Well, I should have titled it "pitching OR a lottery".
I've sent 90 cold email pitches this week, plus 7 to Inktip on the free newsletter. I have no money for contests or BL or VPF or the regular Inktip newsletter, etc.
Do I sound frustrated? Nope. With every new script I write, that's just another one under my belt for use later on, after I'm "discovered".
However, today, after careful consideration, I've realized that even in my position as a retired person with virtually no discretionary funds, I might be able to manage about $25 for some fun.
I'm pondering what I should do with it.
For instance, on the aforementioned VPF, that would buy me two pitches -- my $20 CDN dollar conversion to USD cost is $27. Alas, I'm not looking forward to two of those "It just didn't grab us" responses from VPF. $10 per pitch has never disappeared into the ether so quickly!
ON THE OTHER HAND... I could buy 5 lottery tickets to the big $60M grand prize + twenty $1M mini-prize lottery up here in Canada, tonight! I don't usually engage in those things, as they're a way to lose money even faster than paid script pitch services. But with even one of the small ones, I could give up this pitching biz and go right into producing my own stuff.
What do you think? Invest in the lottery instead?
I have till this evening to decide. Awaiting your responses (sarcasm, wit and complaints welcome but, no, your advice one way or the other doesn't get you 10 percent of any winnings).
In the meantime, I'll just continue my cold pitching for the rest of the day. Thanks!
I've sent 90 cold email pitches this week, plus 7 to Inktip on the free newsletter. I have no money for contests or BL or VPF or the regular Inktip newsletter, etc.
Do I sound frustrated? Nope. With every new script I write, that's just another one under my belt for use later on, after I'm "discovered".
However, today, after careful consideration, I've realized that even in my position as a retired person with virtually no discretionary funds, I might be able to manage about $25 for some fun.
I'm pondering what I should do with it.
For instance, on the aforementioned VPF, that would buy me two pitches -- my $20 CDN dollar conversion to USD cost is $27. Alas, I'm not looking forward to two of those "It just didn't grab us" responses from VPF. $10 per pitch has never disappeared into the ether so quickly!
ON THE OTHER HAND... I could buy 5 lottery tickets to the big $60M grand prize + twenty $1M mini-prize lottery up here in Canada, tonight! I don't usually engage in those things, as they're a way to lose money even faster than paid script pitch services. But with even one of the small ones, I could give up this pitching biz and go right into producing my own stuff.
What do you think? Invest in the lottery instead?
I have till this evening to decide. Awaiting your responses (sarcasm, wit and complaints welcome but, no, your advice one way or the other doesn't get you 10 percent of any winnings).
In the meantime, I'll just continue my cold pitching for the rest of the day. Thanks!
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