Welcome to the 14 Day Screenplay, the NaNoWriMo for screenwriters.In the 14 Day Screenplay we challenge you to write a feature length screenplay (90-120 pages) in just 14 days. It may sound crazy but that is less than 7-9 pages a day, each day for the 14 days. With a little preparation it should take less than two hours a day. Most people can find bits of time through the day, and what’s getting up early for a fortnight if you have a screenplay written at the end?
This is a competition, however there are no prizes. You are competing with yourself and the grand prize is the satisfaction of knowing you too can write a script. The point is simply this - finish a screenplay!
It doesn’t matter if your script is no good. If it’s your first then odds are it won’t be, however consider it a first draft. Consider it proving to yourself that you can writer a script and use your new found confidence to continue writing. After all, a lousy first draft is better than no draft at all.
What sort of person would take part in an event like this? Well last year over 60,000 people from all over the world competed in NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month. In NaNoWriMo the goal is to write a 50,000 word novel in a month. Over 9,700 people reached their goal, many of whom would never have written a novel were it not for the event. Were the novels any good? A few have been published, not many, but everyone who has finished no doubt feels good that they can stop dreaming of writing that novel “one day”?. The same thing goes for screenplays.
Is it a crazy concept? Of course! Is it possible? Absolutely. I had always wanted to write a screenplay but was too scared to start. I jumped on board the first 14 Day Screenplay and loved every second of it. Now I have a lousy first draft and a lot more knowledge and understanding of what it takes to write a screenplay. Some learning you cant get from books. You just have to do.
The next screenwriting fortnight runs from 00:00:00 Saturday, Apr 5th to 23:59:59 on Friday April 19th, 2008. You start and end at midnight your local time.
So get up all you slackers. Stop procrastinating and join in to encourage one another to a common goal of writing a screenplay.
If you have any questions ask on the boards. We’ll be happy to help.
16 responses so far ↓
1 Morgan Wood // Feb 14, 2008 at 10:09 pm
When is the next competition…
2 Megan Walsh // Feb 22, 2008 at 4:35 pm
When are you doing the next one? I heard April and I’m very interested!
Thanks,
Megan
3 Stephen // Feb 27, 2008 at 2:57 am
Try this one more time!!! - oh - there is my original comment!!!
Why does it way 0 responses?
Because it is awaing the moderator who just got up in sunny Oz!!!
4 Cappie // Feb 27, 2008 at 3:06 am
Hi Morgan & Megan, I’ve finally updated the site and along with Stephen chosen a date - April 5 to 19. Hope you can join us!
5 Cappie // Feb 27, 2008 at 3:06 am
Hi Stephen, I’ve taken moderation off so it should work. This moderator needs all the sleep he can get here in Sunny Oz!
6 A Writer // Mar 1, 2008 at 5:21 am
I like the 14 day screenplay but I think it should be moved back because it’s at the same time as NaNoWriMo’s ScriptFrenzy.
7 Stephen // Mar 8, 2008 at 6:46 pm
I think that you can do both! The goal is to do something positive and use a short space of time to get there!!!
8 Cappie // Mar 11, 2008 at 2:50 pm
I think both as well. Two comps, one script…
9 Stephen // Mar 24, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Have been warming up with a little writing, but now I need to really start nutting out a plot - thanks for the tips section!
10 chalkie_talkie // Apr 7, 2008 at 4:21 pm
Just giving this a try…
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14 Christine in Los Angeles // Aug 16, 2008 at 6:33 am
I just came across your site. When is the next screenplay challenge?
15 davika // Aug 25, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Hullo, just joined when is the next competition
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