NEGenge at 2013-06-21 18:45:25:

Best of luck to all the finalists! With luck and work, that list of names could be one of those "before they got famous" moments! And a productive GOYOQ to everyone else! See ya on the Black Board!

Shaula Evans at 2013-06-21 23:20:28:

Scott, a friend just asked me a question about the Quest that I couldn't answer so I I'm asking here. The submission process - it was completely blind, wasn't it? My understanding was that you were working off just title / genre / logline and no other info. Is that correct? Also, given that we've been talking about women in screenwriting this week, I was wondering about the gender breakdown of the finalists, as everyone's gender isn't obvious from their names (at least to me). Do you know how many of the finalists are male or female? (When I got thinking about this, it occurred to me that you probably didn't have any idea yourself until you got on the phone with them.) My boring questions aside: congratulations again to everyone. I hope you're all celebrating tonight.

Dress_Obsessed at 2013-06-21 23:43:57:

I'm just now getting online and seeing the winners and happy to see a fellow BBer (AND a fellow Dallasite) :) CONGRATS, BARBARA! excited to see what comes of it.

SabinaGiado at 2013-06-21 23:53:22:

Wheeeeeee! Congratulations and great work! I'm so excited to go on the Quest with the Black Board this year. Last year was rather lonely LOL.

CydM at 2013-06-22 00:29:33:

Congratulations to everyone. This is quite an accomplishment and an honor. Enjoy it for all it's worth, and know you've got a lot of people rooting for you. Onward!

Mark Walker at 2013-06-22 02:52:47:

Great News and Congrats to all.....and for the rest of us, shake off the disappointment and come join us at the Black Board and, as Scott says, Go on Your own Quest.....see you in the forums!

7R4SM at 2013-06-22 03:52:28:

Scott, I'm interested in the 'and so on' you mention. Did that include checking that you had an even gender split? Or, if you were reading blind, did you learn about the genders only when you rang the short-listed people, as Shaula suggests? Anyway, I'm thrilled to know that women did so well here and fascinated to learn more about what made it possible. Maybe, as I think someone suggested on another thread, the gender split has something to do with the mentoring available? Congratulations to everyone!

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