November Write Club Challenge

What do you find the hardest part of writing? For me, it is having to begin a new script. Ugh. Nothing flows until after hours have been spent pushing myself uphill. See, I can't even think of a good analogy right now. Blech.

Dear Stage32 November Write Club Project:  

Below are some updates based on some of the stuff I have been doing:

Dare to Reach Out (Drama) (November Write Club Project) - "An old western style man's life intertwines with seemingly simplistic suburban issues that mushroom infectiously and uncontrollably, which push himself and others to the brink of their own sanity, through darkness's dare to reach out.". 

UPDATE: Currently 11 scenes have been handwritten and 6 scenes have been Final Drafted.

Love Sarcastically (Romantic Comedy) - "Two lovable, sarcastic people meet on an obstacle course where their love quickly blossoms, but fades just as fast, as their own inner obstacles become the greatest obstacle they must face to overcome.".  

UPDATE: Completely finished handwritten;  needs a last finalization through Final Draft to make sure all elements are in place as some pieces still need updating.  Good response so far for this.

Crayonzy - A little bit about Crayonzy for anyone who may want to know: "It's about a crayon who was born like none of the others; that and other things about him have Crayonville label him "Crayonzy" as he's unable to see his own color(s). One particular character specifies from within: "Just because you may not be able to see the mark you left, doesn't mean it doesn't exist.". ".

UPDATE: 1 Chapter has been edited by hand;  another chapter will begin today.

Sense our Selves - UPDATE: Cover has been completed and is going through the process of Amazon CreateSpace.

Manyara (2018 Thanksgiving Short Script) - Completed by hand and entered into Final Draft.  If you so desire, you can review the script: Manyara - john german.pdf

I hope all had a good Thanksgiving, if you so celebrated;  if you did not, I still give thanks for all that you all do.  

May we become a world where everyone is thankful for each other.

God Bless.  

Fare-You-Well,  

John German

Dear Stage32 November Write Club Project:

The last update, in this style of post, for the November Write Club for this year. I thank you for the interactions I have been able to follow and for all you all do and help each other to achieve.

Dare to Reach Out (Drama) (November Write Club Project) - 16 handwritten scenes up to this point.

Love Sarcastically (Romantic Comedy) - Finished handwritten. Entered into Final Draft.

Crayonzy - 5 chapters edited so far. On page 5 of handwritten updates.

Sense our Selves - Book prepared for publishing.

Manyara (2018 Thanksgiving Short Script) - Completed script for Thanksgiving.

Various scripts sent to 8 different places for consideration - An appreciative thank you for www.screenwritingstaffing.com for the opportunities. That connection was made on Stage32.com.

I hope all enjoyed their month and all they wanted to set forth to do; even if you did not complete everything you wanted, it's a month to help push all forward. To start is an accomplishment in itself.

I thank you for all you do, in-and-out of the November Write Club.

May each day start with the same passion to write like when you all first began to do so.

God Bless.

Fare-You-Well,

John German

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I finished my first draft of Lycanthropy (104 pgs), started on Oct 31, fastest I have ever written, knew the entire story in 20 minutes. Plot points all intact from original idea. Discovered more and more as I wrote about the characters. Also did a touch up on Life on Earth, and shot a couple of commercials.

Thanks for all the great feedback and sharing. I am well on my way to series bible goals for this month and should be done by next week. Remember, time is only a construct and can be played with however you chose. You can keep in touch with me via my EarthNeighborhood.com website ( I have been on the internet since the year 2000 when it was the World Wildlife Fund, the ASPCA and Earth Neighborhood that came up on search engines for Environment, Sustainable, Wildlife, Ecology, Planet or Ecosystem.) Somehow our consciousness has expanded to thousands of sites that can help us create a just and sustainable world ( or screenplay! ) I hope to be filming in Oregon this Spring. Best wishes and offers to help anyone who needs ideas to insert in your work that will help us all model a sustainable future. Using media power and influence we can model real change. We already know how to wreck just about anything, so no need to go there.. Have a great 2019!

I am elated that I reached some of my goals that I have been pushing back for the past few months. This experience has been amazing. I also met so many amazing people and the conversations have been wonderful. I'm excited to continue on and I will be back next year for sure. See ya'll on the webcast.

Hey gang. Congratulations to all of you! I propose that you celebrate. Do something creative that is non-writing...paint, dance, walk in the forest, get a massage....just gift yourself, feed your Creative Soul in gratitude.

Me, I'm so so relieved to have wiped off so many little things off my giant to-do list. I now have 2-page written pitch for almost everything, and 3 of my 4 registered scripts are uploaded to St32 and scriptrevolution. Most importantly, I really truly completed both my tv pilots & their bibles. It's such a relief. Now I know that when I do 'get noticed', they'll be ready upon request. Whew! And it was so great to be in that divine zone of magical flow.

So, please go celebrate. Your Creative Soul just gave you a whole month of excellent material. Go feed it something fun and healthy. <3

So, 30 days later is exactly when I have to start writing. It sounds weird but it's the reality. If you create a strong foundation for some new idea you're standing on a solid ground. About 10 completed pages, might not sound much to some more experienced writers but it's a lot, you know what they say; Every page counts. I know it's not gonna be easy to finish this interesting project and I'm not talking about lack of ideas, it's simply because it would put way to many facts, events and people into this mix. I heard a comment the other day on TV "The well mannered assassin and his accomplices will not rest until they complete the task " Maybe that's exactly how I should describe this idea. If you follow current affairs in the U.K. you'll know what I meant by this. Anyway, good luck if you have finished or almost finished script but never stop writing, no matter what.

Well, this month has kept me writing and outlining away! Congratulations to everyone for writing through out the month. So glad to be a part of this!

It was a fun and busy writing month for me. I finished and posted one feature script, “Tubers” a romantic-comedy, and began an action-drama feature script. I received representation from a Literary&Talent Manager (Eleni Larchanidou, LLM), and worked on three film proposals to studios with my new Manager for “The Prisoners of Tiny House,” “The Santa Chair,” and “Murders Don’t Have to Be Perfect,” sent loglines and synopses to dozens of producers via the weekly InkTip Preferred Newsletter, and entered the Vail Screenwriting Contest with “The Goons of Liberty.” And, I spent much more time re-writing than writing. Ha! I love to write. As Don Quixote would say, it gives me the opportunity every day “to see the world not as it is, but as it should be.”