I wrote a screenplay I thought was the best dam thing I’ve ever written. It was about two warring chiropractors. I have never gotten more rejections and no place in screenplay contests. Luckily I was hardened by just having been rejected by 100s of jobs for like… barista etc.
I mean, embracing rejection is truly a terrific growth experience and all, but, honestly, I wouldn't mind a teensy bit of acceptance every now and then.
Great reminder Alec! Rejection is so hard, but it also means we're learning and growing. Let's go out with our rejection goals and kick some ass! Haha ;)
Love this topic Alec-- my aspiration is to write a bad book (this idea I stole from a friend). I would love to write at all, and so many people (like me so far), fail to accomplish this. So perhaps if I set my sites on producing only a bad book, it will help me push through to make anything at all. Here's to failure!
I wrote a screenplay I thought was the best dam thing I’ve ever written. It was about two warring chiropractors. I have never gotten more rejections and no place in screenplay contests. Luckily I was hardened by just having been rejected by 100s of jobs for like… barista etc.
Please tell me it was entitled "Crack-Ups" or "Life's Not All it's Cracked Up to Be" or something like that.
It WAS a comedy... so yes haha! It was called "Well-Adjusted" :-)
I am currently turning it into a serialized story to put here on Substack. We shall see....
“You Crack me Up” - it was RIGHT THERE
Maybe if I change it to your title it'll take off
Cracking Up Was a Jerry Lewis movie! :(
I mean, embracing rejection is truly a terrific growth experience and all, but, honestly, I wouldn't mind a teensy bit of acceptance every now and then.
Great reminder Alec! Rejection is so hard, but it also means we're learning and growing. Let's go out with our rejection goals and kick some ass! Haha ;)
Love this topic Alec-- my aspiration is to write a bad book (this idea I stole from a friend). I would love to write at all, and so many people (like me so far), fail to accomplish this. So perhaps if I set my sites on producing only a bad book, it will help me push through to make anything at all. Here's to failure!
I almost didn't read this because I hate rejection so much! Talk to me about rejection goals!!