EURO took the week off to show their mothers some much-deserved love on this Mothering Day. USA chat discussed, ideas, first draft strategies and offered support for all those participating in Script Frenzy, a month-long challenge to write a 100-page script. Our transcript site wasn’t working, therefore you’ll have to read the transcript backwards (apologies). Hopefully, it’ll be working next week. If you’re looking for new tips on getting that first draft out, read on and enjoy! @jeannevb
USA moderator: Jeanne Veillette Bowerman @jeannevb
USA Chat: please scroll down and read backwards
jeannevb Thanks again, everyone! See you next week - happy writing! #scriptchat -9:26 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
LauraVanVleet RT @VanMatre1: @jeannevb Crying?! There's no crying in screenwriting! #scriptchat -9:25 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @zacsanford pulled it from tweetchat. A backwards read this week #grrrr Now get to outlining! #scriptchat -9:25 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
SPCWrite @jeannevb yes, transcript, backwards or forwards, doesnt matter lol. #scriptchat. -9:25 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rynedp RT @elizabethkarr: Any #Houston or #Dallas folks? Film I produced @RFAmovie in upcoming festivals - April 14 WorldFest+ April 29 USA Film Festival #scriptchat -9:24 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis Moving my body around let's my mind free itself, always. Taking random walks helps so much. @Kiwi8film #writersblock #scriptchat -9:23 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
karlabry YES!!! RT @jeannevb: FYI, next week we have editors @Dr0id & @ebrodeur guesting on #scriptchat #WOOT -9:22 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
elizabethkarr @jamie_ld I envy you! U R the smart one. Sleep very restorative, gives brain chance to assimilate @DimitriDavis @Jonathan_Peace #scriptchat -9:20 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb Seems wthashtag site isn't working. I'll copy from tweetchat, but apologizing in advance, since transcript will read backwards #scriptchat -9:19 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis Who DID say that? rt @elizabethkarr: @Jonathan_Peace We can sleep when we're dead, right? #whosaidthat? #scriptchat -9:19 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford Time for me to jump off the chat (once @jeannevb grabs the transcript) to lock down my outline and edit up a reality sizzle. #scriptchat -9:19 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld What? I get 7-8 every night. Can you believe it? @elizabethkarr @DimitriDavis @Jonathan_Peace #whosaidthat #scriptchat -9:18 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
elizabethkarr @DimitriDavis @Jonathan_Peace We can sleep when we're dead, right? #whosaidthat? #scriptchat -9:17 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
elizabethkarr Any #Houston or #Dallas folks? Film I produced @RFAmovie in upcoming festivals - April 14 WorldFest+ April 29 USA Film Festival #scriptchat -9:16 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Spellingqueen25 I wish I hadn't missed tonight's #scriptchat due to work. But it's nice to read some tweets after the fact. -9:16 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MonaLiNYC Damn Blackberry *grrr*...finally caught up on all of #scriptchat. It was a good one...thanks everybody for the great dialogue. ☑ -9:16 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
VanMatre1 My virgin scriptchat was great. Now it's time for some red, red wine. Best to all, now go write to your hearts content. #scriptchat -9:15 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @craigary Don't really know that world. You could also try comicbooksunday.com or their page on FB. Lots of artists (pro & ama) #scriptchat -9:15 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis One of my nightly qs. rt @elizabethkarr: @Jonathan_Peace You're facing regular quandry find myself in. #doibothertosleepatall? #scriptchat -9:15 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
elizabethkarr @Jonathan_Peace You're facing regular quandry find myself in. #doibothertosleepatall? #scriptchat -9:14 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon @Jonathan_Peace I have an 0500 wakeup for tomorrow... so time to get off the chat and get between the 1,000 thread count sheetz! #scriptchat -9:14 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
SPCWrite @sabrajohn raises hand! #scriptfrenzy? #scriptchat -9:13 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
craigary @zacsanford Thanks. I did do Wondercon's writer-artist connection; no matches but was worth trying. Any sites you recommend? #scriptchat -9:13 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
VinceWatkins let's find a time/place and I'll buy you a latte/coffee/martini @zacsanford "...to meet with any aspiring screenwriters..." #scriptchat -9:13 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @Jonathan_Peace Get some sleep man! #scriptchat -9:13 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon @elizabethkarr However, those TX BBQs are off the chain! Great steak house near my ranch in Hudspeth County... #scriptchat -9:13 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Jonathan_Peace Great days writing/planning today. 2am here in UK and I'm up at 5am. Fuck!! Well worth it for #scriptchat. -9:12 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon @craigary The irony… I dated a talented cartoonist many moons ago... before this was a consideration. Hindsight… always 20/20! #scriptchat -9:12 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
elizabethkarr @dwacon Indeed! Give me Chicago kielbasse and deepdish pizza anytime. :) #scriptchat -9:12 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @HloDolly awesome :) #scriptchat -9:12 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
elizabethkarr @MonaLiNYC @chasemarch Strong characters are V. important & I've seen that method work-Still strong outline helps w/ structure. #scriptchat -9:11 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MardouLedger RT @jeannevb: Download Blake Snyder's Save the Cat beatsheet & other tools here http://tinyurl.com/ycnzr8r #scriptchat -9:11 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
craigary @dwacon Interesting. G'luck. I used to be cartoonist but not skilled in kind of illustration I want. Going to search online too. #scriptchat -9:11 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon @elizabethkarr You can understand how our culinary focus changed from TX to Chicago... #scriptchat -9:11 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
chriscorpus RT @Screenwriter911: Re: page count. Unless u can get directly to talent, yr script will go 2 a reader. Readers count pages ... #scriptchat -9:10 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
elizabethkarr @dwacon Of course I can say that, too - but only because childhood home painted white. Spent a fair amount of time there. #scriptchat -9:10 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MonaLiNYC RT @chasemarch: I outline in my head & I don't even really know how it works because it seems like my characters tell the story more than I do #scriptchat -9:09 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
elizabethkarr @dwacon anyone who can drop 'when I was in the White House' into a tweet is totally intriguing. :) #scriptchat -9:09 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon @craigary I am considering that now -- but on my own with Poser & Bryce software and Final Draft Dark Horse template... #scriptchat -9:08 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
elizabethkarr @VinceWatkins Thank you. Favorited that - my way of filing cabinet. #scriptchat -9:07 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @craigary There's sites out there to find artists for hire. Or hit up things like WonderCon in SF and network. #scriptchat -9:07 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon @Julie_Gray Billy Goats was popular during the early SNL days... and when I was at the White House... #scriptchat -9:07 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @authorViviAnna Whoops, I DMd that a DM was coming... #scriptchat -9:06 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
elizabethkarr @Jonathan_Peace @Screenwriter911 But what if story is abt #Victorianmutantspider that falls in love w/ scion of wealthy fam? #JK #scriptchat -9:06 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
HloDolly Lurking thanks RT @jeannevb Hope our new chatters enjoyed their virgin voyage #weseeyoulurking Next week, jump in the convo!:) #scriptchat -9:06 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Jonathan_Peace Btw: ignore any of my refs to giant spider flicks. Not allowed to pursue. Mine. my precious... #scriptchat -9:06 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
VinceWatkins @elizabethkarr are there particular readers known for covering action genre? #scriptchat . I cover STORY. Any genre. scriptprescription.com -9:06 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
RosalinKrieger You're not the boss of me! RT @Jamie_LD: Okay followers, #scriptchat has wrapped for the night. Sorry for inundating the timeline. -9:06 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @NicklausLouis for #slaverybyanothername we spent a year outlining. 1st draft rocked ;) @zacsanford #scriptchat -9:06 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @VinceWatkins I'm always open to meet with any aspiring screenwriters in the LA area. They just gotta ask. #scriptchat -9:06 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen I have to get lost too. See you Thursday, @zacsanford ! #scriptchat -9:06 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GCGeek @daniraschel MFA? That will keep you busy! :-) Good night, Dani! #scriptchat -9:06 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @authorViviAnna So exciting. Keep me posted. #scriptchat -9:06 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
tracinell @rachlanger to you too. I love Sunday nights. ;) #scriptchat -9:05 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
authorViviAnna @Jamie_LD wheeeeeeee! I have my first official 'meetings' So excited, bought an new outfit for each one #scriptchat -9:05 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld Okay followers, #scriptchat has wrapped for the night. Sorry for inundating the timeline. -9:05 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
craigary #scriptchat Sorry if this is offtopic today but have any of you tried to convert script to graphic novel? And how did you find artist(s)? -9:05 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb Thank you, everyone! I have to get back to writing, so I'm pulling transcript #crossingfingerssiteworks #scriptchat -9:05 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
stacybaker good night, all. back to Manhattans and outlining. cheers! thanks for the convo(s)...:) #scriptchat -9:05 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
authorViviAnna RT @zacsanford: Can't wait for drinks tomorrow night with @authorViviAnna @covermyscript and @uncompletedwork. And the RT con on Thursday! #scriptchat -9:05 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon @zacsanford Like the star who was discovered in the drug store? I will trim my query list and continue building up dwacon.com #scriptchat -9:05 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Screenwriter911 @Jonathan_Peace Although a mutant Victorian spider love story might be epic. #scriptchat -9:05 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel Sorry for Tweeting like crazy to those not in #scriptchat. If you're a writer, though, you should be a part of it. :) -9:04 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
beingbrad gnite #scriptchat -9:04 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
VinceWatkins @zacsanford Can't wait for drinks tomorrow night... #scriptchat... Wish I was popular. :( -9:04 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld Great chat tonight everyone. #scriptchat -9:04 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
NicklausLouis @jeannevb @zacsanford Had one script take 5 years from concept to 1st draft. Another took three weeks. Guess which one sucked. #scriptchat -9:04 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DaveMcGlone1 I always forget about scriptchat because it happens at my bedtime... glad I mad the tail end of tonights! ... Good night all! #scriptchat -9:04 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zongrik @zongrik @VinceWatkins @VinceWatkins i love it, that's cuz to Hitchcock, everything was storyboard. #scriptchat -9:04 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Jonathan_Peace @Screenwriter911 Exactly write to your genre. Don't write a 3hr mutant spider flick or a 90 min Victorian kove story #scriptchat -9:03 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
nate_winslow See you guys next week! Back to procrastinating on my outline. #scriptchat -9:03 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
authorViviAnna what a great chat tonight! thanks all for being full of awesome #scriptchat -9:03 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @GCGeek G'night to you! I'm off as well. Gotta do homework for my MFA. It's been fun! Looking forward to next one. #scriptchat -9:03 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis Great chat! Onto writing after dinner. #scriptfrenzy #screenwriting #scriptchat -9:03 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb good question! RT @elizabethkarr: @jeannevb are there particular readers known for covering action genre? #scriptchat -9:03 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger Goodnight scriptchatters, it's been lovely. #scriptchat -9:03 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb Hope our new chatters enjoyed their virgin voyage #weseeyoulurking Next week, jump in the convo! :) #scriptchat -9:03 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Julie_Gray @dwacon #scriptchat UH OH! It must be delicious! -9:03 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @dwacon Josh Stolberg sent out over 100 query letters to every agent in town after graduating USC and landed first agent ASAP. #scriptchat -9:03 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon I did get some names from Writer's Digest who are more open to unsolicited. #scriptchat -9:03 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Screenwriter911 @Jonathan_Peace It was an historical true drama & hefted in at 145 1st draft. But my producer was an actor. #scriptchat -9:03 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
elizabethkarr @jeannevb are there particular readers known for covering action genre? #scriptchat -9:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger @tracinell Good night! #scriptchat -9:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @jamie_ld Was curious re: using it for comparison to things. #scriptchat -9:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
lizzayn @Gridlock808 it's pretty informative and you can always read the transcript later #scriptchat -9:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
scriptchat RT @Julie_Gray: @jeannevb #scriptchat thanks for letting me play too, Jeanne! Big hugs and kisses to everybody. NOW GO WRITE! Well, & a glass of wine :) -9:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GCGeek G'night, folks. Another great chat! Good luck with the Frenzy. Or your WIPs. #scriptchat -9:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @authorViviAnna ViviAnna is in L.A. next week! I'm soooo jealous. Have a great time! #scriptchat -9:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford Can't wait for drinks tomorrow night with @authorViviAnna @covermyscript and @uncompletedwork. And the RT con on Thursday! #scriptchat -9:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Julie_Gray @jeannevb #scriptchat thanks for letting me play too, Jeanne! Big hugs and kisses to everybody. NOW GO WRITE! Well, & a glass of wine :) -9:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MonaLiNYC RT @zacsanford: Baby Got Spec! RT @dwacon: @zacsanford Those big producers don’t want none unless you be repped, son... #scriptchat -9:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
kim_garland Okay #scriptchat I have to go & do my @ScreenwritingU homework now, which at least is totally apropos after our chat. Thx all, much fun! :) -9:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
RosalinKrieger @Jamie_LD If my tuna casserole wins,I owe it all to you!#scriptchat -9:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
