I'm currently rewriting my spec again for new producers who have notes. So I'm at that stage of excited, but burned out by the rewriting a spec to please X who gets it to Y who now I have to please to get it to Z who will of course have notes... and this would be awesome if I was at the paid writer stage, but this is at the fun doing it for free stage.
So first this is a heads up to some writers who haven't been through this that good news -- even your perfect specs that win awards will gets notes from reps and producers and actors and directors... it just never quite ends.
How do you guys and gals reach down deep when it's your 10th rewrite of your spec that you know is good (can always be better) and you don't know if this will lead to anything?
Figured might get us talking again at least. One of my tricks of course is to come here and get the juices flowing by talking about writing.
I've been avoiding it for a week. Today my goal is to put my spec in revision mode and just slowly start to do anything.
Another issue for me is that it's my favorite time of year, but my mind is 100% on horror movies not on this comedy. I don't know about you, but certain things come easier during certain times of the year. My comedy specs will be funnier in May or June than they are in Jan or Feb as I'm more depressed around that time.
Again, if I knew there was a paycheck at the end of this -- the rewrite would have been done already. It just takes more soul sucking energy each spec I write as I realize I'm a middle aged dad and not 20 anymore like I act.
So first this is a heads up to some writers who haven't been through this that good news -- even your perfect specs that win awards will gets notes from reps and producers and actors and directors... it just never quite ends.
How do you guys and gals reach down deep when it's your 10th rewrite of your spec that you know is good (can always be better) and you don't know if this will lead to anything?
Figured might get us talking again at least. One of my tricks of course is to come here and get the juices flowing by talking about writing.
I've been avoiding it for a week. Today my goal is to put my spec in revision mode and just slowly start to do anything.
Another issue for me is that it's my favorite time of year, but my mind is 100% on horror movies not on this comedy. I don't know about you, but certain things come easier during certain times of the year. My comedy specs will be funnier in May or June than they are in Jan or Feb as I'm more depressed around that time.
Again, if I knew there was a paycheck at the end of this -- the rewrite would have been done already. It just takes more soul sucking energy each spec I write as I realize I'm a middle aged dad and not 20 anymore like I act.
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