Didn't Finish the Script Frenzy Challenge? It's OK, We Tried

In middle school, I had a science teacher who, if you didn’t turn in your homework for the day, would make you stand up in front of the whole class and give a reason why. Of course, science was never my strong point, so, at least once a week, I would have to stand and explain where my homework was. Now that I think about it, maybe this was my first brush with creating fiction.

I never went with the classic, “My dog ate it,” but did try to explain my lack of homework with excuses such as: “My soda exploded on it,” “I left it at the library,” or “My mom threw it away”. Those are believable, right?

Anyway, what I’m trying to get at here is that excuses are for excruciatingly boring homework assignments, and maybe work—not for the mad joy of Script Frenzy. And because of that, I admit with a clear conscience that I didn’t finish my script this April. Unfortunately, I fell about sixty pages short.

I can sit here and deliver excuse after excuse for why I didn’t finish, but you know what? Script Frenzy isn’t homework—it’s an amazing and fun challenge that I’m glad I got to take part in. I’m proud of the carefully crafted pages that I have, and I don’t feel as though I have to explain myself. I tried, which is so much of what matters, right?

So if you weren’t able to fully complete the Script Frenzy challenge, hold your heads up high where I’m keeping mine. Whether you finished with ten or ninety-nine pages, you should be proud. Pat yourself on the back. Take yourself out for a milkshake (random, I know, but it sounds good!). You tried something. You were a part of something.

So whether you finished the challenge or not, how did (or how will) you celebrate? How many of you added to your scripts since April 30th?

- Aliza