sethruffer Hey, guys-thanks for making my first scriptchat (first real one) so much fun and so informative!! #scriptchat -9:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @DimitriDavis Subtext and Rewrite. Can't commit to more than that in the spring and summer. #scriptchat -9:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
tracinell good night everyone, thanks again #treefort. back to #rewriting :) #scriptchat -9:01 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
findbeth @Julie_Gray @JaneEspenson I love Jane E too! What's for lunch?! :) #scriptchat -9:01 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
authorViviAnna @Jamie_LD email me anytime, except for next week...LOL, I'm in LA all week, wheeeeeeee! #scriptchat -9:01 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb It is the bewitching hour. Great chat tonight & I hope you all found a new buddy for your #scriptfrenzy or ideas for 1st draft #scriptchat -9:01 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon @zacsanford @princess_scribe Michael Elliott bombarded gatekeepers w/faxes & sold a script. I will be more sagacious. #scriptchat -9:01 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
authordlsparks RT @zacsanford: Or rewritten by another RT @jamie_ld: Except when you get rejection letters. RT @VanMatre1: There's no crying in screenwriting! #scriptchat -9:01 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rdlln You should be grateful for constructive criticism. If you can't take that you're in the wrong game. #scriptchat -9:01 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @elizabethkarr LOL Exactly! Which is why I didn't give away too many details. ;) #scriptchat -9:01 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford Wow, this chat went faster than my #scriptfrenzy barf draft... #scriptchat -9:01 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @Julie_Gray If my spec pilot even gets a nibble I'll owe it to @JaneEspenson tweet back to me. #scriptchat -9:01 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @jamie_ld Thanks! I forget, have you done any @ScreenwritingU classes yet? #scriptchat -9:00 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @LIScreenWriter No, don't have a website yet. I've only poetry online, but I can e-mail you the script of the cyclist comic. #scriptchat -9:00 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Julie_Gray @Jamie_LD @JaneEspenson #scriptchat LOVE Jane E too! -9:00 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GrayJones Yowee, what a frenzy on #scriptchat! Putting daughter to bed, will be back shortly. Overwhelmed by all this attention! -9:00 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld OMG, has it really been an hour already? #scriptchat -9:00 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb Awesome #scriptchat RT @chrisilluminati: @jeannevb Yup! already subscribed to @grayjones on iTunes and put first three shows on my iPod -9:00 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford Or rewritten by another RT @jamie_ld: Except when you get rejection letters. RT @VanMatre1: There's no crying in screenwriting! #scriptchat -9:00 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
LIScreenWriter @elizabethkarr @daniraschel @LIScreenWriter Why are you shhhhing me? #scriptchat -9:00 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
vleemahoney @jeannevb Thanks for this great chat! Catching up on the conversation... #scriptchat -9:00 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
stacybaker ha! RT @VanMatre1: @jeannevb Crying?! Theres no crying in screenwriting! #scriptchat -9:00 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis rt @FilmSnobbery: RT @zacsanford: @Dwacon Many indie prodcos and smaller boutique agencies/managers accept unsolicited queries. #scriptchat -9:00 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb :) RT @DaveMcGlone1: @jeannevb thankfully it was my first script and shortly afterwards I found ScreenwritingU!! #scriptchat -8:59 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
cmhoughton RT @jeannevb: Download Blake Snyder's Save the Cat beatsheet & other tools here http://tinyurl.com/ycnzr8r #scriptchat -8:59 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Screenwriter911 @Jonathan_Peace Epic is ...well ...epic. So, yes, some genres require that. #scriptchat -8:59 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @DimitriDavis I'll let you know what I think when I get a chance to read it. #scriptchat -8:59 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
kim_garland Sweetness! RT @jeannevb: FYI, next week we have film editors @Dr0id & @ebrodeur guesting on #scriptchat #WOOT -8:59 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
elizabethkarr ! wow :) RT @jeannevb: FYI, next week we have editors @Dr0id & @ebrodeur guesting on #scriptchat #WOOT #scriptchat -8:59 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis Looking forward to it! rt @jeannevb: FYI, next week we have editors @Dr0id & @ebrodeur guesting on #scriptchat #WOOT #scriptchat -8:59 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
FilmSnobbery RT @zacsanford: @Dwacon Many indie prodcos and smaller boutique agencies/managers accept unsolicited queries. #scriptchat -8:59 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
LIScreenWriter How many of you do a table read of your first draft? #scriptchat -8:59 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb No way! RT @DimitriDavis: @LIScreenWriter @jeannevb @VanMatre1 hope I haven't made anyone feel bad after consulting for them. o: #scriptchat -8:59 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Julie_Gray @DimitriDavis @LIScreenWriter @jeannevb @VanMatre1 #scriptchat I don't think I ever have made anyone feel bad. Maybe a little more aware. -8:59 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld Except when you get rejection letters. RT @VanMatre1: @jeannevb Crying?! There's no crying in screenwriting! #scriptchat -8:59 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rdlln Re: structure, heard of shifting protagonists 1/2 way (Psycho) but does any1 know of a successful film where antagonist shifts? #scriptchat -8:59 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
VanMatre1 @jeannevb Crying?! There's no crying in screenwriting! #scriptchat -8:58 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DaveMcGlone1 @jeannevb thankfully it was my first script and shortly afterwards I found ScreenwritingU!! #scriptchat -8:58 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb FYI, next week we have editors @Dr0id & @ebrodeur guesting on #scriptchat #WOOT -8:58 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
elizabethkarr @daniraschel @elizabethkarr @LIScreenWriter shhhh keep it under your hat until you've written it and registered it w/ WGA :) #scriptchat -8:58 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld If there is any such thing as a TV writing Twitter mentor @JaneEspenson is my goddess!!! #scriptchat -8:58 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis Sounds neat! rt @jamie_ld: @DimitriDavis Its about beefing up your script to play with the big boys. I just got it. #scriptchat -8:58 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @dwacon Then again, sometimes a call can be best. @princess_scribe had great success even with those having no/unsolicited rules #scriptchat -8:58 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @LIScreenWriter Oh, no. Those are the big wigs. I'm still emerging. :) #scriptchat -8:58 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GrayJones All about implementation. If compelling, yes. Not- no. RT @Jamie_LD: advice on whether a spec pilot should be a premis pilot? #scriptchat -8:58 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
S_S_Michaels @jeannevb did i miss it? #scriptchat? -8:58 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Screenwriter911 RT @VinceWatkins: "The first draft of anything is shit." --Ernest Hemingway #scriptchat -8:58 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @LIScreenWriter @jeannevb @VanMatre1 I hope I haven't made anyone feel bad after consulting for them. o: #scriptchat -8:58 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon @Julie_Gray I know a guy who ate there regularly until his second bypass surgery... #scriptchat -8:58 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
sdarancette To help with the puke pass I take Ipecac for Screenwriters, it works fa-- BLEEEEECH! #SCRIPTCHAT -8:58 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
LiaKeyes RT @jeannevb: Download Blake Snyder's Save the Cat beatsheet & other tools here http://tinyurl.com/ycnzr8r #scriptchat -8:58 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
LIScreenWriter @daniraschel @LIScreenWriter where can I read your work? Is any of it on the web? Do you have a website? #scriptchat -8:57 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @Jonathan_Peace All should cap out at under 110 before being a pro. Under 100 for comedy or horror. Never under 90 pages. #scriptchat -8:57 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @elizabethkarr @LIScreenWriter Thanks! It's one that not many know of, and my students loved it when I taught it. #scriptchat -8:57 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @DimitriDavis It's about beefing up your script to play with the big boys. I just got it. #scriptchat -8:57 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Screenwriter911 @CelluloidBlonde Agreed. Still, actors seem less concerned with it in my experience. Guessing your exp. was diff? #scriptchat -8:57 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
elizabethkarr @ChuckWendig @elizabethkarr @jeannevb I was a dog person until Blake Snyder, then I saw the benefits of being a cat owner. #scriptchat -8:57 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @DaveMcGlone1 we've all done the 1st draft premature showing walk of shame :) #liveandlearn #scriptchat -8:57 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
RosalinKrieger @Jamie_LD If I can eat it, I'll read it. #scriptchat -8:57 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon @zacsanford Yeah, I kinda got that. LOL ;^Þ #scriptchat -8:56 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford Just read a spec that sold called MONSTERS OF THE MIDWAY. Came close to following the STC beats to the exact page counts. #scriptchat -8:56 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
VinceWatkins "Once the screenplay has been written and the dialogue has been added, we're ready to shoot." Hitchcock. #scriptchat -8:56 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @Screenwriter911 @LIScreenWriter Thanks! I thought so, but it's nice for someone else to know, too. :) #scriptchat -8:56 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Julie_Gray @dwacon @jeannevb #scriptchat - Ed Debvevik's - in Chicago? You recommend?! Be there teaching next Sunday! -8:56 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis What's it about? rt @jamie_ld Has anyone read MY STORY CAN BEAT UP YOUR STORY? #scriptchat #scriptchat -8:56 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
elizabethkarr @daniraschel @LIScreenWriter Smart gal. Fairy tales are great stories - familiar/built in audience and public domain. :) #scriptchat -8:56 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @RosalinKrieger Close. lol #scriptchat -8:56 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon For a first draft, I throw it over the fence at Zoetrope and weed out good advice from the apcray. #scriptchat -8:56 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
ChuckWendig @elizabethkarr @jeannevb Given how important structure is to both screenwriting and storytelling, I love me some SAVE THE CAT. #scriptchat -8:56 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Jonathan_Peace @Screenwriter911 true. But also genre specific? Epic love story 120p / zombie fuckup 90p max #scriptchat -8:56 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
RosalinKrieger is it anything like my tuna casserole can beat yours? RT @Jamie_LD: Has anyone read MY STORY CAN BEAT UP YOUR STORY? #scriptchat -8:56 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
JoshKEvans RT @zacsanford: @craigary Oh, I'm a big proponent of outlining. One script I had a 50 page outline/scriptment that made the 1st draft fly. #scriptchat -8:56 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford RT @VinceWatkins: "The first draft of anything is shit." --Ernest Hemingway #scriptchat -8:56 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
LIScreenWriter @daniraschel @LIScreenWriter Have you done any work for DC or Marvel? #scriptchat -8:56 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
authorViviAnna RT @GrayJones: The up close & personal interview @inkcanada had with me: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2312266656&;topic=17081 #scriptchat -8:56 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GrayJones Fun fact: TV Writer Podcast interviewees almost always watch the finished podcasts to see how they turned out. #scriptchat -8:56 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @LIScreenWriter @daniraschel http://screencrafting.com ! It's on my profile, too. #scriptconsulting #screenwriting #scriptchat -8:55 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
elizabethkarr @ChuckWendig @jeannevb Save The Cat Beat Sheet is a thing of beauty. :) #scriptchat -8:55 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @dwacon Any company with a studio deal (hell, we don't even allow unsolicited as an indie) don't accept for legal reasoning. #scriptchat -8:55 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
TheLoneOlive @jeannevb i always regret not getting to do the workshop with him. he would be very proud of #scriptchat -8:55 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
VinceWatkins "The first draft of anything is shit." --Ernest Hemingway #scriptchat -8:55 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
LIScreenWriter @jeannevb @VanMatre1 Used who Jeanne? Dimitri? #scriptchat -8:55 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @ChuckWendig sweet #favoritepenmonkeyinthehouse :) #scriptchat -8:55 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @LIScreenWriter I've found them to be in the public domain on-line, and I've read that's why Disney did so many fairy tales. #scriptchat -8:55 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @Dwacon Many indie prodcos and smaller boutique agencies/managers accept unsolicited queries. #scriptchat -8:55 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon @LIScreenWriter Most were letters. One was an e-mail. #scriptchat -8:55 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DaveMcGlone1 Agreed!RT @heroesAREboring: Save the Cat is iffy on a few points, but the structure stuff is really useful. #screenwriting #scriptchat -8:55 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
VinceWatkins Dialogue is the LAST thing to add as it is the easiest thing to get attached to. #scriptchat -8:55 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb 5 more minutes... man, time flies at #scriptchat -8:55 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
ChuckWendig @jeannevb I usually get in a dollop, a smidgen, of participation. :D I tend to follow along, for what it's worth! #scriptchat -8:54 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Jonathan_Peace @zacsanford I know I write a lotbof dialogue but my longest script submitted has been 120p. Genre affected? #scriptchat -8:54 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @GrayJones @inkcanada Just listened to this one today. LOVED it!!! #scriptchat -8:54 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
LIScreenWriter @DimitriDavis @LIScreenWriter @daniraschel Do you have a website for your consulting? #scriptchat -8:54 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
CelluloidBlonde RT @screenwriter911: Unless u can get directly to talent, yr script will go 2 a reader. Readers count pages ... #scriptchat | so does talent -8:54 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Screenwriter911 RT @DaveMcGlone1: @jeannevb I showed someone a first draft once... still have nightmares!! I was a total idiot once! #scriptchat -8:54 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GCGeek One of the fun #ScriptFrenzy things: I can write those fragmented scenes that have been in my head for years just to get em out. #scriptchat -8:54 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
VanMatre1 RT @jeannevb: @VanMatre1 I've used him as a consultant. Man literally gets you to cry #goesforthegut #scriptchat -8:54 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
LIScreenWriter @dwacon @zacsanford @LIScreenWriter @VinceWatkins What kind of warning did they send you? Was this a letter or e-mail? #scriptchat -8:54 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
