So I let this one guy friend read the first 11 pages of my screenplay. I have never let anyone read something I've written that I haven't finished yet. It made me nervous but I value his opinion and he is very brutally honest.
He read it and said this: "Interesting."
That's always quite a word. Could be bad, could be good. He said it read more like a stage play. That's not what I'm going for. Then he goes on this stupid thing about stage actors and film actors. Things I already knew. Yeah I felt defensive. This screenplay is like my child. It's like telling me my child is worthless and fat. I shouldn't have let him read it. Now I feel like it's pure crap already.
I just want to be a writer. But how can I be a writer with so many doubts about my own ability and talent?
I want to write like Ernest Hemingway, Jane Austen, JRR Tolkien and JK Rowling all combined into one. That would be amazing. But I don't know if I can..
In other news, I get to see Harry Potter tomorrow! Woo. I'm such a Harry Potter geek.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
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Posted by Melissa at 12:04 AM
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That's frustrating as shit. while I would love to read it (what about your novel? we must publish that!) I wouldn't force you to expose your child to sunlight. I used to paint, and destroyed my canvases for fear of people judging my lack of skills.
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