I’ve done this once before, several years ago, but for my birthday this year I’m going to give it another shot just for fun. It’s the only competition of its kind, far as I can tell: the NYC Midnight Screenwriting Challenge.
To me, it’s like flash fiction meets screenwriting — the first round gives you 8 days to write a screenplay no longer than 12 pages. Second round, if you advance, gives you 4 days to write up to 8 pages. Third and final round gives you two days to write up 5 pages. 5 pages is almost too short to be a short film, and with that little time it’s a total sprint. Which I love because isn’t that how flash fiction is supposed to feel when you read it anyways?
So, we’ll see how I do. I’ll share whatever I end up writing here. First one starts this weekend…