heroesAREboring Save the Cat is iffy on a few points, but the structure stuff is really useful. #screenwriting #scriptchat -8:54 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @dwacon @LIScreenWriter @VinceWatkins You have to research companies that allow unsolicited queries (like in the HCD). #scriptchat -8:54 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld Has anyone read MY STORY CAN BEAT UP YOUR STORY? #scriptchat -8:54 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis RT @daniraschel: @LIScreenWriter @DimitriDavis Alumni from the Pro Series, and comic book readers/major geeks. Both give GREAT feedback. #scriptchat -8:54 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger It's been a slice being back! As always, props to hawt moderator @jeannevb #scriptchat -8:54 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Screenwriter911 @LIScreenWriter @daniraschel Grimm is in PD #scriptchat -8:54 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon I hope Tyler Perry likes my spec, “Madea Meets Freddy Krueger.” #scriptchat -8:54 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GrayJones The up close & personal interview @inkcanada had with me: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=2312266656&;topic=17081 #scriptchat -8:53 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @ChuckWendig hey, you kinda sorta just participated in #scriptchat heehee -8:53 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
kim_garland @rachlanger Haha, married to a man? Dang, that's TEN this year! But we courted with martinis. @jeannevb #scriptchat -8:53 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DaveMcGlone1 @zacsanford I do that! when I initially get the idea I'll write it down and if it sticks for a few weeks I'll develop it #scriptchat -8:53 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @LIScreenWriter @DimitriDavis Alumni from the Pro Series, and comic book readers/major geeks. Both give GREAT feedback. #scriptchat -8:53 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Screenwriter911 ...and put the long ones at the bottom of their pile to read last. #scriptchat -8:53 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
VinceWatkins @jeannevb @KayThomas Wish Blake could have seen #scriptchat in action. Absolutely!! The beat sheet is a groundbreaking tool. -8:53 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
LIScreenWriter @daniraschel @LIScreenWriter Did you secure rights for the Grimm story or is it in Public Domain? #scriptchat -8:53 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
stacybaker @MarkWorthen @jeannevb getting first draft feedback is a great way to get writer's block. learned the hard way. #scriptchat -8:53 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @zacsanford Hear hear. Even putting pen to paper too early can screw up the whole thing. #scriptchat -8:53 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @TheLoneOlive I did get to meet Blake at GAPF a few yrs ago. Fantastic man. #scriptchat -8:53 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Screenwriter911 Re: page count. Unless u can get directly to talent, yr script will go 2 a reader. Readers count pages ... #scriptchat -8:53 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @LIScreenWriter @daniraschel I recently became a script consultant, so I'm kind of biased... ;) #scriptchat -8:53 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GCGeek ♬ Believe it or not he rocks it on air RT @GrayJones Find all the TV Writer Podcast stuff u need http://www.tvwriterpodcast.com/ #scriptchat -8:53 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld Ditto RT @zacsanford: @DaveMcGlone1 I typically live with an idea floating in my head for weeks to months before even outling. #scriptchat -8:52 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon @zacsanford @dwacon @LIScreenWriter @VinceWatkins Every 1 of my queries get returned w/ a warning from the legal dept... #scriptchat -8:52 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @VanMatre1 I've used him as a consultant. Man literally gets you to cry #goesforthegut #scriptchat -8:52 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
LIScreenWriter @daniraschel @LIScreenWriter Are you self-published? Do you work with an artist or do both script and art? #scriptchat -8:52 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
ChuckWendig Worth it. RT @jeannevb: Download Blake Snyder's Save the Cat beatsheet & other tools here http://tinyurl.com/ycnzr8r #scriptchat -8:52 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @authorViviAnna I may have to email you about what I'm considering. If I make up my mind I'll get it written. #scriptchat -8:52 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @LIScreenWriter But for #scriptfrenzy, I'm working on expanding a Grimm's Fairy Tale into a graphic novel. First graphic novel. #scriptchat -8:52 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @DaveMcGlone1 I typically live with an idea floating in my head for weeks to months before even outling. #scriptchat -8:52 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DaveMcGlone1 @jeannevb I showed someone a first draft once... still have nightmares!! I was a total idiot once! #scriptchat -8:52 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
sabrajohn Me too! Procrastitweeting now, but about to buckle down for a writing marathon tonight! MT @spcwrite Whos doing #scriptfrenzy? #scriptchat -8:52 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
VanMatre1 @jeannevb love Michael's tools too. #scriptchat -8:52 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @jeannevb Yeah, made that mistake once. Never again. #scriptchat -8:52 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
elizabethkarr @zacsanford @craigary Completely agree with strong outline. Kinda like constructing the house, then furnishing it. #scriptchat -8:52 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
LIScreenWriter @DimitriDavis @daniraschel Who do you use to analyze your script? #scriptchat -8:52 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @dwacon @LIScreenWriter @VinceWatkins Self Produced does find some attn of gatekeepers, but query is still king 4 undiscovered. #scriptchat -8:52 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @LIScreenWriter I have two. One is a vampire one that's gotten a promising reply from a publisher. The other is about cyclists. #scriptchat -8:51 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
RosalinKrieger Just like vomit. RT @Jamie_LD: Holy cow, this chat is flying! #scriptchat -8:51 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld Thanks. RT @GrayJones: Find all the TV Writer Podcast stuff you need: http://bit.ly/fctLXm #scriptchat -8:51 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
authorViviAnna @Jamie_LD I love premise shows, LOST rocked it out loud #scriptchat -8:51 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger @kim_garland @jeannevb Oh I get it..... #slowandsilly Yeah I guess it's 2 all around. #scriptchat -8:51 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis rt @jeannevb: #1 rule: recognize your first draft is rarely good enough to show anyone... unless your @filmutopia :) #blewmeaway #scriptchat -8:51 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GrayJones Find all the TV Writer Podcast stuff you need: http://www.tvwriterpodcast.com/ #scriptchat -8:51 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @daniraschel Constructive, clear feedback can definitely help. Script analysis has taught me SO MUCH. #scriptchat -8:51 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @beingbrad Going to have to look for that one! #scriptchat -8:51 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb #1 rule: recognize your first draft is rarely good enough to show anyone... unless your @filmutopia :) #blewmeaway #scriptchat -8:51 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @Jamie_LD Agreed. I'm having trouble keeping up! #scriptchat -8:51 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
pulptone RT @jeannevb: Download Blake Snyder's Save the Cat beatsheet & other tools here http://tinyurl.com/ycnzr8r #scriptchat -8:51 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DaveMcGlone1 @zacsanford Yeah but I'll spend weeks prepping before I write that 2 week draft... I guess you're right though #scriptchat -8:50 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
kim_garland So true, so beautiful. *sniff!*RT @jeannevb: @kim_garland and margaritas brought us together #truestory :) @rachlanger #scriptchat -8:50 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
LIScreenWriter @dwacon @LIScreenWriter @zacsanford @VinceWatkins Shorts? Trailers? #scriptchat -8:50 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld Holy cow, this chat is flying! #scriptchat -8:50 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @craigary Oh, I'm a big proponent of outlining. One script I had a 50 page outline/scriptment that made the 1st draft fly. #scriptchat -8:50 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Screenwriter911 @DimitriDavis @Jonathan_Peace @zacsanford Amen. #scriptchat -8:50 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @DimitriDavis #scriptchat what needed to be worked on. Basically, it was like sitting in his UCLA class, I imagine. -8:50 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon @LIScreenWriter @zacsanford @VinceWatkins I heard some gatekeepers look at self-produced material on YouTube& graphic novels. #scriptchat -8:50 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @kim_garland and margaritas brought us together #truestory :) @rachlanger #scriptchat -8:49 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
LIScreenWriter @daniraschel What comic books do you write? #scriptchat -8:49 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @DaveMcGlone1 two weeks is still a pretty steady clip. I'd consider that a vomit draft. Hell, I consider all my 1st a vomit. #scriptchat -8:49 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @DimitriDavis #scriptchat For 10 page workshop, we read aloud and discussed what did and didn't work. For full, we listened to Gordy tell us -8:49 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
authorViviAnna @zacsanford takes me over a month, because I don't do the vomit thing, I overthink every word #scriptchat -8:49 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @vleemahoney *waves* hey babe! #scriptchat -8:49 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GCGeek But if I want to hear the lines out loud, total Brooklyn. RT @DerisiveDoll: @tracinell Jealous! British is my favourite accent! #scriptchat -8:49 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @VinceWatkins @KayThomasWrites wish Blake could have seen #scriptchat in action. Def feel him smiling from above :) -8:49 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @zacsanford What if the 2nd or 3rd act begins the typical episode? #scriptchat -8:49 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
craigary @zacsanford Doing the right (write) thing. The vomit draft is a useful idea but a tight outline takes care of a lot of work. #scriptchat -8:48 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
beingbrad @LIScreenWriter @dwacon @zacsanford @VinceWatkins finance, produce, direct and distribute your movie on your own, what else? #scriptchat -8:48 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @Screenwriter911 @Jonathan_Peace @zacsanford That's what the rewrite is for. #scriptchat -8:48 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GrayJones Sorry all- was out all day with my wife (too rare occasion where we get a sitter & have a date). Just got back & catching up... #scriptchat -8:48 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @zacsanford A novel? I finished my first novel in five years. o.0 A screenplay? About two-three months. #scriptchat Comic book? 2 weeks. -8:48 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
vleemahoney Great info RT @jeannevb: Download Blake Snyder's Save the Cat beatsheet & other tools here http://tinyurl.com/ycnzr8r #scriptchat -8:48 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @jamie_ld You can do a premise pilot as long as it also follows what a typical episode would handle. #scriptchat -8:48 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
tracinell *swoon* ;) RT @DerisiveDoll: @GCGeek @tracinell Jealous! British is my favourite accent! #scriptchat -8:48 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
sethruffer I've done well with query letters-but I do tons of research in targeting them. #scriptchat -8:48 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
kim_garland We've been married for like 2 years now! Dang! RT @rachlanger: @jeannevb @kim_garland good wives FTW! #scriptchat -8:48 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis About to find out! rt @zacsanford: How long does one usually take doing their first draft? #scriptchat -8:48 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @zacsanford Bout six to eight weeks for me. Shorter in the summer #damndayjob #scriptchat -8:48 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DaveMcGlone1 @zacsanford I try to get the a good first draft in two weeks ... I'm not a vomit draft guy! #scriptchat -8:48 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
LIScreenWriter @dwacon @zacsanford @VinceWatkins What do you do instead of a query letter? #scriptchat -8:48 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Screenwriter911 @Jonathan_Peace @zacsanford Don't think about pg count when writing. But it matters when u submit it for a read. #scriptchat -8:48 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @JaneEspenson Any advice on whether a spec pilot should or shouldn't be a premise pilot? #scriptchat -8:48 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb RT @zacsanford: So youve outlined, youve created your character bios... How long does one usually take doing their first draft. #scriptchat -8:48 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
CWillGoWrite @VanMatre1 @tracinell Save The Cat is where it's at! Beat sheets fill my waste basket. #scriptchat -8:47 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @daniraschel What did the #bluecat workshop covering? #scriptchat -8:47 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DerisiveDoll @GCGeek @tracinell Jealous! British is my favourite accent! #scriptchat -8:47 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
KayThomaswrites RT @jeannevb: Download Blake Snyder's Save the Cat beatsheet & other tools here http://tinyurl.com/ycnzr8r #scriptchat -8:47 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
beingbrad @MarkWorthen haven't seen it yet. Although I did see Hobo with a Shotgun. Brilliance and then some. #scriptchat -8:47 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger @jeannevb @kim_garland good wives FTW! #scriptchat -8:47 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon @zacsanford @VinceWatkins The day of the query letter is over. Nobody wants them. #scriptchat -8:47 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford So you've outlined, you've created your character bios... How long does one usually take doing their first draft. #scriptchat -8:47 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @GrayJones Any advice on whether a spec pilot should be a premis pilot? #scriptchat -8:47 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
tracinell I'm counting it! RT @GCGeek: @DerisiveDoll @tracinell Every1 sounds British in my head. Does that count? #scriptchat -8:47 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @kim_garland is a damn good wife *takes drink, sips, smiles* #scriptchat -8:47 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @DimitriDavis True. I combine what I've learned with Hal and what I learned with Gordy Hoffman at his #bluecat workshops. #scriptchat -8:46 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @beingbrad I need a character like Cooper from the opening scenes of Limitless. #scriptchat -8:46 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @jamie_ld @grayjones So they are! Thanks. :D #scriptchat -8:46 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
tracinell :)RT@MarkWorthen: @tracinell Actually typed these words today: RILEY MITCHELL,handsome in a Bradley Cooperish way #orisitjustme #scriptchat -8:46 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @Jonathan_Peace I could have cut out over 20 pages from that script & had the same story. But congrats to the writer 4 the sale. #scriptchat -8:46 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @DimitriDavis Here he is. RT @GrayJones: I think I'm going to have to start paying @Jamie_LD for how well she promotes me ;-) #scriptchat -8:46 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
