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After playing around most of last week, destressing after my daughter's birthday parties and playing around with her new toys and crafts, this week was time to get back to work with frequent pauses to admire my daughter's new nail polish. Yes, these are MY toes. The jellybean colours were just too tempting!
I’ve gone back to a different WIP this week-- the practice
screenplay that I started for a course last fall. So I get to play
around with Final Draft, the new-to-me screenplay writing
software recommended by my teacher.
screenplay that I started for a course last fall. So I get to play
around with Final Draft, the new-to-me screenplay writing
software recommended by my teacher.
Oh, my. I’d forgotten
just how much I love, love, love exploring new software! I’ve spent so much time on Word and Firefox over
the past decade that I know most of their capabilities and there are no
surprises left. I used to learn new
software all the time when I worked outside of the home (ie. prechildren!). Our office was always upgrading. It was a challenge I loved, getting proficient
as quickly as possible.
By the time I finished the screenplay writing course I realized I liked creating stories in a visual medium, so I indulged and bought Final
Draft 8 to make the process easier.
So not
only am I now high on the endorphin rush of a new storyline percolating up in my
mind, new characters vying for screentime, I also get the fun of playing
around and seeing what this software can do.
Yes, I'm totally geeking out, reading the manual and wandering through the menus. The writing life doesn’t get much better than this!
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