Your Money Where My Big Fat Mouth Is
Well, the New Year is upon us, and I’ve decided to finally go ahead with two things I’ve wanted to do for awhile now: a donations page and a script coverage service.
See, the thing is, I’m poor. I have two mostly dead-end jobs, and I paid way too much to go to college. You might think I’m irresponsible, and you’re right. But in my defense, I didn’t take on more student loans to go to law school. (Okay, arguably, that’s a bad decision, because there may be a bigger payday at the end of that road, but who knows? All I’m hearing from that community is that attorneys keep taking bottom-rung administrative jobs because there are too many of them. So I might as well stick with the bottom-rung administrative job I have and not take on more debt. Especially since I’m more interested in the education than practicing law.)
Huh, that turned into a rant. Anyway, I’ve received more e-mails than you’d expect (that’s right, more than zero) from people requesting to “give back,” because apparently I’ve helped them with my half-cocked rants and acerbic wit. I never really thought that was necessary, but then I realized I both like and need money. So if you want to donate, I’ve set it up so you can…
If you don’t like getting nothing for something, I’m also offering some of my writing for sale. It’s all explained here.
As for the coverage service… Well, I’ve received many more requests from people wanting me to read scripts than wanting to hand me money. Honestly, I love reading scripts, and I love helping people (or trying to), but it’s gotten to the point where I just can’t keep doing it for free. So, if you like my reviews or my musings on craft and you’d like me to look at one of your scripts, check out the new coverage service.
Posted by Stan on January 1, 2010 1:42 PM | Permalink | Print-Friendly | How Not to Write a Screenplay, Money Troubles | Digg It
Hey Stan, things are going well, just hung up with studying, work, and writing.
I was just kidding about the name thing, if it keeps you unfiltered I’m all for it.
I think it’s great you’ve finally set up a coverage service, and speaking as someone who took advantage of a freebie a while back, I can confirm it’s worth it.
Good luck!
SAM
Posted by SAM | January 3, 2010 4:07 PM | Reply
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wait, you mean your name isn’t Stan?
Congrats and good luck with the coverage service. It’s about time, too.
SAM
Posted by SAM | January 3, 2010 3:09 AM | Reply
Hey, I was just thinking I should e-mail you. I haven’t heard from you in awhile. How’s everything going?
Yeah, I’ve always felt dishonest using a nom de plume without being upfront about it, so it’s out there now… I did it originally because I started this blog in college as an outpost for venting frustration, so I didn’t want friends/classmates/girlfriends getting pissed at me for bitching about them publicly. When I started refocusing the site, I figured it’d be a good idea to keep the pen name to continue about bitching about employers and colleagues and crappy scripts (not so much friends and girlfriends, though — even with an assumed identity, that has caused bad times).
Ironically, although I feel dishonest about the fact that I’m hiding behind anonymity, it still makes me feel like I can be more honest because I’m not sugarcoating it with the fear that people I know will read it and get pissed.
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| January 3, 2010 10:28 AM | Reply