a screenwriter’s 30 day journey from conception to first draft

Mar 27, 2018

Day 5: Getting into the mood

As I returned to normalcy after the wonderful weekend in the mountains, I struggled getting back into my grove. Luckily — I learned long ago that music (particularly scores) is my one way ticket to writing town.

Chad Trim in FIRSTDRAFT|30

Mar 23, 2018

Day 2: Some days you won’t get to write.

It happens. Life gets busy. Yesterday was one of those busy days for me. So per my own rules, double writing time today. This is huge. If for some reason your time allotment gets trampled on… make sure you catch up the next day. Go nuts. It’s fun when your on…

Chad Trim in FIRSTDRAFT|30

Mar 21, 2018

Day 1: Getting out of outline land

In today’s VLOG, I address my activities and one major pitfall that planners like myself run into frequently… spending all of their days planned writing time in outline land.