Dunno how people do it... for real, I mean. Just from the blogs I can see even really great writers getting down about all the rejection and stuff - actual people whose stuff I've seen on the telly! - so what chance do I have, a girl who left home at 14 with only one GCSE at C (English Lang! Not even Lit! hahaha), who now works in a peep show?? (Yes, yes, fill your boots - a peep show! And no I'm not posting piccies, alright???).
They say "write what you know" but I'm not sure what I know anymore than I know who *they* are. Besides anything, not too sure people would wanna hear my life story. (Though that being so what the hell am I writing this blog for??? LOL)
Oh I dunno. Just not feeling the love, been trying to write a new short film and it's just not working out. Largely cos I feel like I've seen it somewhere else and I might be copying someone else's idea! Hah! How do you work out what's original??
Fuck it, this post isn't really going anywhere... bit like my script?
How are you? What you up to? Maybe you can inspire me...
Happy Tuesday!
I'm supposed to be working, but I cannot stop reading your blog! It is bursting with scriptworthy material. It's funny, poignant, ballsy and like I said on Facebook, you have a really distinctive voice. Write what you know, means write what you know...what it's like to lose your dad at 5 (that bit about you hiding the hair clips made me cry), being in care, being an intelligent, creative woman who does 'that sort' of dancing for a living. If you go to this site: : http://groups.google.com/group/sharpshooter/topics
ReplyDeleteYou can post up your scripts and get feedback from other aspiring writers. I find it really helpful and I've made some wonderful friends.
C'mon Nicola Tuesday, you've really got it going on. Get writing!