It’s officially day 3 of Script Frenzy, for many abroad it’s already nearing the end of it, but some of us are still mid-way through. I have yet to write a single word today, which is unfortunate, but I’m giving myself a bit of leniency, since I’ve already obtained 15 pages, which puts me 4.5 days into the competition.

I’m not entirely sure that it’s going very well so far, but it’s moving along. What I mean by that is; It’s not being written out how I’d prefer, but it’s getting out of my head and I guess that’s what’s most important during this first portion. My main difficulty is that I see this movie playing out in my head and I am trying to get it out in script form, but I’m lacking vocabulary and I think it’s the reason it just feels off for me. The dialogue and the quirks in the characters are coming out strong, just as I’d plotted them out, but I want the scenes to make an impact, not bore people to death, so I’ll see how it goes.

As is, at the rate I’m going, I’ll be able to finish this 15-20 days into the competition and then I’ll sit down and start rewriting scene by scene. I won’t remove anything or add anything vital, because that’ll just make me want to rewrite the entire thing, but I’ll at least start rewriting scenes and making them better.

On this fine, beautiful, over-heated day in Montreal, it is also my Mum’s birthday. She’s turning 44 today and she’s still looking as pretty as ever. I think what’s really making her happy about it all, despite getting a year older, is that everyone still looks at her shocked when she says her oldest (me) is turning 26 this year. They just can’t imagine being a mother so young. I think it’s pretty cool. My real grandmother is turning 60 or 61 this year, so we’re a pretty young family. It’s kinda cool.

So, my Mum is one of the coolest people I’ve ever known. She’s always treated us (my brother and I) with respect, kindness and understanding. She’s always encouraged us to better ourselves and learn more, without making grades a vital portion of that. It was more of a consequence of enjoying the process of learning. After all, if you love learning, then you retain the information you see. She’s always been there for us when life isn’t going so well and she also lets us in when her life isn’t going so well either. She’s one of my best friends and I’ll always be grateful for the things she’s taught me as a human being. I love helping people, being kind to people, showing compassion and changing the lives of others and it’s in large part thanks to her.

Thank you very much for being you, Mum. I love you with all my heart I know I can be very stubborn sometimes, but that’s just because you gave me my thick skull.

I hope you have an awesome birthday.

For those of you doing the Script Frenzy, I hope everything is going well for you and that writer’s block hasn’t hit you yet. Make the most of this long weekend!

Have a great day everyone.