LIScreenWriter Do you include the exact page number when specific plot points, the inciting incident happens, all is lost moment, etc. ... #scriptchat -8:46 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb Download Blake Snyder's Save the Cat beatsheet & other tools here http://tinyurl.com/ycnzr8r #scriptchat -8:46 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
kim_garland @GCGeek :-D #scriptchat -8:46 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
authorViviAnna @Jamie_LD I love TV writiing too, more than features #scriptchat -8:45 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
beingbrad this is friggen fast and furious today. #scriptchat -8:45 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GCGeek @DerisiveDoll @tracinell Everyone sounds British in my head. Does that count? It may just be for clear dialogue enunciation. #scriptchat -8:45 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @Jonathan_Peace Story is the number one thing writers shoudl worry about. But the script was way over written at 137 pages. #scriptchat -8:45 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
LIScreenWriter Broad question, how in-depth do you make your outlines? #scriptchat -8:45 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @DaveMcGlone1 I keep buying and losing that damn book #STC #scriptchat -8:45 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @DimitriDavis Definitely follow @grayjones and I think the link is on his Twitter profile. #scriptchat -8:45 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @VinceWatkins Yep, agencies and a lot of producers use the referral system to find unrepped talent. #scriptchat -8:45 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
sethruffer @dwacon But if you're not repped it probably doesn't make much sense to worry what big producers want, I'd think. #scriptchat -8:45 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
SPCWrite I so have to get me a pimp hat. #scriptchat. -8:45 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @dwacon Good advice to know, especially as my screenplays are between 90-100 pages. #scriptchat -8:45 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
beingbrad @MarkWorthen @tracinell like Bradley Cooper Alias handsome, or Bradley Cooper lately? I'd take Alias BC 9 times out of 10. #scriptchat -8:45 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DaveMcGlone1 @dimitridavis Save the cat is good when used with added Pro series knowledge! but it does lack ... something? #scriptchat -8:45 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @authorViviAnna Can't decide if I want to write a premise pilot or not. @zacsanford any advice here? #scriptchat -8:45 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Jonathan_Peace @zacsanford surely story NOT page coiunt matters? #scriptchat -8:45 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @jamie_ld @grayjones I haven't! Whar be these links of booty? #scriptchat -8:45 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb Another great resource for outlining/char dev is Hero's 2 Journeys http://tinyurl.com/4e4hfq #scriptchat -8:45 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rdlln I try to combine Synder and Truby when planning out beats. I've got a doc. template if anyone is intereseted. #scriptchat -8:45 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
VinceWatkins Repped or referred by another client. @zacsanford Those big producers don’t want none unless you be repped, son. #scriptchat -8:44 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @rachlanger @Jamie_LD I kind of LOVE deadlines. The more demanding the better. #tvwriting #screenwriting #scriptchat -8:44 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @authorViviAnna Once I get my head out of my ass, I think my pilot will write itself fast too. #scriptchat -8:44 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GCGeek @kim_garland @jeannevb Thank you, Kim! Cheers! Outlines are good. Don't plan forever. Dwayne likes big scripts & he cannot lie. #scriptchat -8:44 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @craigary I had a whole outline that a co-writer wrote. Writing group hated. Rewrote based on notes. Still hated. Rewriting now. #scriptchat -8:44 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon At #Cinequest, David & Janet Peoples (12 Monkeys) said once U R established, you can submit anything. If you are a neo… <110 #scriptchat -8:44 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis Haven't read #savethecat yet. I keep using @ScreenwritingU stuff... but I should probably broaden at least a little. ;) #scriptchat -8:44 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @DimitriDavis Have you listened to any of @grayjones TV Writer podcasts? #tvwriting #scriptchat -8:44 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
authorViviAnna @DimitriDavis @jamie_ld for me, I wrote a pilot in like a week, it was an awesome process #scriptchat -8:44 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
lizzayn @Jamie_LD thanks! #scriptchat -8:44 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
RosalinKrieger It's like a date with Caligula RT @pulptone: Apparently #scriptchat tonight is like a lurid crime pulp. Heav… (cont) http://deck.ly/~A5F3Z -8:44 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger @DimitriDavis Its tough and awesome! #scriptchat -8:43 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @daniraschel @BrowneTom :) FB and #scriptchat, together at last #scriptchat -8:43 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @tracinell Actually typed these words today: RILEY MITCHELL, -- handsome in a Bradley Cooperish way #orisitjustme #scriptchat -8:43 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis rt @zacsanford: Baby Got Spec! RT @dwacon: @zacsanford Those big producers don’t want none unless you be repped, son... #scriptchat -8:43 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @VinceWatkins STC is the best book I've read on screenwriting outlines. #scriptchat -8:43 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DaveMcGlone1 @daniraschel I think there was a gang of vampires in the video store last night, either that or they were a bunch of EMO kids! #scriptchat -8:43 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
john_rezas RT @zacsanford: Baby Got Spec! RT @dwacon: @zacsanford Those big producers don’t want none unless you be repped, son... #scriptchat -8:43 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @rachlanger @jamie_ld Sounds like a lot of fun to me! #tvwriting #screenwriting #scriptchat -8:43 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
WestgarthEnt You'll find invaluble info on creating your characters at http://scriptcharacters.blogspot.com/ this is a regular weekly series #ScriptChat -8:43 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
TheLoneOlive RT @pulptone: Apparently #scriptchat tonight is like a lurid crime pulp. Heavy Breathing. Vomiting. Virgins. Drinking. Pen and Paper. -8:43 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
beingbrad @tracinell totally. save the cat is my early outline. make sure I have a story and not just a scenario. #scriptchat -8:43 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger @dimitriDavis (for me, anyway). =) #TVwriting #scriptchat -8:43 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DerisiveDoll @tracinell I don't use an actual pic, but I definitely cast it to help develop different voices. :) #scriptchat -8:43 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @BrowneTom it's prob all the years of therapy I've had that make me do it. I've even talked about my chars w my own therapist! #scriptchat -8:43 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
craigary @stacybaker @zacsanford Even just getting a good solid outline done and some scenes written would make for successful SFrenzy! #scriptchat -8:43 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @BrowneTom @jeannevb Again, this is making it's way on FB. #scriptchat #writinggems -8:42 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford Baby Got Spec! RT @dwacon: @zacsanford Those big producers don’t want none unless you be repped, son... #scriptchat -8:42 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @daniraschel @Jamie_LD Kill 'em dead. Well, relatively. Sometimes they still need to flop around and do some heroism... #scriptchat -8:42 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
VinceWatkins I'm a serious outliner, but lately, I'm trying to let a beat sheet (thanks Blake Snyder) provide enough structure. #scriptchat -8:42 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DaveMcGlone1 @vanmatre1 I do but in conjunction with a few other methods... mostly Pro Series methods! #scriptchat -8:42 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
kim_garland @jeannevb Margarita for you. @GCGeek Draft Guinness for you. What'd I miss? ;) #scriptchat -8:42 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb #goldstar :) RT @SPCWrite: @jeannevb I pimp out #scriptchat to my followers lol. -8:42 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger @DimitriDavis TV writing is much more succinct. Also, character arcs are SO different, seasonal arc vs. episode arc. #scriptchat -8:42 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @DaveMcGlone1 Hahaha! Thanks, Dave. It's fun. He wants to go to Ireland, but I tell him to bring home the bacon first. ;) #scriptchat -8:42 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @DimitriDavis A lot less action/description. Lots of dialogue. And writing my own bible. #screenwriting #scriptchat -8:42 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
tracinell yeah, baby. ;)RT @VanMatre1: Before outlining, I use Blake Snyders beat sheet 2 start the journey. Anyone else use Save the Cat? #scriptchat -8:42 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon @zacsanford Those big producers don’t want none unless you be repped, son... #scriptchat -8:42 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @dwacon Blah... I guess I like lean "butts"... Anything over 110... sigh. Though a 137 page spec sold recently. #scriptchat -8:42 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
BrowneTom @jeannevb #scriptchat Putting characters in therapy is key. What are you afraid of? What do you want? What do you love... -8:42 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @Jamie_LD @DimitriDavis Gotta kill those darlings. ;) #scriptchat -8:42 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
SPCWrite @jeannevb I pimp out #scriptchat to my followers lol. -8:41 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
stacybaker @zacsanford @craigary ditto ... using new outline but no pages written...getting seriously behind the eight ball. #scriptfrenzy #scriptchat -8:41 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jvreed12367 RT @LenAndersonIV: Thank you, @theOffice_LA. It will be put to great use. Congratulations Len Anderson IV!!: http://t.co/KuxC8Hu #scriptchat -8:41 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @rdlln Since I'm running out of time to start my #scriptfrenzy script... I may only do the 15 beats from @savethecat. #scriptchat -8:41 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis How does TV writing compare to features? @jamie_ld #screenwriting #scriptchat -8:41 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
tracinell outline, backgrounds, push through. does any1 use pics of actors to focus on character 'voice'? #orisitjustme #itsjustmeright? #scriptchat -8:41 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
heroesAREboring I figure out 1. inciting incident, 2. act I break, 3. all is lost, and 4. ending... and start writing. #screenwriting #scriptchat -8:41 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
VanMatre1 Before outlining, I use Blake Snyder's beat sheet to start the journey. Anyone else use Save the Cat? #scriptchat -8:41 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @jamie_ld I just cackle ominously. #eviloverlord #characters #scriptchat -8:41 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon @zacsanford I like big scripts & I don't know why… those gatekeepers just deny… cause over 110 pages… they fight me in the cages #scriptchat -8:41 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DaveMcGlone1 @daniraschel you're scarily good at it too! #scriptchat -8:41 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Jonathan_Peace "@Jonathan_Peace: Here is (are) my outlines for this years four spec scripts #scriptchat http://twitpic.com/4gp6ff"; -8:41 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
SPCWrite @DimitriDavis Only one of many reasons to follow. ;) rt // very true :)@JimAllred70 #scriptchat.@jeannevb -8:41 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rdlln I prefer a general outline, block out 7 or 8 sequences with dramatic question for each as opposed 2 a step outline of all scenes #scriptchat -8:40 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @DimitriDavis EVERYTHING, tight writing. Knowing I may have X episodes to tell the stories I want to tell. World building... #scriptchat -8:40 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @beingbrad I'm lovin' it. #sillyquoting #scriptchat -8:40 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @craigary Just like with #NaNoWriMo... Have an outline handy, but no actual script pages written. #scriptchat -8:40 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @jeannevb Aw. :) #scriptchat -8:40 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @rdlln I love it! My vampire has Twitter, and it's fun thinking about what a vampire would say, but how a male thinks. #scriptchat -8:40 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @DimitriDavis I tend to be too nice to my char. I have to slaughter them in 2nd draft when I'm less attached. #scriptchat -8:40 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
craigary Are people on #scriptchat who are doing @scriptfrenzy this month doing it totally from scratch (or vomited ;-) ) or using previous outline? -8:40 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
beingbrad @DimitriDavis gotta love the alliteration (although I'm partial to illiteration). #scriptchat -8:40 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
tamholland I do same. “@DerisiveDoll: @jeannevb Push through. Otherwise, I'd never get it done. #scriptchat” -8:39 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis What do you love about it? rt @jamie_ld: I have to say, Im loving TV writing. #scriptchat -8:39 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @MarkWorthen *smooch* :) #scriptchat -8:39 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon @jeannevb @Julie_Gray Two words. Ed Debevik's. Now, back to the discussion... #scriptchat -8:39 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
tracinell :D RT @zacsanford: @dwacon Oh my God... Becky, look at her arc... its like soooo big. #scriptchat -8:39 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
aishajcreative RT @jeannevb: This week, I talked #scriptchat in my @scriptmag BALLS OF STEEL column. Keep track of all my posts here: http://tinyurl.com/3tsr5mg -8:39 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis And then send them to hell. rt @jeannevb: I take my characters to therapy & crawl in their heads #putthemonmycouch #scriptchat -8:39 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld *waves* Welcome to the craziness. RT @lizzayn: Finally decided to de-lurk #scriptchat -8:39 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DaveMcGlone1 Hi everyone, I spend so much time planning before I even open Final draft... pen and paper first! #scriptchat -8:39 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb WOOT! Didn't know they did that. COOL! RT @rachlanger: @jeannevb I commented on your @scriptmag column and won a DVD!! #scriptchat -8:39 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @LIScreenWriter Cultivating ideas. Vomit Draft. #scriptfrenzy. Lots of good stuff so far. #scriptchat -8:39 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis Vomit is so visceral. I could get behind dysentery, though. ;) rt @beingbrad: what about dysentery draft? #scriptchat #scriptchat -8:39 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
beingbrad Anyone know any directors who've done any funny or die work? #scriptchat -8:38 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @jeannevb I always have that site open, along with my sub to CS. #scriptchat -8:38 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb I take my characters to therapy & crawl in their heads #putthemonmycouch #scriptchat -8:38 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @dwacon Oh my God... Becky, look at her arc... it's like soooo big. #scriptchat -8:38 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger @jeannevb I commented on your @scriptmag column and won a DVD!! #scriptchat -8:38 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld I have to say, I'm loving TV writing. #scriptchat -8:38 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
