That's my self-imposed approach.But external deadlines helps me a lot: agent, producer, partner, even competitions in the past. #scriptchat

12:30 am             writeononline:             @jeannevb I had a client who would "punish herself" by missing dance class if she didn't get her work done. #scriptchat

12:30 am             ozzywood:             Your subconscious, however, AGREES!! ;) RT @TheWriteScript: @Cucoloris: Disagree. Procrastination is DELAYING gestation. #scriptchat

12:30 am             GeneDoucette:             but the treatments can wait, and the novel isn't ready to start yet. So I'm, yes, gestating. #scriptchat

12:31 am             TheWriteScript:             I do a lot of thinking and meditating on my story, characters, structure, but I don't call that procrastinating. #scriptchat

12:31 am             booksbelow:             Yes, to have 1st draft of 1st script done. RT @jeannevb: Does any1 have a goal they are aiming for by the years end? #scriptchat

12:31 am             The_Jodi:             Organic pt of the process, no?@SKCOMEDY: Good@ozzywood: Procrastination = Gestation @GeneDoucette:dont knock procrastination. #scriptchat

12:31 am             RickRapier:             @jeannevb Yes, a new agent/mgr, maybe both, and a spec sale. Not too ambitious after so many years writing. #scriptchat

12:31 am             SKCOMEDY:             Damn! RT @TheWriteScript: @ozzywood: Disagree. Procrastination is DELAYING gestation. IM(not so humble)O. #scriptchat

12:31 am             jeannevb:             1 of the things I like about having a writing partner is another person is waiting on me. I like pressure. #scriptchat

12:31 am             WriterChanelle:             Finishing my script would be good :-/ RT @jeannevb: Does any1 have a goal they are aiming for by the year's end? #scriptchat

12:31 am             MishaPolonsky:             A completed pilot and spec by this time next year. RT: @jeannevb Does any1 have a goal they are aiming for by the year's end? #scriptchat

12:31 am             dklon:             @jeannevb Want to have an even 12 scripts finished by end of 2010 for last 2 years, plus novel. #scriptchat

12:31 am             yeah_write:             Because of my magazine writing background, I work better with short deadlines for my writing. #scriptchat

12:31 am             SKCOMEDY:             LOL RT @ozzywood: Your subconscious, however, AGREES!! ;) RT @TheWriteScript: Disagree. Procrastination is DELAYING gestation. #scriptchat

12:31 am             jeannevb:             yeah! Now that I know, I will haunt u :) RT @booksbelow: Yes, to have 1st draft of 1st script done. #scriptchat

12:31 am             ScriptScribbler:             finish our Pilot, re-write 2 of my scripts. Goals 1,2 & 3 RT @jeannevb: Does any1 have a goal they R aiming for the years end? #scriptchat

12:31 am             KageyNYC:             I'm going to share my writing goals with the #treefort. If anyone can hold me accountable, they can. #goal #scriptchat

12:31 am             ozzywood:             RT @TheWriteScript: I do a lot of thinking and meditating on my story, characters, structure, I dont call that procrastinating. #scriptchat

12:31 am             scott_logie:             @jeannevb I found that too, didn't want to let my partner down. #scriptchat

12:32 am             WriterChanelle:             What's sleep? RT @jeannevb RT @ozzywood key to goal-achieving is forming new habits. Including good sleep, nutrition, exercise. #scriptchat

12:32 am             editorialdept:             re: procrastination - the more involved I am with a project, the cleaner my house will be :) #scriptchat

12:32 am             jeannevb:             @scott_logie bc my partner is the author of the book we're adapting, I feel added pressure. I like that. #scriptchat

12:32 am             GinySassenach:             @jeannevb My goal by end of year is to have the novel I'm writing in Nano in shape to start finding agents. #scriptchat

12:32 am             Samuraiko:             are we talking writing/script related goals, or just goals in general? general goal = FIND A JOB. #scriptchat

12:32 am             yeah_write:             Life goal: sell the restaurant. Writing goal: Finish novel rewrite and get a manager for my scripts. #scriptchat

12:32 am             TheWriteScript:             @jeannevb Scriptapalooza for tv (oct 1). Then nothing until Nicholl 2011. #scriptchat

12:32 am             jeannevb:             woot! RT @ScriptScribbler: finish our Pilot, re-write 2 of my scripts. Goals 1,2 & 3 #scriptchat

12:33 am             GeneDoucette:             @TheWriteScript but I'm usually procrastinating b/c I'm not ready to write. #scriptchat

12:33 am             Samuraiko:             Writing related goal - finish book 2 of two of my series, and get started on book 3 for each of them. :) #scriptchat

12:33 am             jeannevb:             u doing #nano? RT @dklon: @jeannevb Want to have an even 12 scripts finished by end of 2010 for last 2 years, plus novel. #scriptchat

12:33 am             writeononline:             There's a happy medium! RT @SKCOMEDY Damn! RT @TheWriteScript: @ozzywood: Disagree. Procrastination is DELAYING gestation. #scriptchat

12:33 am             KatZandvakili:             @WriterChanelle I will finish 1 1 /2 of 2 screenplays by the end of the year ~ Thanks for posing q #scriptchat

12:33 am             jeannevb:             if anyone is doing #nano, add me to ur writer buddy list. Username jeannevb #scriptchat

12:33 am             saturdayknight:             @TheWriteScript same, including daydreaming their lives until I can get it the way I want onto paper. #scriptchat

12:33 am             dklon:             @jeannevb Yep, doing #nano, and I'm only 1 finished script away from the even dozen. #scriptchat

12:34 am             zacsanford:             Can't make #scriptchat tonight. Stuck with the boss and no wifi where I'm at.

12:34 am             ozzywood:             Has it occurred to you that when procrastinating we usually turn to quite meditative activities, i.e. cleaning etc.? #scriptchat

12:34 am             Samuraiko:             And me, for #nano! Username Samuraiko (of course). :) #scriptchat

12:34 am             RickRapier:             What is #nano, @jeannevb? #scriptchat

12:34 am             dklon:             I'm stockpiling for a rainy day, in case I ever lose my mojo. #scriptchat

12:34 am             DawnHullender:             Woohoo my kinda writing! @GeneDoucette: My process is writewritewritewrite rest-of-indeterminate-length writewritewrite #scriptchat

12:34 am             GinySassenach:             @zacsanford We'll miss you! #scriptchat

12:34 am             scribereglyph:             I plan to finish the two scripts I'm working plus a fantasy novel. #scriptchat

12:34 am             The_Jodi:             (Revising spec for Scriptpalooza) @TheWriteScript: @jeannevb Scriptapalooza for tv (oct 1). Then nothing until Nicholl 2011. #scriptchat

12:34 am             yeah_write:             We miss you. RT @zacsanford: Can't make #scriptchat tonight. Stuck with the boss and no wifi where I'm at.

