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11 months ago
in The Negotiation Culture: Lying Makes Sammy Run on DealFatigue
Interesting post-- thx.
Q -- I agree with and believe you when you say "this business is based on trusted relationships," but that then confuses me even more when I pause to consider the stupefyingly DUMMM stunts some major players pull. Kinda like the agent you were dealing with, it seems a self-defeating course to lie to supposed peers... especially about the small stuff which is so easily and indisputably checked. WHAT do you think is the problem with these sorts-- the ones who insist on making problems where problems didn't have to exist?
Q -- I agree with and believe you when you say "this business is based on trusted relationships," but that then confuses me even more when I pause to consider the stupefyingly DUMMM stunts some major players pull. Kinda like the agent you were dealing with, it seems a self-defeating course to lie to supposed peers... especially about the small stuff which is so easily and indisputably checked. WHAT do you think is the problem with these sorts-- the ones who insist on making problems where problems didn't have to exist?
1 year ago
in Getting Out Of Getting In Your Own Way on DealFatigue
This reminds me of an online discussion i was involved with on a screenwriting board some months back.
Some "new" aspiring screenwriter asked what they surely intended to be a thought-provoking question: "What's the one best trick you've learned that most improved your writing?"
I was one of the early respondents who offered some variation of "Work harder." Several folks chimed in with similar answers, but the person asking the question kept saying "no, no-- you guys are not answering me! I want to know one tactic or technique I can adopt!"
Again 8 or 9 people -- including some pros who have penned some of the biggest movies in recent years -- said "work harder."
No matter how many times this simple and powerful (yet easily dismissed) bit of advice was offered, or who it came from, this new writer refused to hear it. They wanted something else... a book they might read, a program to use, a pill to take.
ANYTHING but "work harder."
It's amazing to notice how hard some folks will work to remain lazy.
Nice post.
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Some "new" aspiring screenwriter asked what they surely intended to be a thought-provoking question: "What's the one best trick you've learned that most improved your writing?"
I was one of the early respondents who offered some variation of "Work harder." Several folks chimed in with similar answers, but the person asking the question kept saying "no, no-- you guys are not answering me! I want to know one tactic or technique I can adopt!"
Again 8 or 9 people -- including some pros who have penned some of the biggest movies in recent years -- said "work harder."
No matter how many times this simple and powerful (yet easily dismissed) bit of advice was offered, or who it came from, this new writer refused to hear it. They wanted something else... a book they might read, a program to use, a pill to take.
ANYTHING but "work harder."
It's amazing to notice how hard some folks will work to remain lazy.
Nice post.
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1 year ago
in Money For Nuthin’ or Nick’s For Free on DealFatigue
What vaguely concerns me -- and then in only the most optimistic sort of way -- is what happens when this sort of point spreads beyond these cable network deals and into other areas of entertainment. Are we going to see actors and writers all forced to sign indentured services contracts whereby Universal (f'rinstance) gets to skim my future screenwriting revenue in return for producing an early screenplay?
I understand the net's position to some extent: in the case of Cyrus, for example, Disney has nurtured her career like mad for a few years now to create this monster that generates great honking gobs of delightful cash. But it seems a little scary to think about the weird ways this could turn out.
Nice blog, btw.
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I understand the net's position to some extent: in the case of Cyrus, for example, Disney has nurtured her career like mad for a few years now to create this monster that generates great honking gobs of delightful cash. But it seems a little scary to think about the weird ways this could turn out.
Nice blog, btw.
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