I’m tired, y’all. Absolutely wiped. This blog was gonna be about something else but then I sat down to write and damn near fell asleep in this Starbucks.
I have agreed to too many film projects, I am working a job where I have more responsibility than ever before in increasingly terrifying areas I feel wholly unqualified for, I am attempting to be a person with interests and plans outside of work, and I am tired.
Try and beat this teaser paragraph. Go ahead, we dares you:
When Grace (and her boob) made an unexpected cameo on her friend’s YouTube channel, she didn’t realize it was going to change her life forever. Now she’s dealing with a potential bestie breakup, some unwanted internet fame, and a surprise burst of self esteem. This series from Lena Buda and Dorrie Lipman has crying with laughter, and we can’t wait to see what comes next.
It’s from BBC! It’s about Shakespeare! It’s funny in a way the Shakespeare we all had to read in school never was!
And it’s oh oh oh so true!
In other words, Gwen the Beautiful and I have just finished re-binging Upstart Crow, the Shakespeare sitcom, and every two minutes my wonderful wife groaned at a line or two spoken by David Mitchell as Shakespeare and gave me The Look.
Great article on what being professional is all about, from Script Reader Pro. (See, they even have “pro” in their fecking name!)
Crafting and planning a screenplay can be a daunting task. Of course, any undertaking in creative writing has an intimidation factor, but screenwriting has an inherent aspect that sets it apart: a lack of freedom.
The writer of this article, Julie Isaac, is a friend of LB’s. (Hey Facebook Friends count as friends, right?) Awhile ago, in a meeting, he described reading Ms. Isaac’s work as “transformative.” We didn’t understand then.
Now, after reading this, we do:
As authors, we want our books to be read. For that to happen, our audience needs to be able to find us. But don’t kid yourself, that’s our job, not theirs. We need to connect with potential readers, and to get them interested in what we have to say. For those of us who would rather write than promote, that can be tough. But it doesn’t have to be.