I had an email on Friday. Island Pictures have not officially discussed my idea yet, but the genre I chose is outside their comfort zone. So far, so not good.
The trouble is, in order to write something more 'acceptable' I have to do more than simply step outside my personal comfort zone... I have to take a giant leap.
I'm not comfortable with reality. I'll be honest - I don't like it. In order to write - and write well - you need to have a passion for your subject. So it would appear I am screwed.
Wrong.
What I AM passionate about is having a writing career. I wasted so many years doubting myself and not having the courage to at least TRY! I'll be damned if I am going to run whimpering into a corner and whinge about defeat. Not me. I want this too much.
So... I've come up with two ideas that I hope are more their style. Both based in real life. One is a true story from WW2. The other is a half hour sitcom.
If they don't like these I'll come up with something else. And I'll keep doing that until I succeed.
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In a way...the fact that YOU have trouble with 'reality' is hysterical to me...Ms. Fact-Checker-faeriesdon'texist-Extrodinnaire
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Keep going babe, I know that you have the talent, followed your stuff since IoW college, If you have to Kowtow to the company comfort zone to break in then go for it, your fave genres WILL come back again then you will be on the inside poised to strike like a coiled spooky cobra.
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