It was a big hit half-hour entering its third season. Missy eventually left her showbiz job for a public relations gig with famous sports franchise and has since moved on to jobs in advertising as a much sought-after copywriter.Īnd then she recently became inspired by (aka obsessed with) a particular TV series. Between reading scripts and managing her boss’ day, she’d begun honing her own screenwriting skills. I’ve known Missy Irish since she worked as a producer’s more-than-able assistant. I recently sat across from my red-headed pal at a west side breakfast joint in utter, slack-jawed awe as she unwound for me her latest adventure. Then I had lunch with a dear old friend who, for the sake of her own sweet superstitions, asked to remain anonymous. The true and oh-so-real gauntlet to getting through the gilded door is manned by agents, managers, producers, executives, and all their militant minions. I’m about the least likely to help an unknown script-baby break down the doors of opportunity. But none close to meeting the threshold that would make me risk the liability that comes with perusing unsolicited material.Īnd guess what? I’m just another damned writer. As expected, I’ve since garnered an uptick in requests from blog readers to eyeball their stuff. Not long ago in a post I titled ENTER THE GAUNTLET, I wrote about what it takes to get me – the grizzled veteran word merchant – to peruse another’s work.
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