Comments on: Off the List http://holographicmeatloaf.com/2008/03/17/off-the-list/ The Nonsensical Ramblings of a 39-Year-Old Father and Husband Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:19:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: Dave http://holographicmeatloaf.com/2008/03/17/off-the-list/#comment-399 Dave Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:42:20 +0000 http://moreno91.wordpress.com/?p=540#comment-399 First, thanks for the input! Now, don't get me wrong. I do write other things including, but not limited to, lyrics to songs I can't play because I don't have the talent to play an instrument. And don't get me started on those dreams in which I create an entire song and forget it all when I wake up. Frustrating. I do try my best to stay sharp as writing has been something that has come natural to me for as long as I can remember. Hell, I've been consistently blogging since 2004 and wrote for a magazine for three years. But placing an emphasis on the whole screenwriting thing is what this post was leaning toward. True, it may still happen. But until then I'm stuck here at my job marking up proofs with a red pen. And I suppose I'll always have this blog to tend to. First, thanks for the input!

Now, don’t get me wrong. I do write other things including, but not limited to, lyrics to songs I can’t play because I don’t have the talent to play an instrument. And don’t get me started on those dreams in which I create an entire song and forget it all when I wake up. Frustrating.

I do try my best to stay sharp as writing has been something that has come natural to me for as long as I can remember. Hell, I’ve been consistently blogging since 2004 and wrote for a magazine for three years. But placing an emphasis on the whole screenwriting thing is what this post was leaning toward.

True, it may still happen. But until then I’m stuck here at my job marking up proofs with a red pen.

And I suppose I’ll always have this blog to tend to.

]]> By: writerchick http://holographicmeatloaf.com/2008/03/17/off-the-list/#comment-398 writerchick Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:24:08 +0000 http://moreno91.wordpress.com/?p=540#comment-398 I find this a rather sad post. I mean heck, if you want to write screenplays and that's what floats your boat then why agree with the world and work against yourself? Do it, if it makes you happy. If you aren't dead yet, there is always a chance. Also, write other stuff. It helps with your writing chops and keeps you fresh. William Goldman's book is a good one to read if you want to understand the movie business. I guess my point is this, if you are a writer, then write. Write a novel, write short stories, just write - someday, somehow, if you keep at it, then you will publish and one of those may well become a movie or a television series. It's easy to take all the rejection personally, but the truth is, like any other business, it's a numbers game - if you don't keep pushing and marketing, nobody will know who you are. At least that's my two cents. Good luck. WC I find this a rather sad post. I mean heck, if you want to write screenplays and that’s what floats your boat then why agree with the world and work against yourself? Do it, if it makes you happy. If you aren’t dead yet, there is always a chance. Also, write other stuff. It helps with your writing chops and keeps you fresh. William Goldman’s book is a good one to read if you want to understand the movie business.

I guess my point is this, if you are a writer, then write. Write a novel, write short stories, just write - someday, somehow, if you keep at it, then you will publish and one of those may well become a movie or a television series. It’s easy to take all the rejection personally, but the truth is, like any other business, it’s a numbers game - if you don’t keep pushing and marketing, nobody will know who you are. At least that’s my two cents.

Good luck.
WC

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