Talking specifically about back when I was doing THE SILVER SURFER. At the same time, Michael Steven Gregory and I came up with another concept called TWO DUDES.
THE SILVER SURFER was cancelled after only one season on FoxKids because of a financial dispute between Fox and Marvel. TWO DUDES got a lot of action as a screenplay and even had a short life on the web as an animated gif series. (Told you this was “back when.”) The other day, though, I saw the cartoon above. Now I’m a subscriber.
The Bitter Script Reader gives a good answer to an annoyingly dense question that anyone associated with film or TV writing gets all the time:
by The Bitter Script Reader
I got this email about a week or so ago:
Let me start by saying that I do not consider myself even a remotely professional writer. I pulled together some funny stuff that has happened in my life & put it into a “script”. I am a great story teller not so much a writer. I have faith that people will find hilarity in my story I just need help getting it to them. I’m thinking maybe a collaboration??? I will be more than happy to send a sample for you to see if it’s something you’d be willing to read. Please let me know your fee & hopefully we can work something out.
OverthinkingIt does it again!
(What’s it? Why The Dreaded Overthink, of course.)
Take a look:
…And according to those in attendance, it was awesome:
“If you’re a writer tonight, you might want to hide your knives,” said Jason Reitman at Tuesday night’s special summer live read. “This script is so good you’ll never want to write again. You f***er, Vince.”
by Peggy BechkoAre you a writer with a fear you keep hidden from the world, a phobia you’d prefer others didn’t know about?
Do you fear criticism?
From friends who read your work, from the world at large, even from yourself? Does it make your stomach clench even to think about what someone might say about your writing? Always expect the negative?