The writing schedule

I have to look at my summer as a full-time job: particular tasks to be done at particular times. Without some structure to the days, I may wake up and find that it's August and what will I have to show for the 12 weeks? A thesis draft? NO. A feature film script? NO.

I will have nothing else to fill my weekdays and a few weeknights so to make the most of the time, I'm working on a schedule. Not a schedule that leaves me working 16-hour days, but one that allows for play and relaxation but also squeezes in a lot of productivity that I cannot do during the school semester. Grad school is difficult enough without the pressure of accomplishing much more than the class/teaching requirements. With the fall semester being my last, a few added requirements are tossed in such as a thesis and comprehensive exams (yeah, the easy requirements).

My movie needs to be written. I have to get it OUT of my head and plugged into Final Draft. Summer is my time. I'll wrap some travel into that, watch some movies and play with my kiddo...but I'll figure it out to get done what I want to get done. The easy part is that the script is something I want to do, as well as something I feel I have to do. I won't feel "right" until I have it completed. It's a story I need to tell and one that I believe people want to see.

Thanks for your support, thanks for reading and keep in touch.