Screenwriting : Bragging Rights? by Phillip E. Hardy, Prolifique

Phil, I turned in "Pushing the Envelope" and also emailed a couple of queries to a pair of writers (one's a director, too) who advertised on Screenwriting Staffing.

Still haven't heard yet from the writers...but I'm going to keep on pushing with the journey.

Congratulations to you for finishing your first feature screenplay of 2023...and here's wishing you more of the VERY BEST!

Jim: definitely keep sending out the query letters. It's a numbers game in the more you send out the better shot you have. Best of luck with your efforts in 2023. And thanks for your support.

Congrats!! What a way to start the year :-)

That’s awesome, Phil! Inspiring!

Great job, Phillip E. Hardy, Prolifique . I've finished creating 3D characters for my web series. Now it's time to animate. Onward and upward.

Congratulations on your achievements and success, Phillip E. Hardy, Prolifique and everyone! :D In Jan., I wrote two short scripts, rewrote scripts (a feature and shorts), pitched projects, received script requests, built industry relationships, and I did a lot of work on a rewriting job and a pitch deck job.

Phillip E. Hardy, Prolifique - what a way to swing big into the new year!! Congrats!!

Nice work, Phil. That's very impressive. I got ACT I done on a high school comedy. I'm really enjoying this story. Risky Business meets American Pie. Can't wait to finish and start marketing it.

WOW Phillip E. Hardy, Prolifique! That's so awesome, what are your next steps? For me, I meant to do a lot more the first month of the year but ended up needing to take it slow and I think it worked out for the best. Things for February are looking really good and I'm ready to hit the ground running :)

David:

Wow! Good job.

Emily J: I'm going to road test it in some contests and film festivals and look for film noir opportunities.

How are you so prolific? Any tips?

Congratulations on quitting smoking, Matt!!! And congratulations on being a semifinalist and completing 20 pages! :D

Congratulations, Sam Cochran! "Risky Business" meets "American Pie" sounds fun!

"For me, I meant to do a lot more the first month of the year but ended up needing to take it slow and I think it worked out for the best." Sometimes we need to take it slow, Emily. Hope you hit the ground running in February like Forrest Gump! :D

Congratulations, David!

Crushing it Phil!!

Sam:

Having fun.

Finished a polish of San Francisco Cowboy. The director locked in the casting of the leads and we're on track to start filming next month! Tweaked the pitch deck for The Duke and sent a few shorts to some interested producers.

Congratulations on finishing the polish and locking in the casting for "San Francisco Cowboy," Jeffrey! Great to hear an update on "The Duke."

Maurice Vaughan Thanks!

Hey Geoff - congrats to you! What's it about?

You're welcome, Jeffrey.

Hundreds of engagements and thousands of impressions for my book ads. Also working an up and coming animation studio that I met here. Can’t work full time at the moment (waiting for SSI) but able to volunteer. Also officially sold over 350 books 7 years.

And congrats on your effort.

Wendy Appelbaum After finding out from his dying father that the mother he never met is alive, a 23 year old ranch hand travels to San Francisco to search for her with the help of an unstable taxi driver and a resourceful woman of the night.

I remember talking to you about "San Francisco Cowboy," Jeffrey. I think it's going to be touching and exciting to watch. I suggest changing "23 year old" to an adjective. The other two characters (the driver and the woman) have adjectives, but the protagonist doesn't have one.

Maurice Vaughan Good feedback. I'll take another run at it.

Maria Restivo Glassner I set attainable goals every day whether it's a number of pages, a number of scenes, or at least A scene. I try to make it through a first draft of a feature in a month, subsequent drafts I try to finish in a week. I don't always hit my daily goals, but more often than not I do. Others may be faster, but with my day job, it is what works for me and keeps me consistently completing drafts.

Jeffrey: I like the premise a lot. Though not woke, I'd say prostitute or hooker and save two words.

Phillip E. Hardy, Prolifique Understood. We received script feedback from someone who used to be in the profession and of all the terms available, she preferred that one - so we obliged her.

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Uncle Phil ,Just started a 30 minute Dramedy Pilot that has been percolating upstairs for a while. Also pushing harrder and smarter(I hope) on my marketing efforts on my adaptation to 1hour pilot/Feature of 1st book in my 8-book Crime Series.

Jed:

It sounds like you're diving in and working hard. Good job!

Jeffry, as an Adoptee I love this take on "the" Search. Best, Jed.

Thanks, Phil.

Congratulations on finishing your script.

Alicia:

Thank you.

Completed my TV pilot.

Congratulations on the hundreds of engagements and thousands of impressions for your book ads, William Schumpert! What does "thousands of impressions" mean? :)

Congratulations on starting your Drama pilot and pushing harder and smarter on your marketing efforts, Jed!

Congratulations on completing your pilot, Martin!

Maurice Vaughan on social media an impression means people noticed your ad. An engagement means they interacted with it (click on the web site, photo, etc). You’re always going to have more impressions than engagements. Right now my CTR (Click Through Rate) for my books is 6%. Still need to improve.

Oh ok, William Schumpert. That makes sense. Thanks for explaining.

"You’re always going to have more impressions than engagements." That's kind of like YouTube videos, Vimeo videos, etc. There's always going to be more views than likes.