I thought this week would never end. Now, to my amazement, it seems like the quickest five days of my life. I can’t believe I don’t have to go back tomorrow.
Y’know, my favorite part of the storyline-brainstorming process is when someone (usually me) makes a comment and it gets totally ignored. Comment ... silent beat ... next idea appears from someone else. It’s an amazing feeling! Sure, there’s a degree of rejection, but more than that is the realisation that no-one has the time or energy to tell you why we can all do better. Reality clicks into focus and you’re slapped by an awareness that the task is huge and your ego is microscopic. All you can do is send your ego out for coffee and start worshipping at the fount of your storytelling inspiration, praying for celestial nectar to flow through you and into everyone’s notebooks.
Interestingly, after you get ignored a few times you start to dread feedback. If you need to be told why your idea doesn’t fit you’ve obviously not meant to be here.
Silence is respect! I love this job.
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