All first drafts of any scripts I write are handwritten and the first words I scribble at the top of the first page before I write anything else is “We Begin”.  I believe this phrase came from a math teacher back in my high school days.  This is how he began his math class by telling us, “We begin”.   The WE is me and all the characters I am creating.  It is a journey we are taking together.  As much as I am informing the plot, they too are guiding my thoughts and determining often where a story goes.

Today, after spending nearly 4 weeks on a rough draft of my new screenplay, I was able to write THE END as I wrapped up another script.  It is a very rough draft, tentatively called Struck.  I will be entering it in the Kairos Competition in Screenwriting come September.  My goal was to finish a rough draft before the 24 Hour Playwriting Contest which begins tomorrow.   Mission accomplished. 

On July 6, at 6pm, I will be entering the 24 Hour Playwriting Contest through the Toronto Fringe Festival.  The goal of the contest:  write a play in 24 hours based on 4 elements the Fringe provides and have it complete by July 7 at 6pm (not a minute later).  We begin.