12:34 am             editorialdept:             @RickRapier #nano = nanowrimo, national novel writing month (nanowrimo.org) #scriptchat

12:34 am             GCGeek:             Complete sitcom specs (2 diff series). Fellowship app. RT @jeannevb: Does any1 have a goal they are aiming for by the years end? #scriptchat

12:35 am             jeannevb:             u wirte a 50,000 word novel in month of Nov http://bit.ly/qYwGE RT @RickRapier: What is #nano, @jeannevb? #scriptchat

12:35 am             TheWriteScript:             @SKCOMEDY Sorry! LOL #scriptchat

12:35 am             MonaLiNYC:             "@TheWriteScript: I do a lot of thinking... on my story... but I don't call that procrastinating. #scriptchat". Thanks for this!

12:35 am             scribereglyph:             @jeannevb was thinking about nano but decided to stick to my current projects. #scriptchat

12:35 am             skribe:             @ozzywood sleeping is meditative =) #scriptchat

12:35 am             jeannevb:             ditto! RT @yeah_write: We miss you. RT @zacsanford: Cant make #scriptchat tonight. Stuck with the boss and no wifi where Im at. #scriptchat

12:35 am             KayleeT:             @zacsanford NOT HAPPY! #scriptchat

12:35 am             ozzywood:             Here's what ALWAYS works for me: share my goals with as many others as possible. No more escaping... #scriptchat

12:35 am             paulalexgray:             RT @thescriptlab: The First Consequence of Screenwriting: Sloth http://bit.ly/9ncNka #writing #scriptchat

12:35 am             yeah_write:             @GCGeek I'm going toward TV drama #scriptchat

12:35 am             KayleeT:             RT @jeannevb: u wirte a 50,000 word novel in month of Nov http://bit.ly/qYwGE RT @RickRapier: What is #nano, @jeannevb? #scriptchat

12:35 am             jokeandbiagio:             Goes for all of us. RT @tylerweaver: Guilt over missed goals and deadlines is worthless. Get over it. #scriptchat

12:35 am             jeannevb:             yeah! buddy me for nano jeannevb ;) RT @dklon: @jeannevb Yep, doing #nano, & I'm only 1 finished script away fr the even dozen. #scriptchat

12:36 am             jmiewald:             What do you do when you miss a goal? #scriptchat

12:36 am             GeneDoucette:             the only difference between procrastinating and thinking-about-it is in one case you're letting yourself off the hook. #scriptchat

12:36 am             booksbelow:             RT @ozzywood: Heres what ALWAYS works for me: share my goals with as many others as possible. No more escaping... #scriptchat

12:36 am             RickRapier:             Oh, I'm not a novelist. No ambition to do so. Always preferred short stories and screenplays. #scriptchat

12:36 am             MishaPolonsky:             @GCGeek Yes - fellowship app. definitely a goal as well! #scriptchat

12:36 am             tylerweaver:             Creative accountability is a powerful tool. RT @ozzywood: ALWAYS works for me: share my goals with as many others as possible. #scriptchat

12:36 am             dklon:             @jeannevb I think I may have buddied you on Nano. Lemme check... #scriptchat

12:36 am             GCGeek:             Awesome! I'm going to devour comedy, then move on to sci-fi/drama. Then film. RT @yeah_write: @GCGeek Im going toward TV drama #scriptchat

12:36 am             michaelpokocky:             @jeannevb goals, Use peredo's principle: the 80/20 rule. List 10 pick 2 that produce 80% results. #scriptchat

12:37 am             ozzywood:             New target date. Achieve it anyway. RT @jmiewald: What do you do when you miss a goal? #scriptchat

12:37 am             jeannevb:             reason I started tweeting using #slaverybyanothername hashtag was to make myself accountable to all of u. HAD to finish #scriptchat

12:37 am             yeah_write:             @GCGeek I'm reading an incredible book on drama series writing. Getting jazzed. #scriptchat

12:37 am             seekzpeace:             @ozzywood "If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first four hours sharpening the axe". ~ Abraham Lincoln #scriptchat :)

12:37 am             jeannevb:             same here RT @ozzywood: New target date. Achieve it anyway. RT @jmiewald: What do you do when you miss a goal? #scriptchat

12:37 am             GinySassenach:             RT @michaelpokocky: @jeannevb goals, Use peredos principle: the 80/20 rule. List 10 pick 2 that produce 80% results. #scriptchat

12:37 am             RickRapier:             How many of you write both scripts AND novels? Are your goals different? #scriptchat

12:37 am             GCGeek:             Good luck! No, really. :-) RT @MishaPolonsky: @GCGeek Yes - fellowship app. definitely a goal as well! #scriptchat

12:37 am             dklon:             @jeannevb Now that it's done, what hashtag are you going to use? #scriptchat

12:37 am             scott_logie:             @yeah_write Which book? #scriptchat

12:37 am             yeah_write:             Perfect. RT @michaelpokocky: @jeannevb goals, Use peredo's principle: the 80/20 rule. List 10 pick 2 that produce 80% results. #scriptchat

12:38 am             GCGeek:             Please share title :) RT @yeah_write: @GCGeek Im reading an incredible book on drama series writing. Getting jazzed. #scriptchat

12:38 am             KageyNYC:             @jeannevb Could I do #nano but instead of a novel, write a complete script outline? #scriptchat

12:38 am             jeannevb:             If I don't meet a goal, I try to learn fr whatever kept me fr mtg it. It's the journey, not just the destination #scriptchat

12:38 am             MishaPolonsky:             @GCGeek Thanks - you as well :) #scriptchat

12:38 am             TheWriteScript:             Procrastination: "counterproductive deferment of actions or tasks to a later time." From some wiki. Keyword: counterproductive! #scriptchat

12:38 am             jeannevb:             #someonebuythething :) RT @dklon: @jeannevb Now that it's done, what hashtag are you going to use? #scriptchat

12:39 am             KageyNYC:             @zacsanford Miss you, First Dude. #scriptchat

12:39 am             GeneDoucette:             @RickRapier I do both. Process is pretty much the same. Rewriting process may be different. #scriptchat

12:39 am             ozzywood:             Great talk about ratio vs. intellectus; the subconscious, procrastinating etc.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHGcvj3JiGA #scriptchat

12:39 am             jeannevb:             love it RT @michaelpokocky: @jeannevb goals, Use peredo's principle: the 80/20 rule. List 10 pick 2 that produce 80% results. #scriptchat

12:39 am             KatZandvakili:             @RickRapier I do! I was a lot tougher on myself w/ the novel (am a poet really). W screenplays, way more dreamy #scriptchat

12:39 am             jameskick:             What's tonight #scriptchat topic?

