Being a screenwriter means balancing your passion with tons of disappointment, periods of elation, some frustration, even a bit of excitement. A friend of mine, also a screenwriter, once won a major screenwriting contest. That same script couldn't even make it to the quarter finals in a couple of other contests he had submitted at the same time. Go figure. It is a subjective business. Same goes with script analysts. They are people, individuals, and they have their own set of filters and backgrounds that influence their likes and dislikes. As a screenwriter, what you have to do is to separate out the wheat from the chaff. Learn, improve, keep at it, but don't let anything get you down. If you feel a twinge of hurt or pain, acknowledge it, then get through it and start a new day.
It is a roller-coaster of a ride. That's for sure. But I believe in myself and I believe in the scripts that I write. I write from my heart, from my central core of passion. These are stories I want to see on the big screen. That's why I wrote them. This world is big. There are lots of people out there. And I know, there are people who would enjoy some of the same things as I do. The key is to find them. One door at a time, one path at a time. It will come. Until then, I continue to write, continue to market, and continue to enjoy life.
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