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This week's question: 

Nobody has ever bought any of my scripts, DcH.   Someone’s waiting to see another one that I haven’t even begun.   Why even start another screenplay?

Gail


This week's Answer: 

Why Even Start When You Know All You're Going To Do Is Finish And Have To Start Again?

Gail, I think you’ve come down with a case of FMSBHSOYS (Finished Many Screenplays But Haven’t Sold One Yet Syndrome).  It’s not life-threatening.  But it’s no fun, either.  Or you’re just generally depressed.  Here’s what you can do:

REMEDIES FOR FMSBHSOYS

1.)  Stop depressing yourself about screenwriting (unless you want to write a screenplay about depression – which might uplift you)

OR

2.)  Stop talking to people who wait to see screenplays you haven’t written

OR

3.)  Stop writing screenplays

OR

4.) Start writing screenplays, but be sure to never  finish them so you won't ever get FMSBHSOYS

OR

5.) Continue to write screenplays, submit them often, and stay as optimistic as possible.

Unless that’s too depressing.

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