12:39 am             editorialdept:             RT @KageyNYC: do #nano but instead of a novel, write a complete script outline?<

12:39 am             KayleeT:             @RickRapier yes...the outline is different and subjective has to be more detailed..but a good story is a good story #scriptchat

12:39 am             booksbelow:             HA! :-) RT @jeannevb: #someonebuythething :) RT @dklon: @jeannevb Now that its done, what hashtag are you going to use? #scriptchat

12:39 am             TheWriteScript:             Psych. quote says it's a coping mechanism to deal with stress of project. My solution: make the project manageable, smaller. #scriptchat

12:39 am             nobull408:             Hello all in #scriptchat

12:39 am             GeneDoucette:             @TheWriteScript my point is in writing, there's no such thing as counter-productive deferment unless you give up on it. #scriptchat

12:39 am             jeannevb:             make it ur goal :) RT @KageyNYC: @jeannevb Could I do #nano but instead of a novel, write a complete script outline? #scriptchat

12:40 am             jmiewald:             What about setting a priority to multiple goals? You want your script to be great but you also simply want the page count. #scriptchat

12:40 am             ozzywood:             RT @seekzpeace: "If I had 6 hours 2 chop down a tree, Id spend the 1st 4hs sharpening the axe". ~ Abraham Lincoln #scriptchat :) #scriptchat

12:40 am             yeah_write:             @scott_logie Writing the TV Drama Series: How to Succeed as a Professional Writer in TV by Pamela Douglas #scriptchat

12:40 am             RickRapier:             @KatZandvakili Wow, I would've imagined the reverse given the lack of structure in novels and internal dialog common to novels. #scriptchat

12:40 am             KatZandvakili:             @jameskick goals, it seems #scriptchat

12:40 am             writeononline:             @KageyNYC There's a Nano Rebels category @jeannevb Could I do #nano but instead of a novel, write a complete script outline? #scriptchat

12:40 am             hashtager:             # HA! :-) RT @jeannevb: #someonebuythething :) RT @dklon: @jeannevb Now that its done, what hashtag are you going to use? #scriptchat

12:41 am             jeannevb:             One goal that is worthy is handing ur work over to a prof reader for critique. You'll be amazed at what u learn #scriptchat

12:41 am             ozzywood:             RT @jeannevb: One goal that is worthy is handing ur work over to a prof reader for critique. Youll be amazed at what u learn #scriptchat

12:41 am             naultpullar:             Hello! I'm in the process of preparing feedback for a script. It's not the best script I have ever read. EEKS! #scriptchat

12:41 am             editorialdept:             RT @jeannevb: One goal that is worthy is handing ur work over to a prof reader for critique. Youll be amazed at what u learn #scriptchat

12:42 am             jeannevb:             I hear ur pretty good :) RT @ozzywood: RT @jeannevb: One goal that is worthy is handing ur work over to prof reader for critique #scriptchat

12:42 am             ozzywood:             So what is the goal of our writing? Ultimately? Living to write or writing to live? #scriptchat

12:42 am             KatZandvakili:             @RickRapier Well, I like Cassavetes ... o:) #scriptchat

12:42 am             RickRapier:             Choose well. RT One goal that is worthy is handing ur work over to a prof reader for critique. You'll be amazed at what u learn #scriptchat

12:42 am             GeneDoucette:             @naultpullar I had to do that not long ago. That's either not fun at all or VERY fun, depending on how u feel abt the writer. #scriptchat

12:42 am             jeannevb:             @naultpullar glad its not mine haha :) #scriptchat

12:42 am             TheWriteScript:             @GeneDoucette I guess my point is that if you're a "writer" you have to at some point write something. #scriptchat

12:43 am             ozzywood:             Story o/ my life. ;) RT @naultpullar: preparing feedback for a script. Its not the best script I have ever read. EEKS! #scriptchat

12:43 am             nobull408:             @KageyNYC So yea about Expendables 2....... #scriptchat

12:43 am             GCGeek:             Yes. Unless I find sugar daddy RT @ozzywood: So what is the goal of our writing? Ultimately? Living to write or writing to live? #scriptchat

12:43 am             booksbelow:             I think therefore I write! RT @ozzywood: So what is the goal of our writing? Ultimately? Living to write or writing to live? #scriptchat

12:43 am             Buddiction:             Think it's about time to add more to my script based on #MarriedWithChildren's #BudBundy. I'm putting a lot of time into it. #ScriptChat

12:43 am             yeah_write:             @naultpullar Just be honest but kind. Better to hurt feelings and make a better writer. #scriptchat

12:43 am             WriterChanelle:             Other goals: to find out how to 1. write a TV talk show pitch/script/thingy 2. find a writing job in NY #scriptchat

12:43 am             KatZandvakili:             @ozzywood Even with two near-death experiences, I still mix my art & my life ~ don't know what to tell you ... :) #scriptchat

12:43 am             GeneDoucette:             @TheWriteScript fair point; depends on who you're talking to. I see ur point for a beginning writer. #scriptchat

12:43 am             naultpullar:             @GeneDoucette I totally agree with you on both. #scriptchat

12:44 am             TheWriteScript:             @ozzywood My purpose is "because I have to." It's who I am. I've always been a writer, always will be. Format doesn't matter. #scriptchat

12:44 am             RickRapier:             I AM a writer, whatever I do. :) RT @ozzywood So what is the goal of our writing? Living to write or writing to live? #scriptchat

12:44 am             GeneDoucette:             @ozzywood what is the goal of writing? Period? Never asked myself. It's just what I do. #scriptchat

12:44 am             zaffi:             My goal for the end of the year is2 complete my 6th feature length screenplay + my larger overall goal is to make my 1st feature #scriptchat

12:44 am             jeannevb:             Another worthy goal: Get ur asses & polished script to #GAPF next June! www.pitchfest.com #scriptchat

12:44 am             jmiewald:             I'm missing 50% of this chat. Sorry if I repeat what others say. :-/ #scriptchat

12:44 am             KayleeT:             @WriterChanelle find out how easily...go read scripts... 2....you can do writing from anywhere...trust me...I know #scriptchat

12:45 am             GeneDoucette:             @naultpullar I once gave the harshest critique I could to someone b/c I knew he wouldn't rewrite it otherwise. #scriptchat

