Twenty Percent Project Update #4

Week 4 Update

This week I managed to make some changes to the initial outline (more specifically I decided on a proper ending for the play), and I managed to get started on writing the first scene of the play. Unfortunately, I was not able to show my work to my mentor as I had previously planned since my mentor has a very busy schedule for the next few weeks, so I think it would be best to not bother her with additional requests. However I think this may be a better strategy in the long run, as all I could have really show her at this point is the outline, so it may be better to wait until at least a few scenes are complete before presenting it to my mentor.

The beginning of the first scene!

Twenty Percent Project update #3

Week Three update

This week for the twenty percent project I managed to complete the outline for the play. The outline is relatively similar to the initial structure that I had intended to have, with only a few minor alterations. Next week I intend to show the outline to my mentor to see if I am on the right track and to get some ideas for some improvements and changes to the basic structure. I intend to do this before moving on to work on writing the first scene of the play, which I hope to be able to complete by the end of next week if all goes well. 

Twenty Percent Project update #2

Twenty Percent Playwriting Project update #2

This week I managed to accomplish two things. First of all, I managed to find a mentor who was willing to help me with the process of not only writing a play, but also getting it published. We also came to the conclusion that I could not only try to get the play published, but also enter it into some competitions. Secondly I managed to decide on the topic of the play, and I have begun some of the outlining (Although I still have to decide on some of the details for the plot and characters), which I hope to finish by the end of next week or, if this proves to be too difficult, early on in the following week.

Playwriting project week one update

Playwriting project week one update

This week, I primarily focused on defining exactly what the project would consist of and on deciding on some possible topics to write about. For the first item, I have come to final conclusion that I will attempt to get a play written by me published, although by who I have yet to decide. I also have several ideas for who my mentor will be. My first choice would be my theater teacher, but if that is not possible I know of several peers who are well-versed in playwriting, and would be able to help me. On the front of what I will be writing about I have decided that it will be a comedy, and I have several interesting ideas as to what the plot will be. Although the ideas that I have some up with are undoubtably weird (as can be seen form the picture below documenting the ideas that I currently have), I think that either one of them would make for an interesting comedy. That said, I think that it would be a good idea to continue to explore other possible topics before fully committing to one of them. By the end of next week I would like to have decided on a topic and have made good progress on the outline for the play.