tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20291006.post3526854506086798648..comments2024-02-04T20:57:58.093-08:00Comments on Sex In A Submarine: Top Ten Reasons NOT To Be A Screenwriterwcmartellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18075242897910568801noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20291006.post-33424419713794468182008-06-01T12:45:00.000-07:002008-06-01T12:45:00.000-07:00What you wrote may seem discouraging on the surfac...What you wrote may seem discouraging on the surface, but in actuality it is very inspirational and encouraging. :) Thanks.Cillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14264298355881409630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20291006.post-48327698639105762752008-05-27T12:26:00.000-07:002008-05-27T12:26:00.000-07:00Remarkable that half of WGA member writers make $0...Remarkable that half of WGA member writers make $0 in any given year, and that the median take for the remaining half is $100K. As difficult as screenwriting is, at least there are harder times ahead.Richard McNallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663667179974979410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20291006.post-48017920809336508972008-05-27T09:35:00.000-07:002008-05-27T09:35:00.000-07:00Well, the truth is, screenwriters are all complete...Well, the truth is, screenwriters are all completely insane. Some of us are better at hiding it than others.Emily Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02163221455899041141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20291006.post-68562888103285263222008-05-27T07:17:00.000-07:002008-05-27T07:17:00.000-07:00I actually prefer the Galaxy Quest motto."Never gi...I actually prefer the Galaxy Quest motto.<BR/><BR/>"Never give up, never surrender."<BR/><BR/>Fortunately the internet has changed the playing field and if you really try, you too can get an assignment where the movie isn't made but you actually get paid.<BR/><BR/>Another thing that helps is the ease of making indie films. Those are even better for "keeping yourself hot."<BR/><BR/>I'm a year in and have built a few relationships and actually gotten reads.<BR/><BR/>I'm kind of lucky in that I can always write code in the lean times, so it's like full speed ahead.Christian H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16847810167041864292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20291006.post-41979831405725348802008-05-27T05:41:00.000-07:002008-05-27T05:41:00.000-07:00Like the little boy who got *excited* when he saw ...Like the little boy who got *excited* when he saw the horse manure underneath the Christmas Tree. He said, “there’s got to be a pony around here somewhere.”<BR/><BR/><BR/>I wasn’t going to say anything…but now that you mention your experience moviequill, I’ll confess:<BR/><BR/>A bird once shit on me. There was a herd of people around. But no one else. Just me. The shit got in my hair. And I was looking all cute. With my hair extensions. It was awful!!!<BR/><BR/>BUT<BR/><BR/>I think it’s something to this shit.Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626520429541940147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20291006.post-34386239021683752862008-05-27T04:07:00.000-07:002008-05-27T04:07:00.000-07:00during a week long power outage in the former Stat...during a week long power outage in the former State I lived in, I trucked myself down to the wife's work so I could use the free-wifi in the lobby and continue to write all day (plus they had a cafe so I was good to go)... and a bird shit on me... inside! Friggin pigeons.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20291006.post-84740039602535447422008-05-26T21:25:00.000-07:002008-05-26T21:25:00.000-07:00Very sorry for such a long post. I promise I won't...Very sorry for such a long post. I promise I won't be offended if you edit.<BR/><BR/>And you are certainly welcome to delete this one, once read.Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626520429541940147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20291006.post-67884141784699269482008-05-26T21:21:00.000-07:002008-05-26T21:21:00.000-07:00I’ve been called a lot of names by the LA crowd l...I’ve been called a lot of names by the LA crowd like POLLYANNA. I’ve been told by many of the same crowd that Hollywood is going to eat me alive. I like to respond by saying…”not without lots of foreplay.” I don’t mean to be crass, however I pray that my point is made.<BR/><BR/>I’m new to this game, but this isn’t the first game I’ve ever played.<BR/><BR/>When I came to this internet, I knew nothing. Seriously. I didn’t even know how to send an email without referring to my notes. <BR/><BR/>I fast and prayed before posting my first blog. I knew nothing. I was so intimidated by this www that I would hardly look at the monitor. <BR/><BR/>A couple of years ago, I was on a website. A guy posted a blog, quoted you and posted a link to scriptsecrets.net<BR/><BR/>I stopped by your site…thus began my REAL learning of how to write a screenplay.<BR/><BR/>You don’t know me. You might never get to know me…but know this,<BR/>Part of the reason that we are on this earth, is to help other human beings. And you have helped me Mr. Martell. I KNOW HOW TO WRITE A SCRIPT!<BR/><BR/>But not only me, you have helped my family…because they love me and they’re seeing a happier me (as a result of my writing). <BR/><BR/>Now you might say “that’s all well and good lady, but bird’s are still shitting on me.”<BR/><BR/>I’ll get to my point. I know that I’m not the only one out here who is benefiting greatly from your wisdom. And I don’t take it for granted.<BR/><BR/><BR/>I take every tip you post literally. I’m hooking them with the first sentence. I have a page turner on every page. My descriptions are action. My hero has inner/outer…all kinds of problems. The arc is CRAZY!<BR/><BR/>“There are days when you think God hates you. Most days, though, you just wonder if he even knows you exist.”(Bill)<BR/><BR/>Trust me he most certainly doesn’t hate you. And he knows every hair on your head. Especially the gray ones.<BR/><BR/>You have no idea the lives you have touched in a positive way…just through me alone.<BR/><BR/>With that I say Thank You. (I hope that there was a point made in there somewhere.)<BR/><BR/><BR/>p.s. I just happen to catch "cody's" comment before I posted...<BR/><BR/>and my opinion for what it's worth...<BR/><BR/>Your book is going to be worth a *whole* lot more if you can *hold* off a little longer. There is going to be that perfect time (IMO). <BR/><BR/>And...I've been wrong a time or two.Oasishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626520429541940147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20291006.post-80245670080694734652008-05-26T19:48:00.000-07:002008-05-26T19:48:00.000-07:00Bill,Writing may be your first love, but during a ...Bill,<BR/>Writing may be your first love, but during a goldrush it's the guys who sell shovels that make money. Finish/update one of your books and get it out there amongst all the dreck.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07621724451314272197noreply@blogger.com