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Luck Of The Devil... The Red Planet Draws Near...

Had a nice li'l surprise the other day. On June 29, I attended the BECTU Freelancers' Fair. Among the many intriguing stalls was that of Production Base, the insider's network for film, television and commercial production. I entered a competition to win a free year's subscription, and ended up winning. Hooray for me. So I've just signed up: looks like pretty useful stuff.

The Power Of Three process on my Red Planet Prize script is nearing its end now, in the third round. Took a bit of a bashing from one of my PO3 folks this morning, and led them to think I was fine about it. When in fact I'm writing this from their garden shed, where I'm loading up on guns. In all seriousness, though, I do seem to be pretty good with criticism. It's certainly not because I disregard it; not in the slightest. Guess I just see it as a firmly professional thing, as opposed to anything vaguely personal. I'm also realistic about how I'm still absorbing the craft, and how fiercely I want to learn more. One thing's for sure: you don't learn much from people in rose-tinted spectacles. Besides, they're out of fashion.
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9 comments:

  1. Danny Stack16 August 2007 at 17:23

    Ooooh, yellow. Or is it desert cream?

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  2. Jason Arnopp16 August 2007 at 17:24

    What do you think, Stackster? Is it simply too much?

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  3. Danny Stack16 August 2007 at 18:00

    I like it, and I thought it was the same colour as your website, until I clicked the link, and MY GOD MAN, MY EYES MY EYES...

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  4. Jason Arnopp16 August 2007 at 18:07

    Yeah, the website is indeed a bonkers hue. I shall adjust it. To a lovely shocking pink.

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  5. Near by16 August 2007 at 18:37

    hmm rather mellow..

    very pleasant

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  6. Phill Barron17 August 2007 at 12:34

    Oh, it has gone yellow.

    I thought I was going blind.

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  7. Anonymous17 August 2007 at 22:04

    can I get ham with that mustard sir?

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  8. Elinor22 August 2007 at 12:45

    Don't change a thing Jason, the new colour is very restful.
    I agree about criticism, the more enthusiastic people are, the more suspicious I am. Whereas If I send stuff under PO3 rules I want them to give it a right kicking. I just came back from a seminar at Edinburgh where one woman said that she never ever wanted to hear criticism of her writing and that she felt precious about it. I'm ashamed to say I wanted to slap her.

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  9. Piers8 October 2009 at 15:13

    I want to slap her too, if that helps.

    Coo, was this post really two years ago? It feels like travelling back in time.

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