Next April is my chance to write a whole movie script. I did NaNoWriMo last month with this intent, so we’ll see how it goes.
brownsugarbear01's Life List
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1. cheer 5 people a day
10 entries . 28 cheers3 people -
2. Be a successful actor
24 entries . 66 cheers20 people -
3. write my autobiography
personal challenge . 5 entries . 24 cheers583 people -
4. eat more raw foods
9 entries . 35 cheers89 people -
5. Read All the Books I Own and Haven't Finished.
6 entries . 41 cheers4 people -
6. Do my chores
6 entries . 9 cheers25 people -
7. Send a postcard to Postsecret
3 entries . 18 cheers3,024 people -
8. complete "wreck this journal"
7 entries . 15 cheers92 people -
9. be financially independent
3 entries . 17 cheers1,643 people -
10. do more improv
3 entries . 12 cheers3 people -
11. Quit my job
1 entry . 11 cheers1,217 people -
12. Be Respected Over Being Liked
1 entry . 5 cheers2 people -
13. be a better daughter
3 entries . 4 cheers836 people -
14. Be there for my mom
4 entries . 6 cheers11 people -
15. Celebrate My Next Birthday.
1 entry . 3 cheers1 person -
16. Do Keri Smith's 100 Ideas
2 entries . 1 cheer37 people -
17. plan my own funeral
1 entry . 2 cheers13 people -
18. Complete an 'All About Me' book
1 entry . 5 cheers1 person -
19. Make gifts for others instead of buying them at the store
1 entry . 10 cheers3 people -
20. performance art
1 entry . 3 cheers2 people -
21. travel to toronto
1 entry . 7 cheers9 people -
22. Design a Halloween costume
1 entry . 1 cheer1 person -
23. keep a sketchbook
1 entry . 1 cheer231 people -
24. take a long vacation (1 month or more)
1 cheer3 people -
25. have fewer goals?
2 entries . 1 cheer1 person -
26. Give 1000 cheers
1 entry . 1 cheer122 people -
27. Write a script
1 entry301 people
How I did it: I had a general idea of a story and took it one day at a time. I didn't know where it would go either. I had no concrete outline that held me to the story so that freed me to go where the characters took me. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I put as little thought into what I was writing and just wrote until my brain was tired, which amazingly took a long time. I'd squeeze my thoughts out onto the screen, private thoughts, and felt relieved when done. I'm still doing this, it's just that it's easy for me to do 750 words. I'm aiming for 2000 words a day, as Stephen King is reputed to doing. Read how I did it…
How I did it: I was searching online but when I bought the thing I thought I was getting, it didn't fit onto my computer: it was the wrong thing. I almost completely gave up until a sales associate sidled up beside me and asked what I needed. When I told him, he directed me to the "Dazzle* DVD Recorder Plus":http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSite/us/Products/Consumer+Products/Dazzle/Dazzle+Video+Archiving/Dazzle+DVD+Recorder+Plus.htm and it solved … Read how I did it…


