So, I've been reading scripts for the Austin Film festival. I do this so I can get a free pass to the parties in October. Problem is, October seems a really long time away right now. I know it's not. I just can't bring myself to write critiques of these things. People put their hearts and souls into these scripts and I'm only allowed to pass on 10% to the next round. Now, truly, there aren't 10% that I think are truly spectacular. However, there are about 30% that have some real promise. They just need some editing, maybe a little more time on the burner before they're considered done. I want to tell these people that their script wasn't so bad, that there's hope, and not to give up on the story... but I can't. And that, my friends, is a huge bummer. So I have these stacks of scripts sitting on my coffee table. They've been read and sorted into yes and no piles. But my heart's not in it. I have a giant stack that is going to be crushed. Oh, well, back to work.
On a personal note, I'm looking for an agent for my early-reader chapter book. Waiting to hear back from people makes me realize that I'd rather hear a "no" than nothing at all, I guess. Of course, I'd rather hear a "yes."
Back to the scripts, so they don't have to wait for their answers... even if it is "no."
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- Barnett
- I was born and reared in Austin, Texas, where I attended three elementary schools, three middle schools, one high school, and one university. I've backpacked through Europe, gone on an archeological dig in the Belizean rainforest, scuba dived through the Atlantic reefs, and skydived over San Marcos. And, while hang-gliding turned out not to be for me, I did give it a shot.
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