12:45 am             yeah_write:             Im telling your GF! RT @GCGeek: Yes. Unless I find sugar daddy RT @ozzywood: So what is the goal of our writing? Ultimately?... #scriptchat

12:45 am             saturdayknight:             @yeah_write thanks, I'll check that out too. #scriptchat

12:45 am             ozzywood:             "hear" is not good enough. Must be able to say "know" LOL RT @jeannevb: I hear ur pretty good :) #scriptchat

12:45 am             GinySassenach:             Don't get to involved with # of pages at first. I did and started adding scenes that would make a Jerry Springer show! #scriptchat

12:45 am             jeannevb:             @editorialdept I love editing & feedback :) #scriptchat

12:45 am             scribereglyph:             @jeannevb Must consider that one. #scriptchat

12:45 am             GeneDoucette:             @naultpullar it didn't work. He still did a quickie rewrite. Now he's making a bad film with his own money. #scriptchat

12:45 am             KatZandvakili:             @RickRapier I really like that you said this. Yup, me too. AM a ... ~ #scriptchat

12:45 am             naultpullar:             @yeah_write I agree 100%. I believe that constructive criticism means talking about what works too. Nothing is all bad! #scriptchat

12:45 am             jameskick:             @KatZandvakili thanks! I'm gonna try and it up #ScriptChat tonight, as it's been impossible most of the summer

12:46 am             GCGeek:             For both of us! Or she can apply. RT @yeah_write: Im telling your GF! RT @GCGeek: Yes. Unless I find sugar daddy #scriptchat

12:46 am             nobull408:             So what is everyone working on? #scriptchat

12:46 am             WriterChanelle:             @KayleeT True, but I want to move. #scriptchat

12:46 am             jeannevb:             @scribereglyph GAPF is amazing! Best run pitchfest #scriptchat

12:46 am             jmiewald:             @ozzywood I'd like to run an indie studio one day and help foster other talent. Re: ultimate goal of writing #scriptchat

12:46 am             BBProofPros:             RT @editorialdept: RT @jeannevb: [Edited](Hand) your work over to a proofreader for critique. You'll be amazed at what you learn #scriptchat

12:46 am             naultpullar:             @GeneDoucette He'll find out when he tries to market it and can't get any buyers. #scriptchat

12:46 am             yeah_write:             @naultpullar I got feedback once that was a load of crap. And I paid for it, sad to say. I'd rather hear the truth and cry. #scriptchat

12:46 am             scribereglyph:             Only way to get better. RT @jeannevb: @editorialdept I love editing & feedback :) #scriptchat

12:46 am             jeannevb:             think of the #scriptchat bar bill at #GAPF in 2011 :)

12:47 am             ozzywood:             Nice! RT @jmiewald: @ozzywood Id like to run an indie studio one day and help foster other talent. Re: ultimate goal of writing #scriptchat

12:47 am             KatZandvakili:             @jameskick it's been fun! I'm new here, diving in ~ #scriptchat

12:47 am             RickRapier:             Too bad. RT @GeneDoucette it didn't work. He still did a quickie rewrite. Now he's making a bad film with his own money. #scriptchat

12:47 am             GeneDoucette:             @naultpullar maybe. Knowing him he'll find someone else is at fault somehow. #scriptchat

12:47 am             WriterChanelle:             Hmm RT @jeannevb: u wirte a 50,000 word novel in month of Nov http://bit.ly/qYwGE RT @RickRapier: What is #nano, @jeannevb? #scriptchat

12:47 am             musclewriter:             RT @thescriptlab: The First Consequence of Screenwriting: Sloth http://bit.ly/9ncNka #writing #scriptchat

12:47 am             TheWriteScript:             @KatZandvakili Welcome! #scriptchat

12:47 am             scribereglyph:             @jeannevb Cool, on my check out list now. #scriptchat

12:47 am             jeannevb:             @jmiewald when u have ur indie studio, don't forget to take queries from our writers ;) #scriptchat

12:47 am             yeah_write:             @GCGeek Did you catch the book title? #scriptchat

12:48 am             GCGeek:             100% agree. RT @yeah_write: @naultpullar Just be honest but kind. Better to hurt feelings and make a better writer. #scriptchat

12:48 am             dklon:             @jeannevb Don't forget that doing read-throughs with yourself or others helps also, even in the living room. #scriptchat

12:48 am             TenaciousTanaka:             No problem, just send the bill to Redford. RT @jeannevb think of the #scriptchat bar bill at #GAPF in 2011 :)

12:48 am             ScriptScribbler:             OUCH! RT @jeannevb: think of the #scriptchat bar bill at #GAPF in 2011 :) #scriptchat

12:48 am             SKCOMEDY:             A book version of my comedy seminar. RT @nobull408: So what is everyone working on? #scriptchat

12:48 am             KatZandvakili:             @TheWriteScript Thank you so much! I'm having a grand time ~ #scriptchat

12:48 am             editorialdept:             I've noticed that w/ novelists, there's a stigma against hiring professional critique/editor. Is it the same in screenwriting? #scriptchat

12:48 am             jeannevb:             WOOT! @zacsanford & I taught a social media class there this yr RT @scribereglyph: @jeannevb Cool, on my check out list now. #scriptchat

12:48 am             GCGeek:             Si. Gracias! RT @yeah_write: @GCGeek Did you catch the book title? #scriptchat

12:48 am             naultpullar:             @yeah_write It is important to know the person's background who gives you feedback especially if you are paying for it. #scriptchat

12:48 am             GeneDoucette:             @jeannevb 50,000 words in a month? Nooo problem. 50,000 good words? Maye a problem. #scriptchat

12:48 am             jeannevb:             HA! RT @TenaciousTanaka: No prob, just send bill to Redford. RT @jeannevb think of the #scriptchat bar bill at #GAPF in 2011 :) #scriptchat

12:49 am             jameskick:             @KatZandvakili yeah, I did #scriptchat earlier this year, but then was busy taking charge of @NSLCcomm for the summer and my time was gone

12:49 am             jeannevb:             fyi, I set the Sundance Lab as a goal... we got rejected this week. BUT, I learned a ton & proud of our script #scriptchat

12:49 am             GCGeek:             Yes! Saves me Dec. travel. RT @SKCOMEDY: A book version of my comedy seminar. RT @nobull408: So what is everyone working on? #scriptchat

12:49 am             KageyNYC:             Hmm not feeling any closer to figuring out good system of accountability. Frustrated. Even a #treefort gal can have an off #scriptchat night

