The important thing is that you have a character and a place and the beginning of a scene. You might even have an entire scene. Whatever you have so far, take a moment and congratulate yourself. You started out with nothing. Now you have the beginning of a story and you have cookies.
Life is good.
When You Haven't Got A Moment To Waste. Hillary Atkin Okay, you're just about there. Your script is due in about 50 hours from right now, max. It needs a little polishing, and you have every confidence you'll meet the deadline. But before you sit down at the keyboard, you feel like treating yourself.