Page 83...and getting ready to actually start noveling again.

I checked my page count late last night after a random typing spree and was suprised I got as far as I did. There's no way this script will be just 100 pages- I'm thinking it will be more like 125.

I doesn't matter too much.

I am learning about pacing, at least. I was taking this story way too slow. The novel version has pages and pages of backstory. It's terribly boring. I refuse to bury this story in a hundred pages of stuff nobody wants to read.

I picked up an out Writers Digest special issue we got last year. It's called The Writers Guide to Fiction. It has some great articles in it.

One is about setting the pace "6 Ways to get your Story's timing right". He are those 6 things:

1. Imagine you are directing a movie and need to step on the accelerator and speed up the pace.

This is what I'm essentially doing through Script Frenzy. No, it's EXACTLY what I'm doing.

2. Now, continuing your imaginery role as director, "iris in" for close ups.

Meaning- what about this scene do you want the reader, or in this case, audience, to see? This has been a tremendous help.

3. Practice tailoring your descriptive pace with some fast action.

This one is sort of tough. My story doesn't include much real action. But I found places to inject for real forward motion.

4. Find the right time to plug in details.

It's talking about fitting in character descriptions. Showing, not telling for sure. Giving details in passing that show an aspect of the character.

5. Make sure your details are essential.

Only tell the reader if it matters to the story. I included a lot of details about Nina, my main character, that I thought were funny and interesting. They had nothing to do with what was going on. I will cut those out in the re-write, for sure.

6. Don't make grocery lists with your details.

(sort of a re-statement, really) So, if you are better off working in details as you move the story along. The example they gave was, rather than saying a woman is wearing a plumed hat and white gloves, have the wind blow off her plumed hat, or have her remove the white gloves to shake a hand. That's huge for me.

So, some good advice for me, I think. I'm not very instinctive with pacing, or, anything else besides the characters themselves.