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  • #31
    Re: Our own XL is a Nicholl Finalist!

    Hey Oz,

    Yeah, something like that. Was all down to a bet too. Me and a few friends were sitting in a grimy East-London bar at the end of April and I, in a moment of drunken genius, made a bet with one that I could nail Natalie Portman before he does. I'd heard that writers get all the girls (not to mention all the glory) so I took two days off work, read that McKee book (well, the back cover), and knocked one of those screenplay things together, just in time for the Nicholl deadline.

    Was pretty easy actually. Think I might write another one soon, something with vampires, or hitmen, or vampire hitmen.

    [smile]

    Doubler, my actual backstory is likely enough to make any PR agent happy, but I'm thinking I might adopt a mime-only approach to pitching. Just to stand out, you know.

    I'm actually living in London now, and have moved around the country a whole heap, but Durham (well, the crappy council estate outskirts) is where my family is.

    Signal, I hear you man.

    Acqua, thanks for the wise words. I'm no sucker but it always pays to be on guard.

    And finally, for those who asked, the log:

    SNATCHED

    (Contained Thriller)

    Seven days after the disappearance of his young daughter, a desperate Taxi Driver, certain he's figured out what the police couldn't, snatches her School Teacher and takes him on a terrifying ride in an effort to get him to confess at any cost.
    twitter.com/leespatterson

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    • #32
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      Damn, that's too cool, XL.

      Congrats on your future.

      *
      I love you, Reyna . . .

      Brown-Balled by the Hollywood Clika

      Latino Heart Project's MEXICAN HEART...ATTACK!
      I ain't no punk b1tch...

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      • #33
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        ...
        Good luck, you SOB.
        Last edited by phatgirl; 10-18-2008, 10:54 AM.

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        • #34
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          Sounds very cool!

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          • #35
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            Congrats, XL! You're going to have the time of your life. Enjoy the ride.

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            • #36
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              Is "Snatched" truly the new (and way better than) "Armored"?

              I guess we'll see.

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              • #37
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                I read on trackingb that XL won with Snatched .
                So congratulations! And enjoy the next weeks ;-)
                Last edited by Blackmagic; 11-01-2008, 02:50 AM.

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                • #38
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                  Thanks. Already swept up in the whirlwind and enjoying it more than I can express.

                  Not quite time for a full update yet, still too much up in the air, but I will say that anyone who's eligible to enter the Nicholl and doesn't is out of their fvcking mind.
                  twitter.com/leespatterson

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                  • #39
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                    Originally posted by -XL- View Post
                    I will say that anyone who's eligible to enter the Nicholl and doesn't is out of their fvcking mind.
                    Agreed. I remember someone once asking me if advancing deep into Nicholl was "worth it" (as they were trying to make up their mind about entering). And someone else once said (paraphrasing): "Well, I usually just skip Nicholl because I'm certain that I don't write the sort of stuff they respond to."

                    Huh? Is that a reason not to spend a measly $30 just to take a chance. You'd think they issue press releases of everyone who didn't advance rather than the other way around.

                    Anyway, congrats again. Go down there in a few weeks and have the time of your life and knock 'em dead.

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                    • #40
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                      Grats, Lee.

                      Good times ahead, pal.

                      Kudos.
                      @TerranceMulloy

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                      • #41
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                        Huge congrats. Well done!

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                        • #42
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                          What is Snatched about?

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                          • #43
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                            That's great, XL.

                            4 out of 5 Dereks.

                            Corona
                            I love you, Reyna . . .

                            Brown-Balled by the Hollywood Clika

                            Latino Heart Project's MEXICAN HEART...ATTACK!
                            I ain't no punk b1tch...

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                            • #44
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                              Originally posted by Jcorona View Post
                              That's great, XL.

                              4 out of 5 Dereks.

                              Corona
                              Nah man, even Derek would agree, that's 5 out of 5 Dereks.
                              @TerranceMulloy

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                              • #45
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                                Couldn't agree more, Terrance.

                                I was just messin'.

                                5 crazy good out of 5 Dereks.

                                Corona
                                I love you, Reyna . . .

                                Brown-Balled by the Hollywood Clika

                                Latino Heart Project's MEXICAN HEART...ATTACK!
                                I ain't no punk b1tch...

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