Script Frenzy

This weekend marks the beginning of Script Frenzy and a very hectic month. I’ve never done Script Frenzy before and never really thought of trying it until a drama instructor and my brother-in-law showed an interest after I finished the Nanowrimo program at my library. If you’ve never heard of Nanowrimo I’ll tell you this much for sure; it can be intense. 50,000 words in one month. I don’t know how some people can manage to pull it off. Amongst work, family, exercise, cooking, cleaning, puppies and a sometimes critical writing mind it can be an incredible challenge. I’ve attempted it the last two years and made it to about 19,000-21,000 words before throwing my arms up in the air and deciding to sit back and watch others work continuously through the rest of the month. Why did I try it again? It’s a challenge and I’m a sucker for challenges especially if there is some friendly competition involved.

Script Frenzy will be a whole new challenge. Aside from attempting to get students, faculty and staff interested in it at the end of the semester when all is chaos and spring-starved insanity, this type of story writing is completely foreign to me and will add a whole new adventure of its own. I’ve never written a script before and now I am charged with writing 100 pages by the end of the month. One cool rule for the frenzy is that you can participate with a partner for the same end total of pages. Now I say, “Phaw! That’s cheating! Where’s the fun in that?”

Just kidding. For this month I’ll be attempting the 100 pages in the form of a graphic novel with very little planning and research and maybe quite a bit of drinking. I know what you might be saying. “You’re a librarian. That’s just crazy.”

And…you’re right. Cheers!
-A