Hey, Newbies!

There's a new list of links to all the workshoppers who are coming aboard in the fall term. Check out their blogs, leave them words of encouragement. And newbies, check out the blogs that have been going on for a term so you see what you're getting yourselves into.

Reminder for the second-termers: we're planning to meet on Friday morning, 11:00, in the small screening room.

Welcome Back - Start of Fall Term

SCRP Workshop and Senior Project students in the second half of the two-term cycle (SCRP 381, SCRP 496) should prepare for the first meeting of the second term during week 2. Tentatively, we will convene on Friday morning October 2nd at 11:00 AM. I'll announce the room as soon as it's confirmed. Bear in mind that the first draft deadline is next week as well.

Before You Ask Someone to Read Your Script

You should all, on general principle, read this article:

I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script

It gives insight into a professional's view of amateur writers.

SCRP Major Makes Good

SCRP Major Colleen Coffey's blog, Philly Theatre Talk, and the Twitter feed that goes with it, were recently named in the Top 100 Twitter Feeds for Film & Theater Students. Check it all out and start following! If you've done anything interesting lately, let me know, and I'll announce it on the blog.

On Hiatus.

Term break. Time to recharge before the craziness of fall term starts. But, while you need to enjoy the time away from the structure of classes, you need to keep writing. Those of you in SCRP Workshop classes don't have much time left to complete your first drafts and you do not want to start the fall term already being behind. I don't want to get on your backs and you really, really, don't want me there.

Lest you think I'm sitting around in my underwear eating bon-bons as I write this, I want to stress that right now, we're in the very same boat. I'm re-writing a feature that's been hanging over my head for way too long a time. I want it done before the term starts, because then you all are going to be giving me more work than I can handle, right? Right.

Also, one last reminder that the brand new Comic Book Writing course is set to run in the fall. There are only two spots left, so either sign up or tell your geek comic friends about it. Register today, don't delay, comic stardom is only ten weeks away!