They all hesitated at her name. He felt the air change, felt it fill with that knowing silence of people whom you have been away from who have experienced something together that you can’t begin to comprehend. He took a step backwards, then two, feeling the edge of the step on his heel.
“What’s wrong?” he asked, and he meant, What happened when I was gone?
They exchanged slow glances, no one wanting to speak first.
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Awww. I’m really happy you found someone like that. 🙂
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Just wanted to say how much I appreciate having a boyfriend who isn’t intimidated by and isn’t trying to control my creative brain-life.
I have a philosophy that many screenwriters don’t like. I say keep the script away from the producer as long as possible. Here’s what I mean. Your pitch might be great, but your script probably won’t live up to it. So keep the material away while you build a relationship with the producer. Then when he sees your script, they might say it’s not ready. However, if you’ve got a relationship, they might give you feedback, they might read a rewrite, they might hire you. So I say keep the material away as long as possible.
I’m serious. I really mean this. It’s like, if you go on a date with a woman, don’t talk about sex. Don’t try and get sex. Don’t make the focus sex. Producers are the same way. Here’s why. The whole movie industry is about relationships. Relationships are more important than the material, unless you’re amazing. If you’re amazing, none of these rules matter.
Gary Shusett, “The Blatant Truth About Screenwriting”