LIScreenWriter Greetings Scriptchatters! What is tonight's topic? #scriptchat -8:38 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
lizzayn Finally decided to de-lurk #scriptchat -8:38 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon Of course, good characters will force detours away from your roadmap (outline) where you will discover interesting things. #scriptchat -8:38 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis RT @jeannevb: This week, I talked #scriptchat in my @scriptmag BALLS OF STEEL column. Keep track of all my posts here: http://tinyurl.com/3tsr5mg -8:38 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Charles118xx I'm working with a scientist on my virus/mutation script. She has her MSc/PhD, in stem cells & regenerative medicine. :D #scriptchat -8:38 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @DimitriDavis Only evil because I hate doing 'em. :) #scriptchat -8:38 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MonaLiNYC RT @beingbrad: @jeannevb I spend a lot, a lot of time on the story before any draft, thinking, brainstorming, beating, then rewrite as i go. #scriptchat -8:38 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rdlln #writenow I'm writing a blog from a character's perspective. I've also interviewed characters to flesh them out. #scriptchat -8:37 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
beingbrad @DimitriDavis what about diarrhea draft or dysentery draft? #scriptchat #writingisasickness -8:37 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb This week, I talked #scriptchat in my @scriptmag BALLS OF STEEL column. Keep track of all my posts here: http://tinyurl.com/3tsr5mg -8:37 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
lizzayn @zacsanford I do basic character bios and physical features just to naildown voice and motivation #scriptchat -8:37 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
SPCWrite @daniraschel yeah same here. what genre you write may I ask? #scriptfrenzy #scriptchat -8:37 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon @MarkWorthen @zacsanford It may help to rap “Baby Got Backstory” to yourself. Prolly not much... but is fun nonetheless... #scriptchat -8:37 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis Except I'd say outlines are a necessary good. ;) @MarkWorthen @Jamie_LD #scriptchat -8:37 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GCGeek RT @Jonathan_Peace: TWO blog posts tomorrow: 1) Back To The Future & 2) Solo Writer For Hire. http://bit.ly/fxhU9r #justsaying #scriptchat -8:37 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis rt @MarkWorthen: @Jamie_LD Outlines are a necessary evil but there comes a time when you have to stop planning and start doing. #scriptchat -8:37 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Screenwriter911 @zacsanford My blog on char. bio http://screenwriter911.blogspot.com/2010/07/character-biography-knowing-past.html #scriptchat -8:37 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @zacsanford Yes! Recently discovered this. Writing out backstory, I mean. #scriptchat -8:36 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @daniraschel I'm passing through, so it's kind of like a straight line. ;) I'll be slower on the way back to AZ, though... #scriptchat -8:36 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Jonathan_Peace Btw: TWO blog posts tomorrow: 1) Back To The Future and 2) Solo' Writer For Hire. http://bit.ly/fxhU9r #scriptchat #justsaying -8:36 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
screenmytweet ok I need some motivation i can barely get into the dialouge still workin on plot points!! #scriptchat -8:36 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
sethruffer @jamie_ld #scriptchat -8:36 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @Jamie_LD Outlines are a necessary evil but there comes a time when you have to stop planning and start doing. #scriptchat -8:35 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford RT @Julie_Gray: @zacsanford #scriptchat backstory is SO VERY important, I hope everyone does it! #scriptchat -8:35 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb I always do char bios/background before outlining. I need to know them before I can write for them. #scriptchat -8:35 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon @jeannevb Yes, I do! #scriptchat -8:35 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
authordlsparks RT @jeannevb: Best part of #scriptfrenzy is getting in habit of writing EVERY single day #takes28daystodevelophabit #scriptchat -8:35 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @DimitriDavis o.0 All north of Austin. LOL Another time. #raincheck #scriptchat -8:35 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld My favorite procrastination methods (other than Twitter) research and outlining. #scriptchat -8:35 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger @zacsanford I like to write extra material from my char's perspective. journals, articles, really get in their heads. #scriptchat -8:35 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon @zacsanford I use Michael Hauge’s character matrix... inner/outer motivations/conflicts. Helps me. #scriptchat -8:35 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Julie_Gray @zacsanford #scriptchat backstory is SO VERY important, I hope everyone does it! -8:35 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis Until the ideas run out! rt @zacsanford: How deep do each of you go in creating character bios and backgrounds? #scriptchat -8:35 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen RT @jamie_ld: @MarkWorthen Absolutely. And great for procrastination. #scriptchat -8:35 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GCGeek @kim_garland Three more pages? No? How about a beer then? #scriptchat -8:35 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @MarkWorthen Absolutely. And great for procrastination. #scriptchat -8:35 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb I havent even had my first yet! #getonitwife RT @kim_garland: I need to refill my cocktail. Anyone need anything while Im up? #scriptchat -8:35 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
sethruffer @authorViviAnna - I love re-writing. My work gets so much better and leaner. #scriptchat -8:35 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis I'm on #scriptfrenzy with dimitridavis as my username. #surprise #scriptchat -8:34 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @dwacon Nice! Deep in the heart of Texas, huh? :) #scriptchat -8:34 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
tracinell just making it official, hashtags are official! ;) RT@i_am_remote I thought we already were! :( #scriptchat #screenwriting #scriptchat -8:34 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @daniraschel :) #scriptchat -8:34 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
screenmytweet RT @SPCWrite: @jeannevb I so cant seem to write every day haha. I have to write in spurts. #takes28daystodevelophabit #scriptchat #scriptfrenzy -8:34 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @Jamie_LD Outlining can be addictive, tho. #scriptchat -8:34 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
kim_garland I need to refill my cocktail. Anyone need anything while I'm up? #scriptchat -8:34 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford So besides outlining, how deep do each of you go in creating character bios and backgrounds? #scriptchat -8:34 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @dwacon @daniraschel I'm outlining a postapocalyptic script I dreamed. Dreamt. Dreamed. :) #scriptchat -8:34 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld LMAO. 20 books and you hate rewriting. RT @authorViviAnna: @Jamie_LD I admit it, I HATE rewriting...hate it! #scriptchat -8:34 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
RosalinKrieger RT @jamie_ld: @authorViviAnna As much as I hate vomiting. I love vomit writing. If I don't get it on the page I get bored. Once on the page... #scriptchat -8:34 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb I LOVE rewriting. I hate outlining, but I do it anyway ;) RT @authorViviAnna: @Jamie_LD I admit it, I HATE rewriting...hate it! #scriptchat -8:34 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @jeannevb So true! Putting this on FB status. #scriptchat -8:33 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
authorViviAnna @Jamie_LD I admit it, I HATE rewriting...hate it! #scriptchat -8:33 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon @daniraschel @dwacon @MarkWorthen My script “Eastern Union” was a short in a dream that I expanded as a feature. #scriptchat -8:33 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @rachlanger Heh. Awesome. #scriptchat -8:33 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
authordlsparks RT @kim_garland: :) RT @pulptone: Apparently #scriptchat tonight is like a lurid crime pulp. Heavy Breathing. Vomiting. Virgins. Drinking. Pen and Paper. -8:33 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @Jonathan_Peace dedicated... and crazy :) #whyweloveyou #scriptchat -8:33 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
SPCWrite @jeannevb I so cant seem to write every day haha. I have to write in spurts. #takes28daystodevelophabit #scriptchat #scriptfrenzy -8:33 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @daniraschel Let's see... El Paso, Big Spring, and Dallas. #scriptchat -8:33 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
heroesAREboring @tracinell I thought we already were! :( #scriptchat #screenwriting -8:32 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Jonathan_Peace I've been up since 5am this morning. Now 01;31am. And up in 3 half hrs. How dedicated am I? LoL #scriptchat -8:32 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @authorViviAnna @Screenwriter911 Definitely worth it! Giving yourself permission is the necessary ingredient. #scriptchat -8:32 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb sweet :) RT @lizzayn: @jeannevb Im doing #scriptfrenzy! my username is lizzayn #scriptchat -8:32 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
authorViviAnna @Screenwriter911 @DimitriDavis am going to try, even after writing 20 books I still don't do that #scriptchat -8:32 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @dwacon @MarkWorthen OMG! I've had this happen! Amazing what the subconscious will vomit out, too. #scriptchat -8:32 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon @daniraschel My ranch is about 10 hours south of Austin... FWIW... #scriptchat -8:32 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb Best part of #scriptfrenzy is getting in habit of writing EVERY single day #takes28daystodevelophabit #scriptchat -8:32 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger @MarkWorthen HA! www.bangon.ca #scriptchat -8:32 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @dwacon @daniraschel Yep! There's an app for that! #scriptchat -8:32 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis Yes! rt @beingbrad: @DimitriDavis @Julie_Gray @jeannevb ideas make writers write, deadlines make writers finish. #scriptchat -8:31 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @beingbrad Ooooooh. I love that! X) #scriptchat -8:31 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
lizzayn @jeannevb I'm doing #scriptfrenzy! my username is lizzayn #scriptchat -8:31 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Julie_Gray @beingbrad @DimitriDavis @jeannevb #scriptchat YES YES YES; deadlines are crucial! -8:31 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon @daniraschel @MarkWorthen Having your characters act out scenes in your dreams saves you work. Keep digital recorder nearby. #scriptchat -8:31 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @rachlanger I want that on a Tshirt. #scriptchat -8:31 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
nate_winslow #scriptfrenzy name: nate_winslow. Befriend me. #scriptchat -8:31 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DerisiveDoll @Julie_Gray Hooray! Will do! :D xoxoxo #scriptchat -8:31 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
authorViviAnna @DimitriDavis @Screenwriter911 am going to give that a go next script...just write as fast as I can without thinking abot it #scriptchat -8:31 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @DimitriDavis Hahaha! Well, if you are in Austin or south of it, we might could meet up. :P #scriptchat -8:31 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @authorViviAnna ...I will rewrite because I don't want the time I spent writing to be wasted. #scriptchat -8:31 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
chasemarch I outline in my head & I don't even really know how it works because it seems like my characters tell the story more than I do #scriptchat -8:30 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Screenwriter911 @DimitriDavis @authorViviAnna "Writing crap" is key. Giving yourself permission to do so is required. #scriptchat -8:30 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
beingbrad @DimitriDavis @Julie_Gray @jeannevb ideas make writers write, deadlines make writers finish. #scriptchat -8:30 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
tracinell #rewritefrenzy buddies?:) RT @heroesAREboring: Feel like Im missing out on this #scriptfrenzy thing. Wish I didnt have rewrites. #scriptchat -8:30 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger @zacsanford LoL, I can't handle literal vomit, but written vomit is a whole different ballgame! #scriptchat -8:30 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
nate_winslow @zacsanford Actually no, weirdly enough. Just blindly supporting GoodReader. So. Maybe stick with what you've already got :) #scriptchat -8:30 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @authorViviAnna As much as I hate vomiting. I love vomit writing. If I don't get it on the page I get bored. Once on the page... #scriptchat -8:30 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @heroesAREboring I'm using #scriptfrenzy to finish a writing assignment. I'm soaking up the energy :) #scriptchat -8:30 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis rt @Julie_Gray: @jeannevb #scriptchat #scriptfrenzy - script frenzy is GENIUS. Its amazing what you can get done under pressure! #scriptchat -8:30 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @MarkWorthen Agreed. I know something cool's happening if the characters won't let me sleep at night. #voicesinmyhead #scriptchat -8:29 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @rachlanger Thanks... I'll maybe take you up on the offer once this barfed out draft is on the page. #scriptchat -8:29 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
kim_garland :) RT @pulptone: Apparently #scriptchat tonight is like a lurid crime pulp. Heavy Breathing. Vomiting. Virgins. Drinking. Pen and Paper. -8:29 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
dwacon Late again -- time drags during the week but FLIES on the weekends... #scriptchat -8:29 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @daniraschel It's funny how many coincidences there are. I'll be in Texas on the 22nd! #scriptchat -8:29 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @chrisilluminati Definitely check out @GrayJones TV Writer Podcasts. They are fantastic. #scriptchat -8:29 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DerisiveDoll @GCGeek @jeannevb My #scriptfrenzy name is the same as my Twitter one too! We are so creative! :P #scriptchat -8:29 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
beingbrad Outlining is so great. I usually fall back on Blake Snyder's beat sheet, then plug the holes. #scriptchat -8:29 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
heroesAREboring Feel like I'm missing out on this #scriptfrenzy thing. Wish I didn't have rewrites happening right now. #screenwriting #scriptchat -8:29 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Julie_Gray @DerisiveDoll #scriptchat - DM me! We're having lunch!!! xoxoox -8:29 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger @zacsanford Let me know what I can do - even outline help! #scriptchat -8:29 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