12:49 am             RickRapier:             Knew a comedy writer who didn't take advice, produced film, then wondered why a comedy w/no laffs in 1st act bombed. Wow. Pride. #scriptchat

12:50 am             jameskick:             @editorialdept nah there's plenty of readers in screenwriting -- it's a matter of people not being scared to share. #scriptchat

12:50 am             jeannevb:             purpose if a vomit draft :) RT @GeneDoucette: @jeannevb 50,000 words in month? Nooo problem. 50,000 good words? Maye a problem. #scriptchat

12:50 am             dklon:             @GeneDoucette They don't have to all be good, but they do have to be there. #scriptchat

12:50 am             naultpullar:             @GeneDoucette That's a bummer for him. But you never know... we all learn at different times. He could always.... :) #scriptchat

12:50 am             yeah_write:             @naultpullar The guy was highly recommended. But alas I should have done more homework. Live and learn. #scriptchat

12:50 am             ozzywood:             Online workshop "The Next Draft" :) RT @nobull408: So what is everyone working on? #scriptchat

12:50 am             SKCOMEDY:             It won't be out by Dec! RT @GCGeek: Yes! Saves me Dec. travel. RT @SKCOMEDY: A book version of my comedy seminar. #scriptchat

12:50 am             GeneDoucette:             @RickRapier there is pride, and there is "I have NO idea how to respond to these notes, so I'm not going to." #scriptchat

12:50 am             jeannevb:             @KageyNYC we need a goal dart board in the #treefort :) #scriptchat

12:51 am             yeah_write:             Rewrite! RT @jeannevb: purpose if a vomit draft :) RT @GeneDoucette: @jeannevb 50,000 words in month? 50,000 good words? #scriptchat

12:51 am             ozzywood:             Looking forward to that! RT @SKCOMEDY: A book version of my comedy seminar. RT @nobull408: So what is everyone working on? #scriptchat

12:51 am             GCGeek:             @SKCOMEDY Well played. Once again, the student learns from the master. :) #scriptchat

12:51 am             dklon:             @GeneDoucette Lack of a thick skin for critique is a big reason also. #scriptchat

12:51 am             RickRapier:             @GeneDoucette UR so right. There are ppl w/desire to be writers, but like singing, some just don't have the ability. #scriptchat

12:51 am             jameskick:             @jeannevb I think its important to shoot high and miss, because it makes your work all the better next time. #scriptchat

12:51 am             KatZandvakili:             @jameskick I see, I just found out what that NSLCcomm is. Brilliant! #scriptchat

12:51 am             GeneDoucette:             @dklon @jeannevb I did write a 15000 word novel in 10 days once, for kicks. #scriptchat

12:52 am             KageyNYC:             @jeannevb I'm very stuck. Not happy. Need a no-shit deadline. I never miss deadlines but nothing on the horizon for my exp level #scriptchat

12:52 am             GarysShoes:             RT @Buddiction time to add more to my script based on #MarriedWithChildren's #BudBundy. I'm putting a lot of time into it. #ScriptChat

12:52 am             jeannevb:             my remaining 2010 goals, outline & write at least Act I of next script, write thriller novel for #nano #scriptchat

12:52 am             dklon:             @GeneDoucette Then you should have no problems. 50k is the minimum goal btw. #scriptchat

12:52 am             GeneDoucette:             @RickRapier and I've been there myself. I was once told to rewrite the last 1/3 of a novel that did need it. I half-assed it. #scriptchat

12:52 am             Jubilantlight:             RT @thescriptlab: Salvation: The Writer's Schedule http://bit.ly/d2wUsG #scriptchat #screenwriting #writing

12:52 am             GeneDoucette:             @RickRapier ended up being a big mistake. #scriptchat

12:52 am             musclewriter:             RT @thescriptlab: Salvation: The Writer's Schedule http://bit.ly/d2wUsG #scriptchat #screenwriting #writing

12:52 am             yeah_write:             Once I get past the outline phase the writing is quick and easy. The outlining takes me forever! #scriptchat

12:52 am             KayleeT:             RT @jameskick: @jeannevb I think its important to shoot high and miss, because it makes your work all the better next time. #scriptchat

12:52 am             jeannevb:             @KageyNYC ok, by Nov 1st, give me an outline.... or I'll lock u out of the #treefort. How's that? #scriptchat

12:53 am             dklon:             @KageyNYC What can put you outside your comfort zone and challenge you? #scriptchat

12:53 am             ozzywood:             How about: getting something done by tomorrow? RT @KageyNYC: @jeannevb Im very stuck. Not happy. Need a no-shit deadline. #scriptchat

12:53 am             jameskick:             @KatZandvakili thank you! I'm very proud of our program @NSLCcomm #scriptchat

12:53 am             RickRapier:             I actually expect that what I write each day will come off as polished, tho I rewrite. I set the bar high but expect output too. #scriptchat

12:53 am             TheWriteScript:             Finished a tv pilot, working on the second every day. My feature will wait until after Dec (maybe?) graduation. #scriptchat

12:53 am             Wecoachwriting:             RT @JustinWHedges: The #scriptchat Daily is out - read this Twitter newspaper. http://paper.li/tag/scriptchat -15 contribs today #amwriting

12:53 am             saturdayknight:             @nobull408 #scriptchat I'm working on a spec, a feature and a pilot.

12:53 am             ozzywood:             RT @KayleeT: RT @jameskick: @jeannevb its important to shoot high and miss, because it makes your work all the better next time. #scriptchat

12:53 am             GeneDoucette:             And I've been stuck in promo mode for months now. Hardly feel like a writer lately. #scriptchat

12:53 am             TheWriteScript:             Some days I feel my master's degree will be in time management. #scriptchat

12:53 am             Samuraiko:             @GeneDoucette True, but if out of 50k words of ore, you hone 10k words of diamond? It's worth it. :) #scriptchat #nano

12:53 am             yeah_write:             @scott_logie I'm really excited to try to pitch some of the new dramas being picked up for 2nd seasons. #scriptchat

12:54 am             jeannevb:             @jameskick in truth, we needed the deadline to finish this. Our outlining was dragging on and on and on.... script is SOLID now #scriptchat

12:54 am             RickRapier:             @GeneDoucette Ouch, man, sorry. #scriptchat

12:54 am             GeneDoucette:             speaking of promoting, since I have become a whore: Immortal-- http://wp.me/PXlXL-q check it out! 10/1/10. #scriptchat

12:54 am             nobull408:             @saturdayknight Interesting. So how are those projects going? #scriptchat

12:54 am             jeannevb:             HA! #scriptchat RT @caughill: @jeannevb I got rejected from the Sundance program once, too. Thank you so much for bringing that memory up ;)

12:55 am             CDominiqueG:             anyone got any good advice on converting novel to screenplay? #scriptchat

12:55 am             blankethouse:             @jeannevb @KageyNYC ah crap, I missed 90% of #scriptchat so not fair!

