tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post3284076364970084633..comments2024-03-07T20:15:45.996-08:00Comments on The Bitter Script Reader: So how long are the long odds anyway?The Bitter Script Readerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16575166527272639709noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-68844484810097214222011-08-19T17:35:40.639-07:002011-08-19T17:35:40.639-07:00Nice post.
Yep. Totally agree. But would also r...Nice post.<br /><br />Yep. Totally agree. But would also redefine talent as 90% work ethic, 10% ability.<br /><br />Or as Garant and Lennon put it, "The only thing you can control is your work ethic." <br /><br />Seriously. :)Eric Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136171754450178535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-29521277662201983262011-08-17T12:21:15.236-07:002011-08-17T12:21:15.236-07:00I've submitted work to competitions, for two r...I've submitted work to competitions, for two reasons.<br /><br />The first reason was simply to get validation from an impartial 3rd party. I just wanted to know I wasn't wasting my time. There's a lot to said for that, and it's a good way, imho, to trace your progress as a writer. As you improve you should begin to place higher, until at some point you win.<br /><br />Secondly, competitions give people like me a chance to get our work read by industry folk, which is the opportunity we're looking for. But then, the work has to stand by itself.<br /><br />However, there's another point that needs to be made: the competition circuit is definitely the minor leagues, wrt screenwriting. <br /><br />The people who enter are, by definition, those people who are not writing for a living, so while entering can help you develop, winning can give you a false sense of accomplishment, because like triple-A, you can succeed with flaws in your game.Pliny The Elderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05514304475848637164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-56736217698918293852011-08-17T12:08:44.153-07:002011-08-17T12:08:44.153-07:00Agreed ^^. Thanks for not throwing us all to the w...Agreed ^^. Thanks for not throwing us all to the wolves and reminding us of one undeniable truth: There's no way around it, you have to focus on good writing.Brook Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13720791371308645896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4706282221761427996.post-78275079218512500912011-08-17T00:20:56.383-07:002011-08-17T00:20:56.383-07:00Nice to see a realistic but not overly pessimistic...Nice to see a realistic but not overly pessimistic assessment. We all know it's not an easy game, but too much time worrying about how long the odds are and not enough spent reading and writing in order to actually get better is counter-productive. Speaking of which, this outline isn't going to write itself...radiantabysshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07088704297563958913noreply@blogger.com