Today is, just like everyday that has ever been and everyday that will follow a day that someone had their dreams come true. Someday it'll be my day and that's the whole reason I continue to work and work and work.
I woke up this morning with a great idea "Go to www.fiverr.com and offer to write a script on assignment for just $5 with complete obedience guaranteed and satisfaction assured. I worked on wording for my add, thought about how I'd spread the word and get my fellow writers and non writers interested in my offer, then I remembered that I was giving away free copies of my ebook on amazon all this past weekend and all I got was 150 downloads. Now don't get me wrong, 150 people reading my book is awesome (and scary) but it falls a little short of the 5 million I had imagined as I wrote the book!
So my plan was made and by the end of the day I would send a ripple of awe through Hollywood and the film world but I would be noticed, I'd be semi famous, I'd be hired as a screenwriter and paid for the work. I was all ready to sell out for $5 when I thought to myself "Why is nobody else doing it? Why hasn't it been done before? What am I missing?" I was driving into my local town when it hit me, Screenwriters dream of millions, at very least 100's of 1000's so why would they offer to work for such a small fee? Why would I work for such a fee?
The answer is this, the film world is hard to break into, very hard. You have to do whatever it takes to stand out, even if you're the best of the best. With my new knowledge I resolved to think about it some more and to wait before I post my ad, I bet someone beats me to it!
This afternoon though, completely by chance I found an opportunity for my webshow to expand into real show, we're going to work on it and then cross our fingers, I'll let you know what happens but until then I'll make you this promise: I'll write anything for $5
Write On!
Dave The Screenwriter!