12:55 am             GeneDoucette:             @RickRapier I learned. I look at it as: I wasn't ready as a writer to accomplish what I later did with that novel ending. #scriptchat

12:55 am             KayleeT:             RT @TheWriteScript: Some days I feel my master's degree will be in time management. #scriptchat

12:55 am             RickRapier:             @jeannevb For a second my heart jumped for joy: thot you wrote "script is SOLD now." Soon, Shawna, soon. ;^) #scriptchat

12:55 am             ozzywood:             Find the concept, then forget about the novel. RT @CDominiqueG: anyone got any good advice on converting novel to screenplay? #scriptchat

12:55 am             naultpullar:             @jeannevb We may have been rejected by Sundance but at least we tried! #scriptchat

12:55 am             yeah_write:             I did start on one of my goals for 2010. I'm researching management agencies. Thankfully I know people for references. #scriptchat

12:55 am             KageyNYC:             @jeannevb @dklon @ozzywood How about a logline all three of you give a thumbs up on by 9/15, then 1st draft outline by 11/30? #scriptchat

12:55 am             jameskick:             @jeannevb I've found deadlines, self-imposed or not, are important to creating good structure. It makes things lucid #scriptchat

12:55 am             ChiChiMontreal:             Editing my sci-fi screenplay in English; developing a play in French... RT @nobull408: So what is everyone working on? #scriptchat

12:56 am             TheWriteScript:             @saturdayknight Spec for TV? #scriptchat

12:56 am             GeneDoucette:             @CDominiqueG I've done it. Here is my best advice: after 1st draft, pretend it was never a novel. #scriptchat

12:56 am             dklon:             @CDominiqueG Adaptation can be fun but don't expect everything from novel to make it to script. #scriptchat

12:56 am             jeannevb:             Damn straight! xo RT @naultpullar: @jeannevb We may have been rejected by Sundance but at least we tried! #scriptchat

12:56 am             KageyNYC:             Seriously, sending that last tweet made me start sweating. #scriptchat

12:56 am             KayleeT:             RT @jameskick: @jeannevb I've found deadlines, self-imposed or not, are important to creating good structure. It makes things lucid #scriptchat

12:56 am             GeneDoucette:             @ozzywood haha. I guess it's good advice since we both gave it. #scriptchat

12:56 am             jeannevb:             do it! RT @KageyNYC: @jeannevb @dklon @ozzywood How about logline by 9/15, then 1st draft outline by 11/30? #scriptchat

12:56 am             MishaPolonsky:             I have to get going, but it was great chatting with all you fellow screenwriters -- good luck to everyone & their goals. #scriptchat

12:57 am             dklon:             @KageyNYC I can get behind that. #scriptchat

12:57 am             nobull408:             @KageyNYC You can do it Kim #scriptchat

12:57 am             jameskick:             @CDominiqueG remember a novel and screenplay are different beings. stay true to the spirit, but not verbatim #scriptchat

12:57 am             ozzywood:             Great minds... ;) RT @GeneDoucette: @ozzywood haha. I guess its good advice since we both gave it. #scriptchat

12:57 am             jeannevb:             putting it on my calendar, Kim @ozzywood RT @dklon: @KageyNYC I can get behind that. #scriptchat

12:57 am             The_Jodi:             (Future topic? "Rejection: Inevitable, Annoying and How to Deal?") #scriptchat

12:57 am             KatZandvakili:             @MishaPolonsky Bye Misha! #scriptchat

12:57 am             yeah_write:             That should be one of my goals. Writing good loglines and synopiseseses. #scriptchat

12:58 am             ozzywood:             RT @KayleeT: RT @jameskick: @jeannevb Ive found deadlines are important to creating good structure. It makes things lucid #scriptchat

12:58 am             jeannevb:             remember, I'm a ninja. U CAN'T not meet ur goal ha RT @KageyNYC: Seriously, sending that last tweet made me start sweating. #scriptchat

12:58 am             TheWriteScript:             My original goal was to have three pilots ready by Oct. 1. Not gonna happen. My teaching schedule was drastically changed. #scriptchat

12:58 am             editorialdept:             Lots of good tutorials online for script formatting - good to brush up before diving into an adaptation #scriptchat

12:58 am             BellandaInParis:             @jeannevb Been reading your tweets tonight on #scriptchat ... talk about motivation! Thanks!!! :)

12:58 am             yeah_write:             Looking up Droid apps for goal setting. #scriptchat

12:58 am             jameskick:             RT @The_Jodi: (Future topic? "Rejection: Inevitable, Annoying and How to Deal?") #scriptchat

12:58 am             ozzywood:             RT @The_Jodi: (Future topic? "Rejection: Inevitable, Annoying and How to Deal?") #scriptchat

12:58 am             scribereglyph:             RT @jameskick: @CDominiqueG remember a novel and screenplay are different beings. stay true to the spirit, but not verbatim #scriptchat

12:58 am             TheWriteScript:             Gotta be realistic as well as optimistic. Right? #scriptchat

12:58 am             KhayWrites:             I have been really productive. But I totally missed #scriptchat :-(

12:58 am             GCGeek:             Or: My Entire Adolescence Revisited. RT @The_Jodi: (Future topic? "Rejection: Inevitable, Annoying and How to Deal?") #scriptchat

12:58 am             RickRapier:             I love to read several mentioning their outline as 1st goal. Outlining is some ridiculously high % of the battle. Good on ya! #scriptchat

12:58 am             dklon:             Marking mine too. RT putting it on my calendar, Kim @ozzywood RT @dklon: @KageyNYC I can get behind that. #scriptchat

12:58 am             jameskick:             @The_Jodi if there's a #scriptchat on rejection, we may need to reserve a full day.

