Good morning, fellow artists! Welcome to another exciting edition of my weekly blog. As you all know, I am focusing on three goals this year. Those goals are: 1) Book supporting roles in feature films produced and distributed by independent or mid-sized studios. 2) Complete the second draft of “The Third Act” feature film script with Kelly Tighe. 3) Write and complete the first draft of my rugby feature film script. Each week, I will provide updates that are hopefully inspiring and engaging.
On May 6th, 2025, I started writing act three of my latest feature film script. On May 14th, 2025, I finished writing it, which means I have completed the first draft of my latest feature film script!!!! WOO HOO!!!! I just typed THE END in my script. I finished my first draft! I finished my first draft! I finished my first draft! 146 pages total. Plus, my script has a TITLE! I achieved one of my goals for 2025! I am typing this blog entry seconds after I finished, so the magnitude of this win has not hit me yet. I feel calm right now. And now a big smile has formed on my face. I’ll probably go through a roller coaster of emotions as the day(s) progress. Perhaps what I’m experiencing at the moment is reflective delay because I have achieved something so monumental. Keep reading below 🙂
At this moment, I can only share cold numbers and statistics. For example, I finished the first draft of this script 20 months after completing a nine-week feature film treatment course at the prestigious Sundance Collab. I started writing act one on February 12th, 2025, and finished it on February 26th, 2025. Using my timing method, it came out to 7 hours and 33 minutes of writing time. I began writing the first half of act two on March 4th, 2025, and finished it on April 20th, 2025. That came out to 30.5 hours of writing time. I started writing the second half of act two on April 22nd, 2025, and finished it on May 5th, 2025. That came out to 13 hours and 22 minutes of writing time. I began writing act three on May 6th, 2025 and finished it on May 14th, 2025. That came out to 6 hours and 5 minutes of writing time. Collectively, it took me 57 hours and 30 minutes (or less than three days!) Keep reading below 🙂
It’s time to let this win sink in and celebrate accordingly. I already know how I want to celebrate this achievement. Keep reading below 🙂
See you next week!
Chasing The George 
Congrats to u. It must feel powerful that you did your first draft.
I have been writing the same book type of book for the last 25 yrs. I just keep changing it. Characters, locations, but a paranormal mystery as always. I think I’m afraid.
Jo
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Hi JoAnne! Thank you for your message. I appreciate it. And thanks for sharing your writing journey as well. Have you considered joining a writing group to help keep you accountable? That may help you finish your book and conquer any fears you may have. Keep pushing forward!
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