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Day 3 Assignments
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<div>Kim finished Act Two</div>
What I learned from this assignment is that it’s really hard for me to not go back and make hard edits right away. I feel like I need to sit on my hands!!! Haha.
The Speed Writing is great, I do it when I write novels because sometimes I get on a crazy roll. The difference here is that I used an outline, which has always been my nemesis. It actually felt much easier because I’d already spent so much time seeing the scene in my head.
Rule 1: B…but I was really going too fast to do much cheering, haha.
Rule 2: A…this is easy for me, since I have written novels and other screenplays!
Rule 3: A…and I think it is obvious, haha. Definitely a lot to “clean up.”
Rule 4: A…is there really any other way to do it???
Rule 5: B…a few times I stopped to consider a few minor changes, but I think they worked.
Rule 6: B…I’m actually really good at this, too. In the past I have used “placeholders” so that I could come back to things when I had better insight into what I wanted to do with the scene, but in this case, I didn’t feel the need. I think it’s because of the succinct outline.
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Rule 1: Use empowering self talk. Cheer yourself on. B
Rule 2: Understand writing in drafts. A
Rule 3: Choose speed over quality for EARLY drafts. A
Rule 4: Allow yourself to start (or continue) without all the answers. B
Rule <font face=”inherit”>5: Keep moving. Don’t allow yourself to ever stall out. C Ive stalled for about a </font>week<font face=”inherit”> needs </font>work.
6: Even if you can’t create it now, you will be able to at some point in the future! A
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Marcus’ Finished Act 2
This assignment taught me to continue with the high speed method for act 2 first draft.
I consistently used the high speed writing rules, or mostly anyway. Some old habits are hard to break.
I had a little trouble continuing without answers in a few places, and I stalled a bit. But I got back on track and finished writing act 2 in two sessions of writing.
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Phyllis’ Finished Act 2
I learned from this assignment that Act 1 wasn’t a fluke — I’m writing faster than I ever have before. I do have to work on leaving a scene behind without editing bits. Also, I found that my outline occasionally necessitated more “blocking” than I had anticipated.
Rule 1: C. Flying through the draft has been encouragement enough.
Rule 2: A.
Rule 3: A
Rule 4: B. This is a hard one for me. I hate holes.
Rule 5: A. This has been my breakthrough on this script.
Rule 6: B. See Rule 4.
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That took way too long in days, but that’s because I have to pay attention to my day job now and then. I can see how this whole process–the brainstorming, the organizing, the outlining–can lead up to being able to write a more-than-competent first draft in a few days.
It’s also become obvious to me that thought I did the assignments, my outline is not as taut as I hoped it would be. Act 2 is way too long–but I have lots of experience at cutting things back. That process already began as I realized that my outline included a few scenes that were redundant.
Anyway, I have succeeded at not writing a perfect Act 2. On to Act 3. The process is fascinating–and encouraging.
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Mary J. Andrews’ Mod 4 lesson 3: write Act 2
what I learned how important and easy outlining is. Speed writing is the same as Race Writing (racing for only word count with another writer regularly)RULES: 1 (A) 2 ( A ) 3 (B) 4 ( A) 5 ( B ) 6 ( A)
Mary J. Andrews COMPLETED ACT 2
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