12:58 am             blankethouse:             @jeannevb @naultpullar I don't see rejection as a bad on us, but a miss opportunity for them! #scriptchat

12:59 am             jeannevb:             yes! or else u'll get depressed RT @TheWriteScript: Gotta be realistic as well as optimistic. Right? #scriptchat

12:59 am             KayleeT:             RT @jameskick: @CDominiqueG remember a novel and screenplay are different beings. stay true to the spirit, but not verbatim #scriptchat

12:59 am             TheWriteScript:             jeannevb None of your goals so far have included drinking. >>>shocked<<< LOL #scriptchat

12:59 am             jeannevb:             ur allowed one excused absence ;) RT @KhayWrites: I have been really productive. But I totally missed #scriptchat :-( #scriptchat

12:59 am             ozzywood:             Key tools: loglines & deadlines. ;) #scriptchat

12:59 am             jeannevb:             WOW, you guys are amazing. It's great seeing u all set such great goals. U'll have to report back on Dec 31st ;) #scriptchat

1:00 am             GeneDoucette:             @RickRapier outline is usually my last goal. I'll write the script first and then see what happened in the outline. #scriptchat

1:00 am             KageyNYC:             @jeannevb @ozzywood @dklon OK you 3, by the power invested in #scriptchat, this is my goal. Can u guys DM me an email address? I need this.

1:00 am             dklon:             @TheWriteScript The drinking comes after and in-between. #scriptchat

1:00 am             TheWriteScript:             ooops. forgot the @jeannevb see below #scriptchat

1:00 am             jeannevb:             we WILL succeed RT @blankethouse: @jeannevb @naultpullar I don't see rejection as a bad on us, but a miss opportunity for them! #scriptchat

1:00 am             KayleeT:             RT @ozzywood: Key tools: loglines & deadlines. ;) #scriptchat

1:00 am             ozzywood:             My deadline is approaching... The Sydney working day has started. Thank you friends for another hi-octane chat! Cheers, Karel. #scriptchat

1:00 am             saturdayknight:             @nobull408 revising the pilot, outlining the spec, and a little stuck with the feature. #scriptchat

1:00 am             yeah_write:             Another goal: learning to say "No." Not ignoring the person, but actually responding and saying "No." #scriptchat

1:00 am             KageyNYC:             @nobull408 Well now I have to, I'm guessing those 3 can kick my ass! #scriptchat

1:01 am             naultpullar:             @blankethouse Rejection is just part of the process and makes a stronger! #scriptchat

1:01 am             art1032:             LMAO! :) @jameskick @The_Jodi if there's a #scriptchat on rejection, we may need to reserve a full day.

1:01 am             dklon:             @ozzywood Have a good day Karel! #scriptchat

1:01 am             jeannevb:             @ozzywood as always, Karel, thank you for joining us xoxo #scriptchat

1:01 am             saturdayknight:             @CDominiqueG oo good question. I've Been wanting to do that as well. #scriptchat

1:01 am             scribereglyph:             Cool RT @saturdayknight: @nobull408 revising the pilot, outlining the spec, and a little stuck with the feature. #scriptchat

1:01 am             KayleeT:             Awesome #ScriptChat

1:01 am             jeannevb:             can't believe the hour is UP! #scriptchat

1:02 am             yeah_write:             What she said. Have a great day. RT @jeannevb: @ozzywood as always, Karel, thank you for joining us xoxo #scriptchat

1:02 am             KatZandvakili:             @ozzywood Goodbye & thank you! #scriptchat

1:02 am             jameskick:             RT @yeah_write: Another goal: learning to say "No." Not ignoring the person, but actually responding and saying "No." #scriptchat

1:02 am             RickRapier:             @GeneDoucette UR such a novelist. ;) #scriptchat

1:02 am             ozzywood:             @jeannevb @dklon Thank yous! it was pleasure and joy!! :) #scriptchat

1:02 am             jeannevb:             bc that 1 is understood :) RT @TheWriteScript: jeannevb None of your goals so far have included drinking. >>>shocked<<< LOL #scriptchat

1:02 am             GCGeek:             I wasn't sure how tonight's chat would go. Another great dialogue. I'm not surprised. Cheers! #scriptchat

1:02 am             TheWriteScript:             @The_Jodi "rejection" my definition: the opportunity for something better. #scriptchat

1:02 am             jameskick:             RT @naultpullar: @blankethouse Rejection is just part of the process and makes a stronger! #scriptchat

1:03 am             GeneDoucette:             @RickRapier alas, this is true. And in fairness, my first feature screenplay was an adaptation, so I DID have an outline. #scriptchat

1:03 am             jeannevb:             one 2009 goal was to try Twitter. I did. And look what happened. #scriptchat was born! WOOT! #goalsaregood #scriptchat

1:03 am             scribereglyph:             Yeppers! I missed most of it though, ha. RT @jeannevb: can't believe the hour is UP! #scriptchat

1:03 am             yeah_write:             Lightning fast hour. Thanks to all who joined us. RT @jeannevb: can't believe the hour is UP! #scriptchat

1:03 am             saturdayknight:             @TheWriteScript yup #scriptchat

1:03 am             GinySassenach:             Anyone that is doing "nano" would love to be your buddy. My name is ginySassenach I've already added @jeannevb Thanks #scriptchat

1:03 am             jameskick:             Without rejection, we don't know how to appreciate our greatest works. #scriptchat

1:03 am             yeah_write:             @jameskick But I'd never say no to you. *grins* #scriptchat

1:03 am             naultpullar:             @TheWriteScript I like that. I know someone's novel was rejected 140 times but he now as a multi-book contract and reprints. #scriptchat

1:03 am             writeononline:             @jeannevb Thanks for a great #Scriptchat! Remember all, post monthly goals for a chance to win an @iscript http://bit.ly/bEIWKk

1:04 am             jeannevb:             #treefort sets goals every week... to bring u all tequila & fun @zacsanford @yeah_write @dreamsgrafter @kageynyc #scriptchat

1:04 am             TenaciousTanaka:             Dang! I missed #scriptchat Perhaps I should add "make sure I'm available for scriptchat" a goal. ?

1:04 am             jeannevb:             thanks to @yeah_write for coming up with the great topic tonight! #scriptchat

1:04 am             yeah_write:             RT @jeannevb: #treefort sets goals every week... to bring u all tequila & fun @zacsanford @yeah_write @dreamsgrafter @kageynyc #scriptchat

1:04 am             blankethouse:             @jeannevb I apologize for jumping in late to #scriptchat I always love the chat. Have a great week

1:04 am             jeannevb:             yes! RT @TenaciousTanaka: Dang! I missed #scriptchat Perhaps I should add "make sure Im available for scriptchat" a goal. ? #scriptchat

1:04 am             GinySassenach:             @jeannevb and the #treefort thanks again for a great #Scriptchat!

1:04 am             yeah_write:             @jeannevb My goal may be to stay off twitter for a bit. #treefort #scriptchat

1:05 am             GeneDoucette:             @naultpullar took me 6 years to get mine to publication. 140 rejections seems high tho. I don't think there r that many houses! #scriptchat

1:05 am             jeannevb:             remember #scriptchat guest next week is @scripped talking CONTESTS! Make it a goal to be there!