pulptone .@rachlanger @Jamie_LD @DimitriDavis I'm just lurking again tonight. They're always worth the it #scriptchat -8:29 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Screenwriter911 RT @MarkWorthen: @bellawonder @daniraschel Good intro to mindmapping here. http://bit.ly/fiHqRU #scriptchat -8:29 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Julie_Gray @jeannevb #scriptchat #scriptfrenzy - script frenzy is GENIUS. It's amazing what you can get done under pressure! -8:28 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DerisiveDoll @Julie_Gray Do you ever do anything in L.A. because, hello, I'm here now! :) #scriptchat -8:28 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford Hey #scriptfrenzy people who are following the hashtag... #scriptchat meets up every Sunday at 5 p.m. PST. Come join us!!! #scriptchat -8:28 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger Anyone doing #scriptfrenzy, I'm doing 3 free reads with story notes. First people to message me will get 'em. #scriptchat -8:28 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
chrisilluminati So my first purchase was TV Writer's Workbook by Ellen Sandler. Any online pieces I should check out? #scriptchat -8:28 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
findbeth @daniraschel @findbeth Hmm, I'd better catch up then! Thnx for the welcome wagon. I'm up in Seattle. #scriptchat -8:28 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Jonathan_Peace Ditto "@BrowneTom: I don't outline my 1st draft. I like to write fas & see what happens creatively. I outline my 2nd draft. #scriptchat" -8:28 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @Latissa_June www.scriptchat.com for all things #scriptchat -8:28 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GCGeek @jeannevb Good idea, Jeanne! My ScriptFrenzy name is the same as twitter: GCGeek #scriptchat -8:28 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
stacybaker @zacsanford @chrisilluminati Agreed! reading scripts is inspiring/eye-opening. Grt motivation when u hit wall #scriptchat #scriptchat -8:28 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
FurryWolfen @findbeth Fresh flesh #lick #scriptchat -8:28 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @DimitriDavis I have a bottle of Corona here for you if you ever find yourself in South Texas. :) #scriptchat -8:28 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @authorViviAnna @Screenwriter911 ... my writing became so much faster and better. #scriptchat -8:28 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @rachlanger I need tons of help on my outline. Well it's my friend's idea. And has lots of probs. So trying to find mid ground #scriptchat -8:28 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Latissa_June @Jamie_LD what is the website? #scriptchat. Thanks -8:28 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @Julie_Gray I was born outside of Chicago :) Wish I could join u! #scriptchat -8:28 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @authorViviAnna @Screenwriter911 Took me awhile, but once I gave myself permission to "write crap" and stuck with it... #scriptchat -8:27 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
authorViviAnna @Jamie_LD I've never been a vomiter...sometimes it will take me like an hour to write one page #scriptchat am like that with my books 2 -8:27 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
VinceWatkins Force a first draft before any rewriting. @authorViviAnna I can never vomit drafts out, #scriptchat -8:27 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb If any of you are doing #scriptfrenzy, shoot out your usernames so we can give you support. I'm jeannevb... shocking, I know #scriptchat -8:27 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger @zacsanford Let me know if you want a read when you're done (need practice reading) #scriptchat -8:27 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Julie_Gray @jeannevb #scriptchat - the class is going to be SO FUN. I love Chicago so much. Thanks for letting me play w. you today btw! -8:27 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @daniraschel Oh, yeah! If the characters don't take over -- just a little bit -- nothing's going to happen. #scriptchat -8:27 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @nate_winslow Have you tried both? Since I've already paid for iAnnotate it seems a waste, even with your offer to have both. #scriptchat -8:27 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @MarkWorthen @bellawonder Thanks! Will save for later. #scriptchat -8:27 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
FurryWolfen @jamie_ld Sounds like my Friday night. #scriptchat -8:27 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
nate_winslow @GCGeek No problem! Always happy to read and help out :) #scriptchat -8:27 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @daniraschel @findbeth I'm jealous. #alcohol #scriptchat -8:27 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Screenwriter911 RT @DimitriDavis: @authorViviAnna Turn *off the critic! ... is what I always say. #scriptchat -8:27 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
authorViviAnna @DimitriDavis yeah, I try, it's just so hard, that bitch screams in my head sometimes #scriptchat -8:27 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford I'm doing #scriptfrenzy since this is the first time in about 3 years I'm writing without a partner. It's lonely. #scriptchat -8:26 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GCGeek @chrisilluminati @findbeth Welcome! Everyone is very kind here. #scriptchat -8:26 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @pulptone And always worth the price of admission. ;) #scriptchat -8:26 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb Hey if we have any CHICAGO peeps lurking, @Julie_Gray teaching Character Master Class 4/10 http://tinyurl.com/3q5wkko #scriptchat -8:26 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld And you RT @pulptone: Apparently #scriptchat tonight is like a lurid crime pulp. Heavy Breathing. Vomiting. Virgins. Drinking. Pen and Paper -8:26 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @findbeth *Waves* Hi! Apparently, drinks are popular here, but I had mine at lunch. Started early. #scriptchat -8:26 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger @pulptone Beautiful isn't it? #scriptchat -8:26 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
nate_winslow @zacsanford If you try GoodReader and don't like it more than iAnnotate, I'll send you the app fee over Paypal. #scriptchat -8:26 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Screenwriter911 RT @zacsanford: Read LOTS and LOTS of scripts. Theyll teach you more than any book would. And dont worry if 1st script sucks. #scriptchat -8:26 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
tracinell @Julie_Gray @Jamie_LD the main reason to come to #scriptchat, inspiration! #scriptchat -8:26 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Charles118xx RT @tracinell: My favorite 1st draft mantra: 'Better' is the enemy of done. :) #scriptchat -8:26 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Julie_Gray #scriptchat this is a great quote 4 today: "Basically, fiction is people. You can't write fiction about ideas." Theodore Sturgeon -8:26 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
pulptone Apparently #scriptchat tonight is like a lurid crime pulp. Heavy Breathing. Vomiting. Virgins. Drinking. Pen and Paper. -8:25 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @bellawonder @daniraschel Good intro to mindmapping here. http://bit.ly/fiHqRU #scriptchat -8:25 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @nate_winslow Nope... Never heard of Good Reader, but looks to do the same as iAnnotate. #scriptchat -8:25 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
BrowneTom I don't always outline my 1st draft. I like to write fast and see what happens creatively. That said, I outline my 2nd draft. #scriptchat -8:25 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @authorViviAnna I vomit the words, then feel like vomiting as I agonize over the scenes I've written. #scriptchat -8:25 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
findbeth Another newbie on board. Hellllooo, #scriptchat! #scriptchat -8:25 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @Screenwriter911 Yes, important to remember the outline is flexible. #scriptchat -8:25 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Julie_Gray @Jamie_LD #scriptchat How is everybody! Inspired today? This is a great topic! -8:25 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
indiepublisher RT @jamie_ld: RT @sethruffer: I used to think outlining stifled creativity, but now convinced outlining gives freedom to write better story. #scriptchat -8:25 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @authorViviAnna Turn *off the critic! ... is what I always say. #scriptchat -8:25 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @SPCWrite LOL Thanks. I'm doing it more for me than for the actual #scriptfrenzy. Doing 100 pages on my own. #scriptchat -8:25 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Mentorless @Jamie_LD @jeannevb thanks!! Feels good although I know the road is still long :)) #scriptchat #toolucidtoosoon -8:25 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GCGeek @jamie_ld Keep rockin, Jamie! #scriptchat -8:24 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
chrisilluminati Thanks for the hello and well wishes everyone #scriptchat -8:24 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GCGeek @nate_winslow Thank you, Nate! I'll take you up on that. I'll appreciate your honest feedback. #scriptchat -8:24 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
tracinell RT @zacsanford: Read LOTS and LOTS of scripts. Theyll teach you more than any book would. And dont worry if 1st script sucks. #scriptchat -8:24 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Jonathan_Peace @GCGeek *tips a hat* thank you, sir :) #scriptchat but *shhh* -8:24 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Screenwriter911 But in the script process, it's important to let the characters take you unexpected places. Then i adjust the outline. #scriptchat -8:24 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @authorViviAnna Turn of the critic! ... is what I always say. #scriptchat -8:24 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @zacsanford fyi @chrisilluminati is already a great published author. His humor is a natural for this. #cheeringhimon #scriptchat -8:24 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @chrisilluminati At least you were given the heads up. LOL #scriptchat -8:24 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld Yes, come play with us. RT @Julie_Gray: @Jamie_LD #scriptchat awww. I wanna play too! -8:24 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
SPCWrite @daniraschel good luck. haha, I prob wont finish it in time lol. #scriptfrenzy. #scriptchat -8:23 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @GCGeek I'm just finishing my CT spec, then moving on to my spec pilot. #scriptchat -8:23 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DerisiveDoll RT @tracinell: My favorite 1st draft mantra: Better is the enemy of done. :) #scriptchat -8:23 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Screenwriter911 The point of an outline is to work out the story and internalize the characters. #scriptchat -8:23 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
nate_winslow @zacsanford Mm, ever tried GoodReader? #scriptchat -8:23 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
VanMatre1 @DimitriDavis @jeannevb If the outline is solid, I push through. If not, go back and beat out the story. #scriptchat -8:23 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
authorViviAnna I can never vomit drafts out, I take forever to write one scene, agonize over it until its almost perfect #scriptchat -8:23 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis RT @zacsanford: @chrisilluminati Read LOTS and LOTS of scripts. They'll teach you more than any book would. And don't worry if 1st script sucks. #scriptchat -8:23 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Julie_Gray @Jamie_LD #scriptchat awww. I wanna play too! -8:23 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
FurryWolfen Goddamn kids pulling that SCREECHING fire alarm. Seriously, screw kids. But I'll man it out. This is #scriptchat -8:23 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger @tracinell Ooo I like that mantra! #scriptchat -8:23 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
beingbrad @rachlanger yeah, I get that, but it's a little too Canadian. Kind of apologetic. But yeah, i need the excuse to keep typing. #scriptchat -8:23 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @zacsanford Definitely. #scriptchat -8:23 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger @jonathan_peace SO rad! #scriptchat -8:23 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld For the new folks. If the chat is passing you by at lightening speed, no worries, we post the #scriptchat transcript on the web site. -8:23 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
BellaWonder @daniraschel @markworthen First I've heard of mind maps..aroo? #scriptchat -8:22 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Jonathan_Peace First draft; vomit draft; rough draft-- call it what you will. Label it how you want -- its still shit till you rewrite it! #scriptchat -8:22 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
nate_winslow @GCGeek Sweet! Yeah I bet it is. Let me know how it goes! I'd love to read it when you're done too :) #scriptchat -8:22 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Screenwriter911 I usually create very detailed outline (30-40pp.) then put it in a drawer & don't look at it again. #scriptchat -8:22 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
SPCWrite What are you all working on? #scriptchat. -8:22 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @daniraschel They don't work for everyone. I didn't think they'd work for me. #scriptchat -8:22 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
tracinell My favorite 1st draft mantra: 'Better' is the enemy of done. :) #scriptchat -8:22 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @chrisilluminati Read LOTS and LOTS of scripts. They'll teach you more than any book would. And don't worry if 1st script sucks. #scriptchat -8:22 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
beingbrad @chrisilluminati one hand on the keyboard, one on the bottle, pour the vodka and the ideas. #scriptchat -8:22 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
sethruffer @daniraschel - absolutely. #scriptchat -8:22 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
authorViviAnna RT @zacsanford: To anyone with an iPad... download iAnnotate. the best app for writing notes in a PDF and exporting it back to PDF. Worth the $$ #scriptchat -8:22 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
TheWriteScript @chrisilluminati welcome! #Scriptchat -8:22 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @chrisilluminati Welcome! I'm a newbie to #scriptchat, too. ^_^ -8:22 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb Yeah! One word: Tequila RT @chrisilluminati: New to #scriptchat and script writing in general. Any words of advice are welcome! #scriptchat -8:22 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Charles118xx I love outlining with various ipad apps. Penultimate, index card, note pad. #scriptchat -8:22 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GCGeek Hero! RT @Jonathan_Peace: @rachlanger last year wrote Bubble-Butt script 4 #scriptfrenzy word at a time...about 2 hit production #scriptchat -8:21 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
TheWriteScript My "vomit" draft is usually planned out. Less messy. #Scriptchat -8:21 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
pulptone RT @jamie_ld: LMAO RT @zacsanford: Ha ha! RT @sethruffer: @jeannevb - notepad and pen...how do they work? Hows the battery life? #scriptchat -8:21 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @beingbrad I like the "vomit" term for its hilarious vulgarity. #personaltaste #scriptchat -8:21 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @chrisilluminati Welcome. Listen, ask questions, and check out our web site www.scriptchat.com #scriptchat -8:21 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @MarkWorthen My professor loves mind maps, but I can't get the hang of 'em. #scriptchat -8:21 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @MarkWorthen Hey... didn't see you there. We still on for lunch on Thursday? #scriptchat -8:21 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger @beingbrad I love "vomit draft" because it takes the pressure off. I don't have to be worried if its shit. #scriptchat -8:21 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
