Only moments ago, I completed the first draft of Variations, which came in at exactly 100 pages. 41 songs, a hard drive crash, and a loss of 43 pages all led to me winning my fifth Script Frenzy. Of course, as I’ve said before, I didn’t go back and rewrite the 43 pages of Act 1 that I lost, but I still counted them. After all, I did do the work, and I think that has to count for something. Now comes the fun part, actually going back and reconstructing the first 43 pages.
All in all, though, this was such a wonderful experience. As I was writing the finale, I was actually feeling a little upset that this was over. Still, though, I’ve got editing to go through and everything, so it’s not like the story and these characters are out of my life forever.
For now, I’m not thinking about the reconstruction or the editing, I’m just reveling in the joy of winning five consecutive years of Script Frenzy!
