Hi Scott, longtime reader, first time commenter. Thanks for this blog entry. It's on my wall as a reminder, next to the Ira Glass quote to keep on writing. Going through my first go-round of managers' and agents' notes. Lots of second-guessing and feeling gun-shy with my voice. Some of their notes are valid; I want to please and display proper reverence to the Industry, but my inner voice often nags me to "follow my story." I need to stick to that. Thank you. V

V, I wish there was a clear path to success in terms of screenwriting. There just isn't [other than writing a great script]. Recognizing one's creative voice and responding to it, both are incredibly important. And yet, it's important to know what the acquisition market is like. Thus a conundrum. Write what they're buying or sell them your dream? At the end of the day, what you have is YOUR voice, YOUR vision, YOUR talent. So push comes to shove, go with THAT. Besides that's where your PASSION will most likely emerge onto the page. Thanks for stepping from the sidelines. Welcome to the GITS community!

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