chasemarch #scriptchat I hammer thru the first draft, put it away for a month or so, & then read it all the way through in one sitting before a rewrite -8:21 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
chrisilluminati New to #scriptchat and script writing in general. Any words of advice are welcome! -8:21 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @sethruffer And give you better set-ups and pay-offs. #scriptchat -8:21 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb that's why we post transcritps on scriptchat.com RT @UrbanFlipFlop: @jeannevb won't get to do #scriptchat live I work till 8pm on Sundays :( -8:21 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Jonathan_Peace Having to follow #scriptchat on my Blackberry so sorry for any late replies x x -8:20 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis RT @sethruffer: I used to think outlining stifled creativity, but now convinced outlining gives you freedom to write a better script/story. #scriptchat -8:20 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
beingbrad i play the groupon game for a daily idea. I write a rough logline every day based on the groupon of the day. #scriptchat -8:20 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
TymothyLongoria RT @jamie_ld: RT @sethruffer: I used to think outlining stifled creativity, but now convinced outlining gives freedom to write better story. #scriptchat -8:20 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @Screenwriter911 Nice mantra to write by. #scriptchat -8:20 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
TheWriteScript Yep. A fresh one. RT @jeannevb: @YomTi did someone say virgin? *claps with glee* #Scriptchat -8:20 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @zacsanford I do too, but I use a mind map. Helps me remember all the details. #scriptchat -8:20 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld RT @sethruffer: I used to think outlining stifled creativity, but now convinced outlining gives freedom to write better story. #scriptchat -8:20 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
beingbrad I've never liked the term *vomit draft*, connotes it's poor quality. I don't think unfinished is bad, just unfinished. #scriptchat -8:20 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Screenwriter911 @grking I do the same. #scriptchat -8:20 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford To anyone with an iPad... download iAnnotate. the best app for writing notes in a PDF and exporting it back to PDF. Worth the $$ #scriptchat -8:20 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger @zacsanford Ha! That's how I feel. Can't live without my outline. #scriptchat -8:19 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
sethruffer I used to think outlining stifled creativity, but now convinced outlining gives you freedom to write a better script/story. #scriptchat -8:19 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @GCGeek I used ! instead of i, so hopefully no bots. #scriptchat -8:19 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Jonathan_Peace @rachlanger last year I wrote Buibble-Butt script for #scriptfrenzy a word at a time. Its now about to hit production! *shh* #scriptchat -8:19 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
johnsobey @rachlanger Got a couple friends who can write like that, but I need extensive outlines. Cue cards, beatsheet, synopsis, pages. #scriptchat -8:19 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @grking I'm the same way. The time spent with the draft goes longer, but I enjoy reading from the beginning. #scriptchat -8:19 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
SPCWrite @daniraschel same here. :) I got roughly 20 pages done. I need to get back to it tonight. #scriptchat -8:19 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Screenwriter911 @MarkWorthen - @jeannevb knows my mantra: Writers who don't outline leave the bleached bones of main char. in the desert of act2 #scriptchat -8:19 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GCGeek 2. Not bragging. I just wanted more bot followers. RT @jamie_ld: @GCGeek Did you get the !Pad 1 or 2? Im so jealous. #scriptchat -8:19 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @beingbrad Talking cultivating ideas and the "puke draft". Oh, and a little bit of #scriptfrenzy thrown in. #scriptchat -8:19 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis And #scriptfrenzy rt @DerisiveDoll: @beingbrad vomiting. #scriptchat -8:18 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DerisiveDoll @beingbrad You know it! #scriptchat -8:18 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
UrbanFlipFlop @jeannevb man, I won't ever get to do #scriptchat live I work till 8pm on Sundays :( -8:18 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger @johnsobey Yes, I often have trouble with brevity, trying to make those first 10 a huge hit. #scriptchat -8:18 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
chasemarch #scriptchat I write & make sure it feels like it is leading somewhere.If not, I tweak it & keep writing.I read what I have before restarting -8:18 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @SPCWrite This is my first year with #scriptfrenzy. #scriptchat -8:18 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb I also use the notes feature in software during 1st draft to just tell myself what to fix on rewrite so I can move on #scriptchat -8:18 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GCGeek @nate_winslow It's coming slowly :-). I have a solid story and outline. Now working it out scene by scene. It's a fun hell. :-) #scriptchat -8:18 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @rachlanger My first script was without an outline. I'll never revisit it. #scriptchat -8:18 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
magelly @zacsanford I record ideas on my voice recorder & write in notebooks and on computer. Wish there were ways to organise these. #scriptchat -8:18 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld RT @tylerweaver: Legal pads, dry erase boards, Evernote, and lots of hurried scribbles = 1st draft attack #scriptchat -8:18 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis RT @BellaWonder: @jeannevb Unless it's a major plot point that needs tweaking I try to press on. It's easy to get caught in the judgment loop #scriptchat -8:18 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis Some never use outlines! ... not me, though. RT @rachlanger: Anyone ever had success writing w/o an outline? #scriptchat #scriptchat -8:18 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @GCGeek Did you get the !Pad 1 or 2? I'm so jealous. #scriptchat -8:18 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
grking I usually start from pg 1 each day to feel the flow/pacing/setup from scene to scene (even if I don't rewrite/polish every time) #scriptchat -8:17 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
beingbrad @DerisiveDoll seriously? talking the first draft? #scriptchat -8:17 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @rachlanger Nope, I have to have some idea of where the story begins and ends. I can't wing it. #scriptchat -8:17 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
SPCWrite Whos doing #scriptfrenzy? I'm in. #scriptchat. -8:17 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
johnsobey @rachlanger My problem, tonight, is space; cramming all that critical stuff into the first ten pages. #scriptchat -8:17 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
BellaWonder @jeannevb Unless it's a major plot point that needs tweaking I try to press on. It's easy to get caught in the judgment loop #scriptchat -8:17 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GCGeek @edeckers Hi Erik! Just got an iPad so I'll try those apps - I love productivity apps. And office supplies. #OddTrueConfessions #scriptchat -8:17 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb LIKE A FIEND! For #slaverybyanothername, we had a 31-pg outline RT @MarkWorthen: @jeannevb do you outline? #scriptchat -8:17 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DerisiveDoll @beingbrad vomiting. #scriptchat -8:17 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger Anyone ever had success writing without an outline? I haven't, so just curious. #scriptchat -8:16 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
VanMatre1 RT @DimitriDavis: Push through! rt @jeannevb: Question: Do you push thru entire 1st draft w/o tweaking or do you rewrite each scene over & ... #scriptchat -8:16 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
authordlsparks RT @jeannevb: #oldschool :) RT @sethruffer: @jeannevb - notepad and pen...how do they work? Hows the battery life? #scriptchat -8:16 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @jeannevb do you outline? #scriptchat -8:16 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
nate_winslow @GCGeek Awesome! One of my fav. shows on TV right now. How's it coming so far? #scriptchat -8:16 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
tylerweaver Legal pads, dry erase boards, Evernote, and lots of hurried scribbles = 1st draft attack #scriptchat -8:16 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
beingbrad What's the topic? #scriptchat -8:16 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb I push thru until Act III. Then I go back & make sure I've set it up enough, barf out last act, then redo opening. #scriptchat -8:16 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis Love using simmer time. rt @Jonathan_Peace: My vomit draft is always longhand. Then let simmer for a month... #scriptchat #scriptchat -8:16 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @GCGeek @jeannevb True, for #scriptfrenzy, I'm just pushing through. No tweaking. #scriptchat -8:15 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Screenwriter911 @jeannevb Once I've outlined, I move ahead to the end. I read the draft aloud up 2 where I stopped, making minor changes. #scriptchat -8:15 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld Since I started outlining before I type FADE IN, I have a better map and the writing goes much faster. #scriptchat -8:15 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
beingbrad @Jonathan_Peace My @celtx brother! love that software almost more that jelly bellies. #scriptchat -8:15 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DerisiveDoll @rachlanger Hi dollface! :) #scriptchat -8:15 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @rachlanger Thanks! Nice to be here! I'm meeting tons of neat people to follow. ^_^ #scriptchat -8:15 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger @DerisiveDoll Hi! #scriptchat -8:15 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
kim_garland Downloading now ;) RT @nate_winslow: @zacsanford Simplenote is awesome. By far my fav note app. Iphone too. "just works." #scriptchat -8:15 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
tracinell TY! :) RT @DerisiveDoll: @tracinell I will wave 2 it everyday 4 u, and if I ever get up there, Ill rub it for the both of us! ;) #scriptchat -8:15 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MarkWorthen @jeannevb Push through start to finish, then agonize over each scene for weeks. :( #scriptchat -8:15 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GCGeek @jeannevb For ScriptFrenzy, I am working slowly w/edits through Castle spec and totally vomiting a screenplay. Keeps me moving. #scriptchat -8:15 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Jonathan_Peace My vomit draft is always longhand. Then let simmer for a month then type into @celtx #scriptchat http://twitpic.com/4goxhp -8:14 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
nate_winslow This --> RT @jamie_ld: @jeannevb I used to tweak and never finish, now I write FADE IN to FADE OUT without editing. #scriptchat -8:14 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DerisiveDoll @jeannevb Push through. Otherwise, I'd never get it done. #scriptchat -8:14 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
beingbrad @jeannevb I spend a lot, a lot of time on the story before any draft, thinking, brainstorming, beating, then rewrite as i go. #scriptchat -8:14 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
edeckers @GCGeek You need a @moleskine. Or get @evernote on your smartphone and take photos of written notes. #scriptchat -8:14 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis Push through! rt @jeannevb: Question: Do you push thru entire 1st draft w/o tweaking or do you rewrite each scene over & ... #scriptchat -8:14 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
sethruffer @jeannevb-funny that you asked that. I swore on my current script I'd write straight thru--just couldn't...constantly tweaking. #scriptchat -8:14 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @jeannevb I write, then go back the next day and once over the draft before moving on. A slow way to do it, but it works for me. #scriptchat -8:14 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @jeannevb I always rewrite the previous day's pages... except during #scriptfrenzy. #scriptchat -8:14 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger @jeannevb push through unless there is a huge plot conflict. Save rewriting for later. #scriptchat -8:14 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
TheWriteScript @jeannevb No, lots of tweaking. #Scriptchat -8:14 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @jeannevb I used to tweak and never finish, now I write FADE IN to FADE OUT without editing. #scriptchat -8:14 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @TheWriteScript @YomTi did someone say virgin? *claps with glee* #scriptchat -8:14 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
sdarancette I'm lurking, but I am presently actually writing something, so... NEENER! #scriptchat #anyone -8:14 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @Charles118xx Neat! #scriptchat -8:14 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DerisiveDoll @tracinell I will wave to it everyday for you, and if I ever get up there, I'll rub it for the both of us! ;) #scriptchat -8:14 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
FurryWolfen Fucking miracles :) #icp RT @sethruffer: @jeannevb - notepad and pen...how do they work? #scriptchat -8:13 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb Question: Do you push thru entire 1st draft w/o tweaking or do you rewrite each scene over & over before moving to next? #scriptchat -8:13 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Charles118xx I take a lot of my ideas from real life stuff I see on the news or read about, and then imagining myself "being there". #scriptchat -8:13 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis RT @jamie_ld: LMAO RT @zacsanford: Ha ha! RT @sethruffer: @jeannevb - notepad and pen...how do they work? Hows the battery life? #scriptchat -8:13 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GCGeek @zacsanford @Jonathan_Peace I thought Jonathan's 2013 was a sequel for when we're all still here and 2012mageddon doesn't occur. #scriptchat -8:13 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
TheWriteScript FYI @YomTi is reading over my shoulder. He's a virgin. #Scriptchat -8:13 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
beingbrad what up! #scriptchat -8:13 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
tracinell @DerisiveDoll would you wave to the Hollywood sign for me for luck? Or are you supposed to rub it? :/ #scriptchat -8:13 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis My favorite time of day. Shadows! ;) rt @jamie_ld: Considering I like to write drama, and darker stuff, night is appropriate. #scriptchat -8:12 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld LMAO RT @zacsanford: Ha ha! RT @sethruffer: @jeannevb - notepad and pen...how do they work? Hows the battery life? #scriptchat -8:12 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
UncompletedWork I'm poking into #scriptchat Sitting at my desk, writing some articles for monday deadline. -8:12 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford Ha ha! RT @sethruffer: @jeannevb - notepad and pen...how do they work? Hows the battery life? #scriptchat -8:12 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
nate_winslow @zacsanford Haha wise move :). Yeah, Simplenote is awesome. By far my fav note app. Iphone too. 1 of those that "just works." #scriptchat -8:12 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb #oldschool :) RT @sethruffer: @jeannevb - notepad and pen...how do they work? Hows the battery life? #scriptchat -8:12 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @Jonathan_Peace You already know everything you're writing through 2012? Bravo! I never know my next project. #scriptchat -8:12 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @daniraschel I started in poetry. Then shorts, novels. Now scripts... but I'll probably go back to poetry someday. #scriptchat #scriptchat -8:11 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld Just wrote 4 pages during @JaneEspenson 's writer sprint before #scriptchat -8:11 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
