Sometimes I wonder why I even bother. Last year my logline failed to advance in Moviepoet’s logline contest. Same thing happened this year. Is it possible to write a great screenplay without being able to write a decent logline?
I am disappointed. And hurt. And angry.
Tempted to give up? Sure.
Will I? No way.
I will continue to write. That’s about all I have to say about it.
Hopefully I’ll feel better about all this in a few hours.
The Moviepoet logline contest results will be posted tomorrow. There are 107 entries and the top 30 will advance to the next round. This is the logline for “The Screenplay” that I’ve been writing the past couple of months. I’m nervous because I really want to move on to the next round. This contest is such a wonderful opportunity to obtain valuable insight into a finished screenplay. I want this so bad I can taste it. I know, a really bad cliche. But, I don’t care. That’s how I feel. If I don’t move on I just hope I’m not too disappointed.
I watched the finished film “Churhi” for the first time today. I am deeply impressed and hope everyone will get a chance to view it at DVXUser. I will post the link as soon as I have it. I am very grateful to have been a writer on this project. The filmmaker is Ubaid Seth. I suspect we will continue to see many great things from him in the future.
As far as Bart Vader goes. The filmmaker, Margaret Ricke, has reported that she will film this during her one month Florida vacation. Keep your eyes posted for more updates!
I work full-time. I’m a mom and a wife and I’ve got all the stuff to do that goes with those things. Plus, I’ve got this dream of writing a succesful feature.
To go for the dream, I’ve got to get out of bed at 4:00 in the morning. I suppose I could write at night but I’m always too tired at night…
So, every morning this damn alarm blares in my ear. And I slap the snooze. Usually I get out of bed but sometimes I don’t because it’s too easy to stay wrapped in my warm blanket cocoon. It’s tempting to keep my eyes closed and urge my brain to go “finish that dream”.
But, there are dreams and there are dreams. And, if I don’t get out of bed, I will never achieve the dream I have to write a successful feature. So, I get out of bed.
And I wrap myself in the cocoon warmth of my fleece robe. And I get a cup of coffee and sit at my computer and write… It’s 4:00 a.m. and I’m close to my “dream state” but I’m not dreaming, I’m wide awake and chasing my dream!
