For everyone who participated, winner or not. . . what did this frenzy teach you?

I learnt that you don't have to have extensive screenplay/film expertise to write one, but it helps to have a co-writer who does. (Thanks Tom)

For one thing, I learned that I'm a natural at writing scripts. I did comics, but I could just as easily have done a screenplay or stage play with similar results. This is in contrast to prose storytelling, which I have major problems with since it doesn't come naturally like scripting. That's because I'm a visual rather than verbal storyteller.

For another, I learned exactly how awesome and powerful my visual storytelling can be if I put my mind to it. That's what kept me going and ultimately allowed me to crush my archenemy, procrastination, this time around.

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Script Frenzy 2008: Spanner
Project Blog: Spanner's World

During this, I learned that Script Frenzy (once again) was a lot of fun. I had a great time, and I've also learned that I actually have a knack for this. Maybe when i'm older, I'll become a screenwriter on the side! :)

I've also discovered that I would rather do this during the month of June. Because of school and everything, it is MUCH easier to do this in June rather than April.
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PC 2 use during Script Frenzy: $700
iPod to listen to music while I work: $200
Feeling the accomplishment and hard work that was put into finally finishing my script at 12:55am on 06-29-07: Priceless

I learned "Don't get it perfect, get it done." (I think it was James Thurber who first discovered that one.)

Check out cool videos at www.MastersofHumility.com

Well, it was more like re-learning, but sometimes I need a reminder (of fifty). I learned that the best way to write - for me - is to plot things out. Even though it's unbearable and it's much easier to just let it come to you, at least it saves you the heartache of going "Man, that wasn't supposed to happen! Now it's not even a real script it's a... mini... thing."

I also learned that I really need to finish these character's stories or else they'll haunt me for the rest of my days and I'll keep writing scripts including two teenagers who become superheroes. Hey, someone's gotta write that story... right? Huh? Someone did? Oh, well.

Ooh, ooh - one last one (though I learned lots more this month) - that if you're writing a musical, you might want to actually HAVE songs already written for your script.

Actually, that was the second to the last one - but this is the last one, I swear. That people are really great, and you shouldn't be afraid to ask for help because there are people (like the wonderful gzornenplat) who are willing to help. Thanks to gzornenplat, I won.

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I tried to be perfect, it just wasn't worth it.
I don't know how it got so bad.
It's hard to believe me, it never gets easy.
I guess I knew it all along.

The good, the bad, and the H.A.C.K

I learned that an idea can grow on you and that you should stick with it and give it a chance. Glad I stuck with it!

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United We H.A.C.K.

Scriptfrenzy '07: Darkness Rising (winner!)
Scriptfrenzy '08: Quest for the Soul Stone (winner!)
ML for Denver, Colorado

I learned that writing a screenplay was easier than writing a novel for me. But while writing it, I had all these ideas for books. So in a way, it made me want to write more novels. NaNo did the opposite- it made me want to write a script. Maybe I will just have to go back and forth every few months!

Most importantly, NaNo and Screnzy made me do something I had never been able to do before- FINISH! I have all these ideas for stories, and always start them, but I was never able to finish anything. As such they have taught me more about writing than any class I could ever take.

I'm wearing my Script Frenzy shirt now to celebrate. Everyone should go donate!

I learned one more thing on the last day of Script Frenzy: when the Muse gets hold of me, she won't let go until she's finished! Whenever that happens, my archenemy, procrastination, doesn't stand a chance.

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Script Frenzy 2008: Spanner
Project Blog: Spanner's World

Wow! What an incredible month. I learned so much. I learned that I'm NOT a failure and I CAN actually finish a project. I learned that writing scripts comes more naturally to me than writing novels. I learned that I CAN write a first draft of something in 30 days AND still have a life. I learned a lot about myself through the characters in my play. I learned that writing can help alleviate depression and that when I have writer's block I can't stop writing, I just have to write on through it. I learned...that I'll probably keep doing this because I loved it so much and I learned that writers are great friends. See you all next year!

Lisa

SF '08- Victory (won)
Nano '08- TBA
WIP- Room for the Soul (novel)

I learned that I can write over a hundred pages in 6 days.

I learned that If I apply myself to something I am passionate about and stretch myself with a truely big challenge I will be stuborn and creative enough to get it done.

Because I love the act of being creative, and that is where I truely belong. This is where I need to explore makeing my mark in the world. I'm tired of working in kitchens and selling office furniture or silly jobs like that that eat hours of my creating and whole chunks of my life.

I may struggle and live the starving artist/ bohemian lifestyle but I am a creator.

I also learned that script writing is something I'm not terrably good at ... yet, but that given a few vauge ideas and time I wrote several decent stories that with heavy editing could become scripts of decent quality... or rewritten could be decent novels. The creative aspect of the projects produced some surprises. My stage noir turned out lovely despite trying to rewrite itself as a short story halfway through. It stands as an example of unconventional but nearly workable script. My manga/graphic novel script is just starting and taught me to visualise the make up of the comic and how concise that format is. It is something I intend to do more of in the future, to help me story board it out before I start making my own comics.

My radio play was just plain fun, but needs more then a bit of fixing.