sethruffer @jeannevb - notepad and pen...how do they work? How's the battery life? #scriptchat -8:11 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
TheWriteScript @DerisiveDoll hey, Doll! #Scriptchat -8:11 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb I also have a digital voice recorder I take running #ideasandheavybreathing #scriptchat -8:11 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @DimitriDavis Considering I like to write drama, and darker stuff, night is appropriate. #scriptchat -8:11 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
TheWriteScript @tracinell oh, thanks! #Scriptchat -8:11 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @Jamie_LD Well said. Get all the crap out, like Hemingway said. #scriptchat -8:10 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Jonathan_Peace I got a new idea for a 2013 script today. Thanks to an argument with my loved one @lupiilu #scriptchat -8:10 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @nate_winslow Hmmm... didn't know of the Simplenote app. Downloading now as I love my dropbox! #scriptchat -8:10 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
BellaWonder I have my red wine! And iPhone voice notes app - where my ideas tend to congregate. #scriptchat -8:10 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb my WSJ guy taught me to always carry a small note pad & pen #priceless #neverwithoutit #scriptchat -8:10 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
sethruffer @nate_winslow -- thanks! #scriptchat -8:10 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @nate_winslow I'm going to spend some of my Vegas time locked away in the room so I don't lose as much money. :) #scriptchat -8:10 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @DimitriDavis How poetic! Do you write poetry as well as scripts? :) #scriptchat -8:10 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DerisiveDoll @TheWriteScript Hi!! :) #scriptchat -8:10 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
tracinell @TheWriteScript *waves, tosses jr. mints* :) #scriptchat -8:10 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
nate_winslow @zacsanford @sethruffer Simplenote app for the Ipad = Dropbox integration = I never worry about it. Great combo. #scriptchat -8:10 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld I tend to write really fast. Then I look back and wonder what the hell I was thinking. That's what rewrite is for. #scriptchat -8:10 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
sethruffer that's weird--wrote iPad, which I'm thining about buying, but MEANT iPhone. (@zacsanford-having learnt the hard way, AMEN!) #scriptchat -8:09 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb *waves* RT @SPCWrite: @JimAllred70 you should also follow @jeannevb she runs the #scriptchat. -8:09 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis The air is thick at night. Full of potential. rt @jamie_ld: Im a night writer too. After the world is quiet. #scriptchat #scriptchat -8:09 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GCGeek I carry little notepads everywhere & transcribe to text files on laptop: one for songs, one for blogs, one for TV one for film. #scriptchat -8:09 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
TheWriteScript Hi all! #Scriptchat -8:09 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
simone257 @sethruffer now THAT sounds like a script idea. :-D #scriptchat -8:09 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger @daniraschel Glad you came! #scriptchat -8:09 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
nate_winslow @zacsanford @jeanne_vb ! My deadline as well. Little roadtrip starts the 18th, have to get a draft done before I leave. #scriptchat -8:09 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @sethruffer Make sure you're constantly backing up the notes on the iPad to your computer. I lost a couple ideas that way. :( #scriptchat -8:09 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld Welcome! Nice to have you. RT @daniraschel: @Jamie_LD Hi, Newbie here. Dani Raschel. Pro Series Alumnus. Sexy Taurus. #scriptchat -8:09 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb Btw, WELCOME to all our new chatters from @scriptmag ! Don't be afraid, we don't bite *pours u tequila for courage* #scriptchat -8:09 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis Only one of many reasons to follow. ;) rt @SPCWrite: @JimAllred70 you should also follow @jeannevb she runs the #scriptchat. #scriptchat -8:08 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @Jamie_LD Hi, Newbie here. Dani Raschel. Pro Series Alumnus. Sexy Taurus. #scriptchat -8:08 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld @DimitriDavis I'm a night writer too. After the world is quiet. #scriptchat -8:08 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Jonathan_Peace Might sound like a pretentious twat but write your story heated passion. Worry about character, theme later. Write the fucker! #scriptchat -8:08 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
sethruffer I jot ideas on my iPad notepad, and just pray I never lose it, and that if I do, it's NEVER found by an FBI agent. #scriptchat -8:08 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DerisiveDoll @GCGeek It is! It's weird, usually it's all dark out for #scriptchat, but now it's bright and sunny! :P Yay PST! #scriptchat -8:08 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
SPCWrite @JimAllred70 you should also follow @jeannevb she runs the #scriptchat. -8:08 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis I'm a night owl. (and Phoenix heat makes me nocturnal) RT @daniraschel: @jeannevb Really? Im at my best in the morning. #scriptchat -8:08 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld Any newbies in the #scriptchat tonight? Raise your hand and introduce yourself. -8:08 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
chasemarch #scriptchat I got the idea for my #scriptfrenzy project while I was driving to work. It started out with a "What-if" & just grew from there. -8:07 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
ConcreteRoseCJ RT @grking: RT @jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK talking Cultivating Ideas & Vomiting out the 1st Draft, plus #scriptfrenzy tips -8:07 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford My notes app on my iPhone has probably 50+ ideas written in it. Most will never be fleshed out, but I like having 'em there. #scriptchat -8:07 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @VanMatre1 or go to the tweetchat site http://tinyurl.com/yjhah6f #scriptchat -8:07 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
nate_winslow @jamie_ld Voice notes on my blackberry are are an absolute gift for me. #scriptchat -8:07 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @jeannevb Danger is exciting. Think of it as inspiration for your dramatic situations! #scriptchat #terrorisfun #scriptchat -8:07 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GCGeek @DerisiveDoll Hey! It's nice and early for you now, isn't it, Ms. West-Coaster? :-D #scriptchat -8:07 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb Use #scriptchat hashtag in your tweets so we can see u :) RT @VanMatre1: @jeannevb Dreams,news items,family stories, and asking "what if..." -8:07 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @nate_winslow @jeannevb No matter how late I start on this draft, the first incarnation of it will be done by the 17th. #scriptchat -8:06 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @jeannevb I have a first draft journal I like to jot ideas in #scriptchat -8:06 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
kim_garland @vampiretemoc Exactly. Use the #scriptchat hashtag and follow the convo thread - easiest way via http://tweetchat.com/room/scriptchat -8:06 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld My ideas usually come when I'm not near a pen and paper. So I record with my phone or recorder. With me always. #scriptchat -8:06 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @DimitriDavis we have too many coyotes at night. All I can think of is survival! haha #scriptchat -8:06 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis Brainstorm, repeat, outline. rt @rachlanger: My problem comes in trying to flesh out a situational idea into a fully arcd story. #scriptchat -8:06 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
simone257 @zacsanford right. solid outline=7 days of solid writing. shitty outline=not even 70 days of writing will fix it. #scriptchat -8:06 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford My ideas come from everywhere. Conversations I overheard. Dreams. Asking myself "what if..." Finding an idea fascinating. #scriptchat -8:06 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb I keep all my ideas in a folder on my laptop. Most I'll never write but makes me feel better just knowing they're there. #scriptchat -8:05 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
tracinell RT @GCGeek: Taking a break from another weekend of work (boo) & #ScriptFrenzy (yay), for my fave Sunday night activity: #scriptchat -8:05 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @DimitriDavis @jeannevb Really? I'm at my best in the morning. #scriptchat -8:05 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
nate_winslow @jeannevb @zacsanford Yeah, I lean that way too. Also an extremely effective procrastination tool. "Outlining" things. #scriptchat -8:05 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GCGeek My apologies in advance for filling your timeline with my chatting. :-) #ScriptChat -8:05 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger My problem comes in trying to flesh out a situational idea into a fully arc'd story. #scriptchat -8:05 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
GCGeek Taking a break from another weekend of work (boo) & #ScriptFrenzy (yay), for my fave Sunday night activity: #ScriptChat -8:05 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @jeannevb @zacsanford @nate_winslow I outline and draft almost simultaneously #scriptchat -8:05 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
MonaLiNYC *huffing* Hola #scriptchat-ers... -8:05 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis @jeannevb Especially at night, for me. #scriptchat #outdoors #wondrous #scriptchat -8:04 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
nate_winslow Apologies to followers: flood of screenwriting-related tweets incoming for the next hr at #scriptchat. Brace for impact. -8:04 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @DimitriDavis I get lots of ideas running too #freshairwriting #scriptchat -8:04 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld I usually have more ideas than I can write in my lifetime. #scriptchat -8:04 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Jonathan_Peace Most people would say my scripts are nothing BUT vomit LOL #scriptchat -8:04 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford Whoops, I'm on my wrong account. Shoot. Guess I'm going to annoy my regular followers tonight. Sorry peeps. #scriptchat -8:04 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb @zacsanford @nate_winslow I'm the same way. I prefer very detailed outline, then draft 1 flies #scriptchat -8:03 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Charles118xx Hi everybody! (Hi Dr. Nick!) #scriptchat #simpsons -8:03 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis While walking around outside. rt @jeannevb: Ideas are everywhere. I love coffeehouses. Where do you all find your best ones? #scriptchat -8:03 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @nate_winslow Honestly with a solid outline I can knock out a 1st draft in seven days if I'm inspired. Not worried #scriptfrenzy #scriptchat -8:03 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
sethruffer @zacsanford - thanks, Zac. #scriptchat -8:03 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb ATTN new followers: I moderate #scriptchat Sunday nights, so beware, I'm about to inundate your feed #apologies -8:03 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel @zacsanford Thanks, Zach! @vampiretemoc is my character. I realized I was on the wrong account after Tweeting. LOL #scriptchat -8:03 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis Same here... on the last part rt @daniraschel: Ive written screenplays and comic book scripts, but this is a first #scriptfrenzy #scriptchat -8:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
authordlsparks RT @jamie_ld: Hoohoo, it's #scriptchat o'clock. If you aren't interested in vomiting words onto the page, please ignore my tweets for next hour. -8:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
rachlanger Hiya scrtipchatters. #scriptchat -8:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb Ideas are everywhere. I love coffeehouses. Where do you all find your best ones? #scriptchat -8:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @sethruffer #scriptfrenzy is every April. 30 days. 100 pages (give or take). One completed screenplay. #scriptchat -8:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
nate_winslow Thank god. Same. RT @zacsanford: Dont tell anyone, but I havent started my #scriptfrenzy pages. Trying to lock down outline 1st. #scriptchat -8:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis RT @zacsanford: Don't tell anyone, but I haven't started my #scriptfrenzy pages. Trying to lock down this outline before barfing up the script. #scriptchat -8:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
daniraschel I've written screenplays and comic book scripts, but this is a first #scriptfrenzy #scriptchat -8:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
LenAndersonIV Thank you, @theOffice_LA. It will be put to great use. Congratulations Len Anderson IV!!: http://t.co/KuxC8Hu #scriptchat -8:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jamie_ld Hoohoo, it's #scriptchat o'clock. If you aren't interested in vomiting words onto the page, please ignore my tweets for next hour. -8:02 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford @vampiretemoc Yep, perfect. Or you could go to http://tweetchat.com/room/scriptchat and it will automatically put in the hashtag #scriptchat -8:01 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb I've never done #scriptfrenzy before but having done #nanowrimo, best advice I have is to gather supportive writers #scriptchat -8:01 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
sethruffer hey everyone...hope you're all having a great night--is scriptfrenzy every month? #scriptchat -8:01 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
zacsanford Don't tell anyone, but I haven't started my #scriptfrenzy pages. Trying to lock down this outline before barfing up the script. #scriptchat -8:01 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
simone257 Hey there, vomiters, err, scriptchaters! #scriptchat -8:01 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
Jonathan_Peace For US #scriptchat bear with me; I'm on my blackberry and its a bitch to keep up. As for 'vomit' dtaft: 4 pages a day for a month. Piss easy -8:00 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DerisiveDoll RT @jeannevb: Its #SCRIPTCHAT OCLOCK talking Cultivating Ideas & Vomiting out the 1st Draft, plus #scriptfrenzy tips #scriptchat -8:00 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
vampiretemoc @kim_garland Is this how we participate in the chat? Just put #scriptchat in the Tweet? -8:00 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
thescriptlab RT @jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK talking Cultivating Ideas & Vomiting out the 1st Draft, plus #scriptfrenzy tips -8:00 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
grking RT @jeannevb: It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK talking Cultivating Ideas & Vomiting out the 1st Draft, plus #scriptfrenzy tips -8:00 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
DimitriDavis RT @ScreenwritingU: RT @kim_garland: Hey #scriptchat, @ScreenwritingU ProSeries is no joke -- most inspiring and compelling writing series I've EVER taken. -8:00 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
jeannevb It's #SCRIPTCHAT O'CLOCK talking Cultivating Ideas & Vomiting out the 1st Draft, plus #scriptfrenzy tips -8:00 PM Apr 3rd, 2011
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