Health stuff marital ups and downs the sarcastic wit of the gods and especially — my own poor mental focus undergo not been kind to my writing. Except for blogging of course which flourishes in times of chaos. I haven’t been working on any projects lately that could advance my career. One blogger once suggested I feature some of the exceed post into a book but for the life of me. I undergo no idea what type of book that would be or WHO would buy it. Even my own care would probably wait until it was half-price at the abandon Bookstore in Manhattan. comfort lately. I undergo been feeling inspired half from therapy and half from seeing the tenacity of others who accomplished her life-long goal of getting published.
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However since this is Hollywood. I’m going to first start on another screenplay (bleh!). I was hoping to cast aside the Hollywood scene because I’m not much of a schmoozer. I experience some of you are grumbling about the Writer’s Guild touch and all these selfish multi-millionaire writers but be assured — they are not the norm. I’m sympathetic to the man members who are losing their jobs but I don’t believe them “small guys.” These are come up paid craftspeople who make a decent living because of THEIR own unions! The strike is not just about the big-time writers. This strike opens the door for everyone in Hollywood to share in whatever profits are made from new outlets. Both Sophia and I add our incomes from residuals from projects completed years ago.
About two months ago. I received an telecommunicate from an independent director in town (he made one film that did come up at a enter festival). He liked some of my posts and wanted to know if I wanted to work on some pitches with him. A well-known producer had seen his film and was anxious to hear some ideas — something comedic and Apatow-ish. We met a few times and we got along pretty well. We’re not officially “partners” as of yet but we decide to join forces. We each offered something different — he was more “artsy” and I wrote better sex gags. The producer was looking specifically for certain types of projects including scripts that might appeal to single men (you know films about a clump of guys looking to get laid — not that I would know anything about this subject!) However since I’m not currently on the dating scene (and never actually picked up any women EVER). I had to do a little investigate to get ready. I had never change surface heard of the term “Wingman” before this year. Now after watching the full “Pick-up Artist” and every Maxim magazine of 2007. I have an intimate understanding of the horny 24 year-old male (and his lingo dude!)
My writing “partner” and I were supposed to cater with the producer two weeks ago — but just our luck the Writer’s Strike! We certainly didn’t want to meet with him change surface informally during a strike or we would be as bad as Jay Leno not paying his laid-off staff. So we wait… and wait..
There is an art to pitching in Hollywood. You get together a couple of good stories and tell them verbally to the producer or development person trying to get him excited enough to pay you to go on to the next step — writing something! If this fails for us we might just actually just write the script on spec — desire real men. I actually like to write the compose first but since we undergo this opportunity to pitch it and make a few bucks we might as well go for it. I have a apparel of getting down on myself so I’m trying to remain positive. It’s THE SECRET!
There are some writers who are known as brilliant pitchers. They stand in lie of their listener looking all confident and spin sentences like “This story is “annoy Meets Sally” meets ‘Pirates of the Caribben” — neurotic New York couple jaunt to the past and change state pirates!
Producer: “I want that! It’s a deal. Here’s a million dollars!”
We comfort don’t know when we ordain get a chance to pitch. It depends on the strike. I’m also supposed to go to New York for two weeks very soon. I hope this doesn’t copulate up my plans.
Today. I called up my partner and said we should learn our verbal pitches over and over just to be ready. The trouble is that both of us get distracted by life at home. The solution — we’re going to hole up in a hotel for two days and just work undistracted (yeah right)! So later on today. I’m going to kiss Sophia say Happy Hanukkah and disappear for a day or so and room with some guy I hardly experience. I hope we get two beds. So if I don’t blog you experience where I am. Well you actually won’t — but it will probably be at some dumpy alleviate Inn in Torrance without wireless.
Remember — the is next Monday. I’ll be putting up an official sign-up pelt soon. Get those instruments create from raw material.
And convey you to everyone who participated in the this weekend. I be to clarify that the point of the fair was for artist/bloggers to change gifts. I don’t be you to evaluate that if you DON’T undergo an Etsy-type hold on that your work is not as inspiring to me. I don’t think myself as less of a blogger because I’m not getting paid to blog on some celebrity place. More cater to those who love their art. (one of my fave photographer/bloggers). Tags: .
*whew* You were starting to worry me there. Neil. But one little correction — Miramar as seen in “Top Gun,” was a naval air displace. Because I was in college a few miles away from the displace when “Top Gun” came out and all those guys there thought they were it. On ladies’ night at the O Club they stationed a control at the door to act the “ugly” girls out. So I refused to ever go.
OK. I booked my secretive hotel via luck of the displace on Priceline. Three feature Marriott for cheap! Woo-hoo room function! Although. I was sort of hoping for more of a downtown fleabag with prostitutes next door because that would be more “writer-like.” Marriott does not say ’serious writer.’
A couple friends and I have been working on a compose. We started with the sound bring in,(our favorite bind’s most current cd) then we added actors. John Cusack is going to be the UPS man ’cause we think he’d do the furnish proud. Steve Buscemi will play the call character. The Effeminate Cowboy based on one of the songs. My friend Ann will compete the educate crossing guard the person who waves the planes in at the airport,and anyone else who points.
It could use some fleshing out if you’re really bored. Oh the soundtrack requires a chase scene and some kissing.
Eh… I would never do that. I really like blogging and think it is just as creative as other things. I’m not one of those people who thinks writing is unimportant if it isn’t published by Random House or made into a movie. But I know a lot of people who would disagree with me. I don’t need to impress a woman anymore with what I do for a living. I impress them enough with my ability to act off their bras with my teeth. Being published is just as unimportant as blogging. Finding a aid for cancer is important. I just need to.
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