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1/16 A cool cat @paul_s_casey put out this tweet and I have to push back a little. Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time a writer who had been writing in the void for what seemed like forever ran across this Twitter hashtag #WRAC17. It was like Nirvana. There were all these
2/16 writers talking about Spec Script Shoutouts. Some of these writers names were familiar to me. I was like oh my God! How can I get to read these? Will they read mine? To say I was intimidated is a massive understatement. No one even knew I existed much less my name. I was in
3/16 Paul& #39;s words unheralded. No one sought me out & said let me read your work and trumpet it to the world. I started lurking and following all the names I saw with #WRAC17 in their posts. I came to realize that these writers were on a mission. Writers helping writers. I could
4/16 dig that vibe and dove in enthusiastically. This was what I had been looking for in the world. I didn& #39;t DM anyone I barely knew and said read my script. I started interacting with the members of #thewracgroup. Over time I began to build GENUINE RELATIONSHIPS with these
5/16 talented writers. I offered to read their scripts with no expectation they would read mine. I RT their success stories. Congratulated them on good news. Not for my own personal gain but because I was excited to see it happen for them. It showed me what was possible & though
6/16 I may be crazy, at least I had found others afflicted with the same disease. The desire to tell stories and get them out in the world. A strange thing happened along the way. These very same writers who would give me night sweats at the thought of me asking them to read
7/16 my work, did ask to read something of mine. Holy shit! My mind went blank. I& #39;ll never forget seeing my name on #WRACList18 with a script called #SmugglersBay. A year later I was on the list with the same people who had terrified me. Then I get an email from a development
8/16 rep at CBS. They wanted to read my work. It didn& #39;t go anywhere but I saw the power of this group. As time moved forward each new friend led to another and another. I& #39;ve never lost that excitement or desire to embrace the writers helping writers mantra. My relationships with
9/16 certain writers grew deeper. Why wouldn& #39;t they? These people had my back when no one knew my name. Fast forward to today. I read anywhere from 80 -150 plus scripts a year from peers. A lot of new names & faces. I promote as many as I can & when asked to read a new writer, I
10/16 almost always say yes. I remember what it& #39;s like to be on the other end. But these scripts that are promoted often, I& #39;m all for that too! Why? These writers have honed their craft over many dark nights of the soul, did countless rewrites until their eyes bled & fingers went
11/16 numb. Hell I& #39;ve done over 20 on The Fifelot alone. It& #39;s been said by others that I& #39;m halfway decent at marketing myself. I will never apologize for waking up every day, promoting me & my work as hard as I can. I promote others as hard as I do myself to get our work
12/16 in front of industry eyes. I don& #39;t have a manager / agent but yet because of the kindness of others promoting and championing my work I& #39;ve gotten gen mgs with studios, had pro writers ask for my work, others pass it along to industry contacts. The level of gratitude I feel
13/16 is beyond words. This has taken me years of building RELATIONSHIPS & DOING THE WORK. I& #39;ve followed pro writers on here for years & never once asked them to read my work. I& #39;ve been grateful for their willingness to share their knowledge, answer my questions & light the path.
14/16 So if you want to unfollow me feel free. But here& #39;s a tip. FIND those writers who have your back when no one knew your name, build those RELATIONSHIPS, cheer every time you see a writer post good news. Those little wins keep you going in the low times. Because
