It’s Never Too Late to Try Your Hardest

This is the 10th blog post in my screenwriting series, it all started here Day 21 – 19,092 words down  I’m packing for the Sundance Film Festival! I can only imagine how disappointed I would be with myself if I hadn’t taken on this challenge and I was going back to Sundance without accomplishing much of anything this year. I am so friggin’ happy that I finished the first draft of my very first screenplay. One more look at the awesome-ness of the finished... Read More

Edward Burns Reads My Blog :-)

This is the 6th blog post in my screenwriting series, it all started here Day 16 – I got a tweet from one of my favorite writer/director/filmmakers, Edward Burns yesterday. It made my day.  I had just been whining about how maybe I shouldn’t have gotten back onto Twitter and Facebook (I took a 3 month Social Media Sabbatical) because sometimes it just sucks the energy right out of me.  And then I get this note from Ed.  Or Burnsie. What should I call him now... Read More

The Shittiest Screenplay of Them All, Days 7-11

This is the 4th blog post in my screenwriting series, it all started here my Sundance coffee mug Day 7- 6:30am I woke up thinking I was behind a day in my writing. My house guests left yesterday morning for the airport, but I decided to go skiing and watch movies all day, so no writing for me.  I did a little happy dance this morning when I discovered that in my Master Graph Schedule Thingy I had not scheduled any writing yesterday. Yippeeeee! 10:30am I finally finish the... Read More

Charts & Graphs & Woody-Oh My! Screenwriting Day 6

This is the 3rd blog post in my screenwriting series, it all started here “When all your schemes about making a masterpiece are reduced to – I’ll prostitute myself in any way I have to survive this catastrophe. ” Woody Allen on filmmaking Day 6 - In an effort to avoid writing today, I spent a great amount of time creating this graph that will show me exactly how many words I need to have written each day.  This allows my brain to not have to add another “900″... Read More

I’ve Been Lying to Myself – Screenwriting Day 4

This is the 2nd blog post in my screenwriting series, it all started here Writer’s block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink more alcohol. ~ Steve Martin. I am ahead of schedule 4,000+ words. *I wrote this screenwriting blog series about 6 months ago–it took me this long to get the BALLS to post it.* Day 4 - Today I will have about an hour at a coffee shop while my youngest daughter is at a class. Since she started online schooling,... Read More

Can You Write a Screenplay in 22 Days?

me skiing at Sundance Film Festival 2011 *I wrote this screenwriting blog series about 6 months ago–it took me this long to get the BALLS to post it.* I should start by telling you how I fantasized about writing a screenplay for more than ten years.  Then, about three or four years ago, I actually began saying, out loud, that I wanted to write a screenplay.  As in, out loud to other people. But only in a joking way. Like, “One day I’m going to write a screenplay... Read More

Breakdown? Breakthrough.

*I wrote this screenwriting blog series about 6 months ago–it took me this long to get the BALLS to post it.* After years and years of building a business, I shut everything down last year. I pulled the plug and walked away. It was sucking the life out of me. I didn’t recognize myself anymore. Who had I become? I call it my Jerry Maguire breakdown.  Breakdown? Breakthrough. It was an incredibly difficult decision, but I was finally free.  It was exciting and terrifying.... Read More

Detox Update-Social Media Sabbatical, Day 30-ish

Social Media Sabbatical ~ it’s been 30 days since my last…. indulgence.:-) [if you want to read Part 1 of my Social Media Sabbatical, click here]   Hi, my name is Sandy and I’m a Facebooking Twitt-aholic The first 2 weeks were the hardest.  It’s really humorous to watch your brain as it thinks in 140 characters and status postings. I find myself wanting to take pictures of a beautiful dessert or a fabulous cocktail and share it, but where do I share... Read More

Social Media Sabbatical

So, I’m not entirely sure how I decided that I needed a Social Media Sabbatical, like, right this very minute, but I just asked my good friend Melani to change the passwords on my Facebook & Twitter accounts and had her promise not to tell me what they are, no matter how much I might beg and plead until next year. January. 1st. 2012. Whaaaaaa?  How am I going to do this?  I think I might be cheating already.  Because I’m writing this before I’ve actually... Read More

Let’s Get Loud

My friend Marci and I watched Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte and Miranda this weekend. I miss them *so* much! (Sex & The City movie, in case you’ve been living on a deserted island and these names don’t sound familiar….) It was a long movie, I was out waaay past my bedtime! But we had a great sushi dinner first and a fun date with our very own Mr. Big’s. Today’s blog was inspired by the faaaaabulous J.Lo. and her song “Let’s Get Loud”- go throw your hands... Read More