90 pages in 3 days

I have been on a creative writing MA course. The course has been pretty crap, however I have to hand in my final coursework on Wednesday 21st which has to be ninety pages long.

I prioritised concentrating on writing stuff for things in real world which might help my chances of a career in writing and trying to get a job. From what I knew the deadline was two weeks later than what it actually is.

I have previously handed in most of my decent back catalogue of writing so can't hand that in, and it means as a result I have the task of writing three sitcom episodes in a week and a half.

I have bits of characters and plot in mind but not an awful lot. Firstly, if anyone kind soul can be arsed reading thirty pages of a work in progress script then I would obviously be very grateful but what I was wondering is, has anyone else faced such a writing challange and ever managed to produce anything half decent?

I need inspiration.

I'll have a read. Can't promise anything though.

Cheers mate. I will send you one of the three scripts (whichever one I complete first). Don't worry if you don't get the chance to read it, I understand it is a pretty big ask.

Don't you think you should just be writing? Get on with it. You've got no time to lose (says the chief procrastinator)

Yeah, but I have done a deal with myself (which I instantly agreed to) that I will give my brain a rest for tonight. I wrote thirteen hours a day all last week and I started going a bit radio rental so I've decided I am trying to not to worry about it too much tomorrow, then I'll shit myself.

OK then. No sleep til Wednesday.

Quote: Ronnie Anderson @ October 11 2009, 9:18 PM BST

has anyone else faced such a writing challange and ever managed to produce anything half decent?

I need inspiration.

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Tom Baker era Doctor Who script editor Anthony Read and producer Graham Williams are said to have written the six-part The Invasion of Time in just a week (or two?) as a last-minute replacement for another serial that was deemed too hard to film. Script editor Terrance Dicks also has some anecdotes about writing/altering scripts at the last minute. And Douglas Adams supposedly did all the script editing/rewriting for City of Death (four parts) over a weekend while locked in the producer's study.

I heard that the writer of Bilko would write each weeks episode in the week it was to be filmed in a couple of hours or so. Best of luck.

I have completed six out o eighty four pages. But thankfully I now have till next wednesday which makes it slightly less shit but it still feels pretty impossible.

Bigger typeface?
Sausage Shaded at 72pt and you'll be at 90 pages before the title sequence finishes.
Brilliant!

Back in the real world, good luck with this.