Excited! Going to be and adventure. Thanks for the opportunity Scott. -Jim

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Just finished two page outlines for both my submitted loglines - so even if I don't get selected, I've been pushed to work on those ideas rather than leaving them in the drawer. Result!

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Filling in my caledar right now. Just a note though, it seems some of the dates are off. You said that on Friday, July 6th, you'll contact the writers and on Monday, July 8th, you'll announce them. That monday would be the 9th, not the 8th. I think this caused a few of the dates that followed to be off. As of right now, I'm assuming those are the dates you meant, so I will wait for confirmation. Thanks for the timeline in either case!

Hey Scott, I'm sure someone has already asked this question somewhere. But if we have submitted multiple loglines, are you going to choose one logline? Or ask us to choose which of the loglines we would like to flesh out?

Scott, will you or The Black List be contacting Variety and The Hollywood Reporter with an announcement re: the four lucky Questers and what "The Quest" is all about? It'd be incredible exposure for them and for "The Quest." Just a thought!

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I'm not speaking for Scott...but my understanding is that he'll select one logline from a writer, even if they've submitted other loglines. As for what he wants re: the logline being fleshed out, here's what he wrote the other day: Scribbler, the whole point of 24-week Quest workshop is to combine theory [8 weeks of Core] with practice [6 weeks of Prep / 10 weeks of Pages] to take (A) deepen one's understanding of screenwriting from a character-based perspective in order to (B) use that knowledge to develop and write the first draft of an original screenplay. So if a writer has a completed script, they are going to have to break it down to square one and start from the beginning anyhow, putting them pretty much on the same level as a writer with nothing more than a logline worked out. In terms of those who make the first cut, a paragraph or even a few lines of whatever they have worked out, if only that, is fine. If I can 'see' the movie in the sense that the logline and concept feel like a film, then we're in good shape. Besides if we get to the point where I call the writer to meet and chat with them, we can kick around the story a bit on the phone to flesh out some possibilities. In other words, if all you have is the logline, that's entirely fine for this "Go Into The Story: The Quest" initiative.

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I am basing my decisions on a combination of things including the quality of the story concept at the heart of the logline, the writer's writing ability [they certainly do not have to be a pro, but must manifest some talent in their writing sample], the writer's background, the writer's personality [they have to be able to work well in a workshop environment], my sense of their passion for their story and for committing themselves to 24 weeks of hard work, and certain other factors such as genres, my gut sense of the marketplace, etc. So specifically to your point, I will be choosing the logline. If there is a case where a writer has submitted more than one logline I think has strong commercial merit -- and up to this point there have been a couple of such writers -- if they make the first cut, we would decide based on a phone conversation where we dig into the merits of the various ideas, the skills of the writers to be able to write the story, their passion, etc.

I want to be careful. I want each Quester to be free to write the best script possible and not have the weight of the world on their shoulders which could have the effect of tightening up their creativity when we all want the opposite to happen: their creativity to flow. Besides I doubt the trades would be much interested in this end of the process as they focus on deals rather than development. My instinct at this point is to do what we do within the 'family circle' of the blog. The idea of having each writer keep a journal is two-fold: (1) Their own benefit so they can reflect on what they are learning and how their writing process is going; (2) Whatever excerpts get pulled for GITS posts are aimed at GITS readers, to engage them more fully in their own writing experience by getting them to think about what they are learning themselves. To the degree there is 'exposure' of the writers in this process, I would hope that's a good thing, again as long as it doesn't interfere with their writing. It will do nobody any good to have a spotlight trained on them only to have them crawl deep into writer's block out of performance anxiety. So unless someone can provide a compelling argument to do otherwise, I think I'd prefer to keep "The Quest" experience limited to GITS as the primary point of intersection with the general public. But thanks for the thought, Scribbler. And in the event somebody writes a script that ends up selling, I'm confident there will be sufficient press about it.

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I like 'Don't not be good'! Here are some more: ACTION: The Quest. Fighting to write right. THRILLER: The Quest. Do you dare travel beyond the logline? COMEDY: The Quest: A kid with really, really, really bad spelling accidentally sends her 'Dear Santa' letter off to.... Max Millimeter. Max? Satan? either way, it's gonna be hell this christmas! But here's my preferred one: what I like about it is that there's 4 questers, but they're sharing the experience with their blogs, and we're all learning together ... so, if it's not too hollywood: The Quest: we're in this together.

PS I meant, what I like about 'the quest', rather than what I like about my own line!!

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Remember this - back in 1983? http://www.mobygames.com/game/quest Would have been a funny logline for The Quest. A dragon is terrorizing the kingdom of Balema, and King Galt sends his champion, strong but not very intelligent Gorn to get rid of the dragon and save his homeland.

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You got your slogan already: THE QUEST: “Merry Christmas. Get your fucking script done!” If was to be chosen, that would motivate the hell out of me.

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My bad. Monday, July 9th is correct. I will update the post. Thanks for catching that, Felipe!

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With a little twist: "One does not simply STROLL into Hollywood... WE QUEST!" Also liked the "The Quest: Merry Christmas. Get your fucking script done!" :-) The GITS community sure makes this fun! SB

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Scott-- With the bio do you mind if we get creative or would you prefer us to keep that info pretty straightforward and basic?

Well, if for example you'd be writing a comedy, I certainly wouldn't mind seeing the ability to be funny on the page in any of the requested material. Obviously you can rely on the writing sample to do that. Plus I will be sending along some questions, very informal, where you personality can come through there, too. So I guess I'd just leave it up to the individual writer to decide. And I certainly am not expecting the bio to be rip-snorting entertainment, just the facts is okay, too.

Scott and everyone who frequents this blog: These past few weeks since The Quest was announced have been a blast. Everyone has been on their best creative behavior and it's been just terrific watching the surge in comments and activity. Thanks Scott and all the commenters for making Go Into The Story such a fun and inspiring place to hang out. The GITS community rules!

Thank you! I just wanted to cover all bases. =)

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