tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post3155875399863505738..comments2024-01-11T03:09:43.960-08:00Comments on The Hills Are Burning: "I Will Not Watch Your Fucking Film."A.J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/06280771470428710391noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-52567932902821550472009-09-19T12:48:50.672-07:002009-09-19T12:48:50.672-07:00Nathan - Haha... I'd be happy to watch your fu...Nathan - Haha... I'd be happy to watch your fucking film if I was paid to do so.A.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06280771470428710391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-28944736024350279422009-09-18T12:28:37.033-07:002009-09-18T12:28:37.033-07:00UPDATE:
Jim Wright will be happy to watch your fu...UPDATE:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.stonekettle.com/2009/09/i-will-be-happy-to-read-your-science.html" rel="nofollow">Jim Wright will be happy to watch your fucking film!</a><br /><br />And I'm in for a cut, so by all means...get your submissions in.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-20500000305074500352009-09-17T17:22:21.725-07:002009-09-17T17:22:21.725-07:00Eric - Sadly, it's not just students.
Michael...Eric - Sadly, it's not just students.<br /><br />Michael - I agree. The older you get, the less you get asked. Though I don't know if it's because those who used to ask you for a "favor" have finally made it, or just gave up.A.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06280771470428710391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-9599795229441971902009-09-17T05:36:14.295-07:002009-09-17T05:36:14.295-07:00Excellent post. You've deftly summed up the o...Excellent post. You've deftly summed up the occasionally excruciating dilemma most of us face at one time (or many times...) in this silly business. <br /><br />I used to dread the expectantly hopeful "Hey, can you read my script?" question, but this phenomenon seems to fade with age. One of the few benefits of being in the wrong demographic is that nobody cares what an old juicer thinks -- and for that, I'm eternally grateful.Michael Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02569781786039595929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-18344810476559408612009-09-16T15:48:58.237-07:002009-09-16T15:48:58.237-07:00ahh the wonders of student films! I know the pain...ahh the wonders of student films! I know the pain they cause, sometimes irreparably so.Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-28059554885359853912009-09-16T15:22:29.418-07:002009-09-16T15:22:29.418-07:00Thanks for the links guys. Both responses were wor...Thanks for the links guys. Both responses were worth the read. <br /><br />And Ed, I do have cookies... :)A.J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06280771470428710391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-20325744639738273182009-09-16T05:45:02.492-07:002009-09-16T05:45:02.492-07:00And another SF writer's take on all of this. (...And another SF writer's <a href="http://whatever.scalzi.com/2009/09/15/on-the-asking-of-favors-from-established-writers/" rel="nofollow">take on all of this.</a> (Links to John Scalzi's "Whatever" blog.) The comments are more than a little fun and Harlan Ellison even chimes in at one point.<br /><br />Also, not to put too fine a point on it, but I've been in this business for over 20 years and nobody is asking me to direct or produce their next blockbuster (or even 5 minute short, for that matter). If you're asking <em>me</em> to be your Oracle, UR DOING IT RWONG!Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00648438549121320566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2578728360904637566.post-16012681022279761082009-09-15T16:37:41.775-07:002009-09-15T16:37:41.775-07:00Howdy,
I was directed to your blog from "Bloo...Howdy,<br />I was directed to your blog from "Blood ,Sweat, and Tedium..." You have a very nice blog.<br />You are 100% correct in your assessment. A really good response was from the SciFi writer David Gerrold in the Village Voice http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/archives/2009/09/scifi_writer_da.php<br /><br />Keep up the good work and No, I will not fix your computer... except if you have cookies<br /><br />E. Beecher<br />Santa Rosa, Ca.Ed Beechernoreply@blogger.com