Re: Black List Website Postmortem
Which is exactly how the 'real world' works. As has been discussed ad nauseum, an 8 is the equivalent of a reader saying to their boss 'this is a contender, read it'. That doesn't happen with 7s - those are 'pass' or, at best, 'pass with reservations'.
If anything, the BL works in your favour because of the overall rating (which is what gets everyone's attention) and feedback - including individual category rating. Give me that, something I can work with (even market with) over 'thanks for submitting your script but it's not what we're looking for' at best and at, worst, dead silence.
Which is a step lower than the BL.
Which leads you back to how it was pre-BL: polite rejection letters or dead air.
Ultimately, it's each to their own but what I got from the BL was worth every penny.
Originally posted by DaltWisney
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If anything, the BL works in your favour because of the overall rating (which is what gets everyone's attention) and feedback - including individual category rating. Give me that, something I can work with (even market with) over 'thanks for submitting your script but it's not what we're looking for' at best and at, worst, dead silence.
It still beats doing nothing and if you have the money to spend then it probably can't hurt, but for me the primary value is to get feedback on my work from semi-professional people for a not too crazy price.
If I were really looking to get some heat, I'd either try to contact people directly or spam every contest and try to use a high placement as a springboard.
Ultimately, it's each to their own but what I got from the BL was worth every penny.
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