1:05 am             yeah_write:             I did? Oh, well, you're welcome. RT @jeannevb: thanks to @yeah_write for coming up with the great topic tonight! #scriptchat

1:05 am             jeannevb:             we'll lure u back w tequila & twizzlers RT @yeah_write: @jeannevb My goal may be to stay off twitter for a bit. #treefort #scriptchat

1:05 am             GCGeek:             Or... call in sick to the restaurant. RT @yeah_write: @jeannevb My goal may be to stay off twitter for a bit. #treefort #scriptchat

1:06 am             jameskick:             Meow...bahahaha RT @yeah_write @jameskick But I'd never say no to you. *grins* #scriptchat

1:06 am             TheWriteScript:             Thanks everyone. Fun (fast!) hour. #scriptchat

1:06 am             naultpullar:             @GeneDoucette It's what he told me. I just know that it took a ton of work on his part but he's doing well now. #scriptchat

1:06 am             pulptone:             RT @jeannevb: remember #scriptchat guest next week is @scripped talking CONTESTS! Make it a goal to be there!

1:06 am             jeannevb:             @blankethouse sorry u missed it, but transcript will be up soon! xo #scriptchat

1:06 am             SoTalDaies:             RT @jameskick: Without rejection, we don't know how to appreciate our greatest works. #scriptchat

1:07 am             jeannevb:             @yeah_write stop drinking & u might remember haha #yesyoudid #scriptchat

1:07 am             saturdayknight:             @KhayWrites I save productivity for the other six days. #scriptchat

1:08 am             KageyNYC:             Can't believe I'm leaving #scriptchat w something so tangible as specific goals & specific ppl to whom I'm accountable. Amazing community.

1:08 am             CDominiqueG:             @jameskick @SCRIBEREGLYPH @dklon @GeneDoucette @ozzywood WOW! Thank you all #scriptchat

1:08 am             yeah_write:             Great #scriptchat tonight. And thanks @thembob for stopping in. And Jieho Lee for your 2 cents.

1:08 am             GeneDoucette:             @naultpullar Oh I believe it. He must have found a few publishers that don't exist any more. #scriptchat

1:08 am             jeannevb:             thank u all for joining in on goal talk. On behalf of the #treefort, we're honored u make our chat a wkly goal *smooch* #scriptchat

1:08 am             The_Jodi:             Absolutely! @TheWriteScript: @The_Jodi "rejection" my definition: the opportunity for something better. #scriptchat

1:08 am             saturdayknight:             @jeannevb #scriptchat seriously fastest hours ever

1:09 am             jeannevb:             success! RT @KageyNYC: Cant believe Im leaving #scriptchat w specific goals & specific ppl to whom Im accountable. #scriptchat

1:09 am             GinySassenach:             Yes, Thanks RT @yeah_write Great #scriptchat tonight. And thanks @thembob for stopping in. And Jieho Lee for your 2 cents.

1:09 am             jeannevb:             AMEN! RT @The_Jodi: Absolutely! @TheWriteScript: @The_Jodi "rejection" my definition: the opportunity for something better. #scriptchat

1:09 am             jeannevb:             totally! Love this place ;) RT @saturdayknight: @jeannevb #scriptchat seriously fastest hours ever #scriptchat

1:10 am             The_Jodi:             @jeannevb Must send a big sloppy smoochy smnooch back! #scriptchat (My sanity thanks you!)

1:11 am             DoubleNW:             @jeannevb U and #scriptchat r still Awesome : )

1:12 am             dklon:             @CDominiqueG You're welcome! Anytime. #scriptchat

1:12 am             art1032:             @jeannevb #scriptchat always goes way to fast. So fun. :)

1:12 am             souzawrites:             Great topic idea, Jodi. RT @The_Jodi The_Jodi (Future topic? "Rejection: Inevitable, Annoying and How to Deal?") #scriptchat

1:12 am             jeannevb:             @DoubleNW awww, thanks xo #scriptchat

1:12 am             jeannevb:             RT @souzawrites: Great topic idea, Jodi. RT @The_Jodi The_Jodi (Future topic? "Rejection: Inevitable, Annoying & How to Deal?") #scriptchat

1:13 am             jeannevb:             @The_Jodi I know all about rejection... we'll def talk that #scriptchat

1:13 am             CDominiqueG:             @SCRIBEREGLYPH I think I may take a class... may need to #scriptchat

1:14 am                yeah_write:                @jeannevb At least you haven't had an agent tell you your writing is awkward. I stopped writing for nearly 2 years. #scriptchat

1:15 am             naultpullar:             @yeah_write Good for you for getting back at it... #scriptchat

1:15 am             KageyNYC:             Well, I have a whole lot of work to do now. Goodnight #scriptchat! (@jeannevb @dklon @ozzywood)

1:15 am             jeannevb:             @yeah_write that would KILL me! ugh #scriptchat

1:15 am             dklon:             @yeah_write I'm stand-offish with agents. Everything I've done so far has been without the aid of one. #scriptchat

1:15 am             jeannevb:             *cracks whip* :) RT @KageyNYC: Well, I have a whole lot of work to do now. Goodnight #scriptchat! (@jeannevb @dklon @ozzywood) #scriptchat

1:15 am             jameskick:             @yeah_write @jeannevb but better than someone saying YOU are awkward. at least you can fix that if it were true... #scriptchat

1:15 am             jeannevb:             @KageyNYC we can work on ur outline when u come to visit ;) #scriptchat

1:16 am             scribereglyph:             @CDominiqueG Cool, here's a link to some good screenwriting info Screenwriting.info http://bit.ly/1slVlU #scriptchat

1:16 am             AllyGreeson:             @yeah_write Sorry I missed #scriptchat! Looking forward to the next one.

1:17 am             jeannevb:             U guys are the best. I love watching all of us help ea other. What an incredible family we are. #scriptchat

1:17 am             CDominiqueG:             @dklon yes but so many places require that you have one #scriptchat

1:17 am             Ameiam:             Yes! RT @The_Jodi: (Future topic? "Rejection: Inevitable, Annoying and How to Deal?") #scriptchat

1:17 am             jeannevb:             Good night all, and thanks again for another fabulous, generous chat! #scriptchat

1:18 am             scribereglyph:             INDEED! -> RT @jeannevb: U guys are the best. I love watching all of us help ea other. What an incredible family we are. #scriptchat

1:18 am             CDominiqueG:             @SCRIBEREGLYPH Just faved the link, thank you again. #scriptchat

1:18 am             jeannevb:             @jameskick so great to have you back here... its been too long xo #scriptchat