Except for a dentists' appointment in the afternoon, I'm absolutely free Monday- let's do business cards then. Time to brighten up my resume. Oh yeah! I got a call back from Reba. The producer to whom I spoke is taking my request to be a writer-trainee to his executive producers. I must never stop making calls!
- posted by Earnest @ 5:53 PM

 
Apparently, you posted moments, ago, from a world far, far away
- posted by Earnest @ 5:48 PM

 
EP---

I'm liking your battle plan a good deal. Let's make business cards this week, eh? Much as the idea annoys me, there's no harm in making a simple card with your name, number and email on it. And I've been guilt-tripping myself all year about not seeing more movies. Tuesday Bad Movie night with Styles is the most contemporary cinema I take in all week---and the operative word there is "Bad." Mr. Pettie: you and I are in a fortuitous position. Not only do we share many of the same ideals (though you have no taste where it counts) we just so happen to live in the same apartment where we can pester and motivate each other to no end.

Idea One: As of this posting, the Confidence Room is hereby named the Inspiration Room.

Idea Two: We've both been waking up fairly early this month, so let's reinstate the Weekly Writers' Breakfast on say a Thursday or Friday morning. On weeks where we can't make it any morning, we'll switch it to tea time or something.

Idea Three: At the Writers' Breakfast/Tea Time, we spend a bit reading what the other person has worked on that week and help the other pull it into shape.

Idea Four: Establish a Movie Marathon Night once a week. Waitasecond----didn't we have one of those once? Let's establish this one in stone. And I promise I won't fall asleep the next time we watch Rocky.

I know I've got more energy to burn. Burn, baby, burn.
- posted by amy @ 5:36 PM

 
War Council After meeting Tarantino, yesterday, asking him for an autograph instead of saying anything interesting, something inside me snapped. I had five seconds with the guy, and I didn't have to use that time to say "Excuse me, sir, may I have your autograph". I could have used it more effectively, saying "I'd like to PA on your next project," handing him a resume and business card. I decided to convene this war council to develop a cohesive strategy for us to assail Hollywood.

My thoughts:
1) Always have a resume.
2) Always have business cards.

Both these things should always be present on your person, easily retrievable.

3) Go see TV, Movies, Theatre

The truth is these are the media in which we want to work, so why are we not there, soaking everything in, meeting other people?

4) WORK

This actually should be the first thing because if you aren't constantly getting better, making better product, then how in the world do you expect anyone ever to hire you based on the quality of your work?

Question? How important is hanging out in Hollywood? Is it important to hang out- in places other than apartments- for the purpose of meeting people? The Farmers' Market, for instance, next to Television City, across from the Writers' Guild is a known hang out for writers' and wannabe writers. Should hanging out in such places be a part of the battle plan? I also think it's important to have a good idea what it is that you want. I want to write television- that's a distinct goal to work towards.

I don't know what will work, but I think we should develop a battle plan and stick to it. Watching a documentary about the New York theatre scene in the forties and fifties made me realize just how relatively little effort were putting into meeting our goals.
- posted by Earnest @ 9:47 PM