The Plan

September- Since September is a short time period to get anything finished. I'll spend two (perhaps two and a half to three) days on getting ready for the slam (and future slams) and then three (or two and a half or two) days doing the storyboard for my play. I have an idea and a couple of scenes written from my playwriting class this summer, but there are a lot of plot flaws that need to be worked out. So that's what I'll be doing for the first checkpoint.

October (12 class days)- For October I plan on having about the first half of the first act written. About 20 pages, I'm guessing. I'll be missing 2 of the 12 classes for Harford Glen, where I'll free write as much as possible and if they finally fixed their computer, posting any good stuff on here. Anyway, I figure that that's about two pages of my play a day in class, which isn't really that much, but I plan on reading news articles and researching ideas I have for poems and writing them, in addition to my play. I'm hoping for two solid poems a month, if not more, but my play will always have to take priority in class. I'll also be editing the play as I go along, so what I turn in at each checkpoint should be a second draft.

December (10 class days)- I plan on having the second half of the first act written (20 pages-ish) and a first revision made by this checkpoint. I'll also have the entire ready to be if not already workshopped. Hopefully two poems, but since it's only ten class days, that might not happen.

January (11 class days)- This month is up in the air for me, plus it'll be a whole lot of hectic. I was originally just going to use it to edit the first act, but it all depends on the pace at which I was able to move in the preceeding months. If I'm on a roll with writing, I might forego editing and just continue onto the second act. If not, I'll do lots of editing and write three poems.

February (10 class days)- Either the first or second half of the second act depending on what happened in January. About twenty pages either way and first revision finished. Plus poems and researching online and doing the all-around Misentity stuff.

March (10 class days)- Either the second half of the second act, about twenty pages and revised, or a complete huge edit of the entire play. Research and poems. Misentity things. Good fun. I'll probably be at Harford Glen one week this month, but I'll get my work finished. I promise. And it'll be good. I promise.

April (12 class days)- I have the feeling I'll be missing a lot of school in the weeks leading up to this deadline because of church trips. This month will be either the overall edit of the entire play or just lots of poem writing. At least four poems. Plus I'll be getting ready to mail out my play to publishers.

May (6 class days, I think)- Sending out the play. Writing poems. Attempting other literary styles. Month of experimentation!