A Hero's Tale

Sam: This is it.
Frodo: This is what?
Sam: If I take one more step, it'll be the farthest away from home I've ever been.
Frodo: Come on, Sam. Remember what Bilbo used to say: "It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."
The Fellowship of the Ring,
based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien

Hello Script Frenzy Scribe,

Welcome to the just-past-midway point!

I think this is the most challenging place to be. You have come so far already, but there is a big gap between you and the end, and that gap can look like a sea of quicksand.

If Script Frenzy were a movie, this is the point where the hero is broken, lost, and only has one shoe. Just when it looks like it can't get any worse, her backpack is stolen.

BAM! Lightning cracks! Thunder growls. Cue Hollywood-sized raindrops.

But the credits don't roll. Nope. The hero keeps going. She finds a second shoe to wear, even though it is a size too small. She huddles in a doorway, dries off, and finds a lucky penny.

She's come too far to turn back. And so have you. I bet you've done more writing over the past two weeks than you've ever done in two weeks before. (Even if that can't be scientifically proven true for everyone, I'd still bet my lucky penny that you've done an amazingly impressive amount of writing since April 1. Take a moment right now to be proud of what you've already accomplished!)

After this weekend, our writing adventure will be ten times easier. The gravitational pull of FADE OUT grows stronger the closer you are to it.

What if we agree that by Monday morning, we'll all be at page 55? That is just a smidge behind schedule. And the remaining distance will have that extra-strong gravitational force that is worth fighting for!

You've come too far to turn back now. This is the time that you, the Hero of the Script Frenzy Adventure, reach down deep and find the way out. We've got a lot more of the tale ahead of us. Let the world at large see you shine.

The music crescendos, and you're on your way!

Jen