Tomorrow I’ll be on speed-dating with other movie making people. I’ll stuff my pockets with business cards, put on my screenwriter’s public face and tell myself I enjoy mingling.
Mentally I would prefer to stay at home. Practically, I need to show myself and meet with people that make movies; especially when screenwriting is such neglected area in Sweden.
I have a box of two hundred and fifty business cards with my company’s name and the bold line “Movie scripts as you want them”. Not only do I mean it – cocksure as it may be – but it is also a little bit of humour in it: how many products and services have not been sold under this slogan? But never movie scripts, as far as I know.
I’m pretty tired of being humble about my writing. Do you get a job by saying words as “a little” and “maybe” and “some”? No. And I have confidence in my writing. Why then is it so easy to say “I’m pretty sure that I can write you a script” instead of “I’m sure I can write you a script”?
I am sure I can write you a script. Any script.
Yes, I suppose that attitude may cause irritation. But if you were about to invest money, would you prefer someone with confidence or someone with a lot of “maybe” and “some”? What I care about is whether or not my writing is to satisfaction, not if I’m liked as a person.
This does not mean that I cannot take criticism and feedback. In this area, I’m very humble. As a person, I think I am easy to work with. Just tell me what you like and don’t like and what you want and I rewrite it.
Still, I’m not much for saying this in public. Writing is one thing. As well as I have confidence in my writing, I have the confidence to write that I have confidence. That confidence tends to fly away like a balloon when I meet people face to face. I have to hold the string to the balloon tight and not begin babbling like a buffoon – in the worst case with a high-pitched voice.
With a little luck, the lasting impression of me is my persuading and glossy business card.
4 comments:
Thanks a lot Désirée! My immediate thought about what you said about Christianity was that there are messages in the Bible referring to the care for the planet. Sometimes they are hidden. I found this site where some some relevant parts of the Bible are gathered:
http://christianteens.about.com/od/understandingyourbible/qt/ScriptureEnvironment.htm
I agree with you that the institutions don’t sufficiently emphasize these teachings. The faith that God takes care of everything is true, but we individuals need to work hard for it too.
Thanks. Religion interests me, and I will take a look at the link.
Just to clarify, NiceArtLife's comment is to a comment I made on his blog here: http://niceartlife.com/?p=4166.
Hey Desiree. That's the way to handle it. You never know till you go out and talk to people. Best of luck and keep blogging!
Thank you very much for your encouragement.
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