Even more important than writing - VOTING in the election this year.
As I type this, I have not yet voted early, but I plan to, since it’s pretty handy to to so here in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which I and Threshold Theater call home.
A great many of you live in states where early voting is already available. Please take advantage of it.
However, if you haven’t voted by the time November 1st rolls around, the November Playwriting Challenge is not going to be standing in your way.
Any day from November 1st through November 4th, if time spent voting prevents you from having the time you need to write, just let me know that and the noon Central Time deadline doesn’t apply to you for the day’s writing which is impacted by your going to the polls.
This will also apply the day after the election (November 5th), since I know the lines are liable to be longest on Election Day on November 4th and that could snowball through that day’s writing, due by noon Central Time on November 5th.
So, please make your voices heard and VOTE.
Even though it’s an off-year (not a president or congress person on the ballots), some states have governors up for election, and many cities have mayors and city councils on the ballot. School boards and city and state government have an even greater impact on our day to day lives often than the federal government does. Choose the people exercising power over you. That’s your power. Choose people who are going to address issues that matter to you. I will.
Your Secretary of State’s website will have voting information for you. For instance, here’s Minnesota’s where you can find out how to register to vote, where you can early vote or where your polling place is on Election Day, and what’s on your ballot (with handy links to the candidates' websites).
Good national resources include:
I Will Vote
Vote Save America
VSA can help you figure out how to vote
Where you can volunteer to help campaigns
How you can donate to make the biggest impact
How to build community and get grants for it
How to run for office
In addition to getting out there and voting, because we call can get in our own way so easily, here’s some words of reassurance on the basics of this month, handy tips gleaned from the three previous years of the challenge:
Friendly Reminders - Answers To Common Questions:
(Follow the links to read me expounding on these items :)
Don’t Stress About Writing A Full Play
Don’t Stress About Format
Don’t Stress About Sticking To The Writing Prompt
No. Really. I Mean It. Don’t Stress About Sticking To The Writing Prompt
Don’t Stress About Finishing An Idea (You Can Add Later)
Don’t Stress About “Succeeding” or “Failing”
Don’t Stress About What You’re Turning In Each Day
Don’t Stress about November 27th (however you recognize the holiday weekend)
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