Hey guys! Alrighty here's Act 1 and 2! So I sat with my story for a little longer and applied some feedback from my last submission. Someone made a comment saying that Piper's motivation to look for another spark would probably land better if she had more of a human connection. I loved that idea, so now, Piper has friends! I'm also noticing how much I'm beating Piper up in ACT 1-- is it too much? Any feedback is appreciated! :o)

Here's the re-done rundown of ACT 1 and 2!

(MAJOR BEAT 1) Once upon a time, there was a shy, young artist named Piper

(MINOR BEATS)
-Piper attends an art school and is constantly surrounded by a bunch of other talented, confident artists.
-She looks at their work, looks at hers and ultimately compares herself. She wants to be as good as them, so she develops a perfectionist mindset
-She has a few friends that she confides in, and they try to push her to relax and “enjoy the process”, but she can’t seem to grasp the concept
-And so, Piper glues herself to her desk, draws, overworks herself and tries to keep up with her classmates—but soon discovers how much she doesn’t enjoy her passion anymore. She burns herself out.
-She loses her spark.
-She grows depressed and opts to stay in instead of hanging out with her friends.
-It feels like she’s lost everything she cared about.


(MAJOR BEAT 2) Everyday Piper is reminded of how much she doesn’t enjoy drawing anymore, and how much she used to love it as a child.

(MINOR BEATS)
-Piper grabs some of her old sketchbooks and pictures from her younger years and flips through them.
-She reminisces of the times when she created without fear— without comparison. When she had fun drawing.
-She’s inspired by her old art. She decides that she wants to try anything to get that spark back
-And so she sits at her desk for the first time in months and tries to come up with a new idea.
-Piper tries to brainstorm and draw and ultimately gets too wrapped up in the mistakes— and gives up.
-Piper wrestles with her mind. She faces the hard decision of whether or not she’ll continue to pursue her passion of drawing—or find a new passion.


(MAJOR BEAT 3) Until one day, Piper decides that drawing isn’t her thing anymore. She succumbs to her realization that she’ll have to find another spark, something new that she can love and enjoy doing

(MINOR BEATS)
-And so, Piper goes even more weeks without drawing. She doesn’t even try.
-One night, Piper gets a text from one of her friends inviting her to the park for a “fun activity”
-Piper feels guilty bc she hasn’t hung out with them in months. She loves them and misses being with them.

ACT 2 👇🏼

(MAJOR BEAT 4) Because of that, Piper grabs her things and heads to the park to meet her friends. The “fun activity” is revealed to be something called light painting.

(MINOR BEATS)
-Piper’s sits and watches her friends go at it for a while
-One of her friends manages to convince her to try
-She can’t get it the first few times but keeps trying
-She manages to finish one but considers it a “mess up”
-She inevitably lets her perfectionism get the best of her yet again.
-She’s discouraged— she’s not having fun and is convinced that this won’t be where she finds her new spark either.
-She decides that she doesn’t wanna try anymore and would rather go home.


(MAJOR BEAT 5) Because of that Piper starts packing up her things to leave, until she’s stopped by a bright light. Her “mess up” comes to life!

(MINOR BEATS)
-Piper and her friends are enamored— Piper can’t believe that something she messed up on could be so beautiful and full of life— and hers!
-They all stand in awe of Piper’s creation
-Piper’s mess up entices her to keep creating with her friends


(MAJOR BEAT 6) Because of that, she stays and continues making light paintings, all imperfect, but beautiful attempts. They all come to life and show her just how beautiful letting go and just creating for fun can be!

(MINOR BEATS)
-The paintings surround Piper and her friends in the field
-Everyone marvels at the magical paintings that surround them

And then this rolls into ACT 3!

Thanks so much for watching! :o)