{"id":111,"date":"2009-03-19T12:16:08","date_gmt":"2009-03-19T19:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2009\/03\/26\/script-frenzy-in-april\/"},"modified":"2009-03-18T13:30:36","modified_gmt":"2009-03-18T20:30:36","slug":"script-frenzy-in-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2009\/script-frenzy-in-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Script Frenzy in April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scriptfrenzy.org\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kidsfirst.org\/images\/blogs\/scriptfrenzy.jpg\" \/>Script Frenzy<\/a> is an international writing event in which participants take on the challenge of writing 100 pages of scripted material in the month of April. As part of a donation-funded nonprofit, Script Frenzy charges no fee to participate; there are also no valuable prizes awarded or &#8220;best&#8221; scripts singled out. Every writer who completes the goal of 100 pages is victorious and awe-inspiring and will receive a handsome Script Frenzy Winner&#8217;s Certificate and web icon proclaiming this fact.Even those who fall short of the word goal will be applauded for making a heroic attempt. Really, you have nothing to lose\u2014except that nagging feeling that there&#8217;s a script inside you that may never get out.<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"260\" align=\"left\" width=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scriptfrenzy.org\/files\/images\/theInfo260H-v2.gif?resize=60%2C260\" \/><strong>Who:<\/strong> You and everyone you know. No experience required.<strong>What:<\/strong> 100 pages of original scripted material in 30 days. (Screenplays, stage plays, TV shows, short films, and graphic novels are all welcome.)<strong>When:<\/strong> April 1 &#8211; 30. Every year. Mark your calendars.<strong>Where:<\/strong> Online and in person (if you want!). Hang out in the forums, join your fellow participants at write-ins, and make friends by adding writing buddies online.<strong>Why:<\/strong> Because you have a story to tell. Because you want a creative challenge. Because you\u2019ll be disappointed if you missed out on the adventure. Because you need to make time for you.<strong>How:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scriptfrenzy.org\/user\/register\">Sign up.<\/a> Tell everyone that you are in the Frenzy. Clear your calendar. (US participants: Get your taxes done now!) Start some wrist exercises. Have fun!<strong>The 5 Basic Rules of Script Frenzy<\/strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"239\" align=\"left\" width=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.scriptfrenzy.org\/files\/images\/theRules239H.gif?resize=60%2C239\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>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.<\/ul>\n<ul>2) You may write individually or with a partner. Writing teams will have a 100-page total goal for their co-written script or scripts.<\/ul>\n<ul>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.<\/ul>\n<ul>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.<\/ul>\n<ul>5) You must, at some point, have ridiculous amounts of fun.<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Script Frenzy is an international writing event in which participants take on the challenge of writing 100 pages of scripted material in the month of April. As part of a donation-funded nonprofit, Script Frenzy charges no fee to participate; there are also no valuable prizes awarded or &#8220;best&#8221; scripts singled out. 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