DUMB mistake I made re last year's script

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   So, I'm a screenwriting newbie, totally.

I listed last year's script on Inktip. Have no experience with marketing anything and was ill-prepared for...

...the email from the MAJOR Hollywood producer requesting to read it.

That was great! Except in my note back to him I (1) identified myself as a novice, (2) told him the script was written in a week for a contest, (3) sounded apologetic about the end of the script (which I didn't like, I felt that I phoned it in).

oops.

Needless to say, I didn't hear back from him again, and I don't know if it was because he didn't like my short or if it was because my note to him was lame and reeked of inexperience!

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BarbaraFL Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List NYC Midnight Black Belt Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Status: Offline Points: 3930	Post Options Post Reply Quote BarbaraFL Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: DUMB mistake I made re last year's script Posted: 03 Jul 2006 at 2:35pm
	So, I'm a screenwriting newbie, totally. I listed last year's script on Inktip. Have no experience with marketing anything and was ill-prepared for... ...the email from the MAJOR Hollywood producer requesting to read it. That was great! Except in my note back to him I (1) identified myself as a novice, (2) told him the script was written in a week for a contest, (3) sounded apologetic about the end of the script (which I didn't like, I felt that I phoned it in). oops. Needless to say, I didn't hear back from him again, and I don't know if it was because he didn't like my short or if it was because my note to him was lame and reeked of inexperience!

Rainy Night Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List NYC Midnight Regular Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 154	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rainy Night Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jul 2006 at 7:14pm
	Congrats on the recognition... Who was the producer?

BarbaraFL Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List NYC Midnight Black Belt Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Status: Offline Points: 3930	Post Options Post Reply Quote BarbaraFL Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jul 2006 at 3:47am
	I don't want to say, but he's produced and written a lot for television weep I'm hoping he will completely forget who I am and contact me again when I list this year's short on Inktip.

Chris Messineo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List NYC Midnight Black Belt Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 867	Post Options Post Reply Quote Chris Messineo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 05 Jul 2006 at 5:29am
	Barbara, That's cool that he was interested. It sounds like you learned your lesson though. It's always best to appear as professional as possible on the outside, even if you are nervous as hell on the inside. Chris