Join the Frenzy

Publishing is changing, have you heard? Every month, it seems, Publishers Lunch or Publishers Weekly or even just the New York Post has a story about some new twist that some publisher somewhere is implementing or some old method that’s being modernized or killed. We writers seem to just roll with the punches.

One thing more and more writers seem to be doing as part of their rolling is testing out new writing forms, genres, and markets. Short story writers are trying their hands at novels, mystery novelists are dipping their pens into fantasy, screenwriters are pounding out e-zine flash fiction. Because of this, I’ve been getting a bit of positive feedback on the contest information I’ve been passing along lately. Since I like positive feedback (I’m the mother of two sons, so it’s not something I’m used to), I'll continue posting about contests I hear about, as well as opportunities such as anthologies and new book, magazine, and e-zine publishers I come across that are looking for submissions.

So, without further delay, as they say . . .

Have you ever played with the idea of writing a script? Whether it’s for a stage play, movie, or TV show doesn’t matter. If you have, hike on over to Script Frenzy. Brought to you by the NaNoWriMo gang, Script Frenzy is being held through the month of April. Yes, it’s already the 9th today, but there’s still a whole three weeks left. And the rules don’t say anything about not being allowed to finish your script after April 30; you just won’t “win” the “competition.”

What are the rules? Well, they’re very simple. According to the Script Frenzy website, there are just five:

1. To be crowned an official Script Frenzy winner, you must write a script (or multiple scripts) of at least 100 total pages and verify this tally on ScriptFrenzy.org.
2. You may write individually or in teams of two. Writer teams will have a 100-page total goal for their co-written script or scripts.
3. Script writing may begin no earlier than 12:00:01 AM on April 1 and must cease no later than 11:59:59 PM on April 30, local time.
   
4. You may write screenplays, stage plays, TV shows, short films, comic book and graphic novel scripts, adaptations of novels, or any other type of script your heart desires.
5. You must, at some point, have ridiculous amounts of fun.

To join in the fun and get started on your way to a Tony, Oscar, or Emmy, just register at the Script Frenzy website.