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I don& #39;t have much in the way of #writing advice as I& #39;m only really getting a foot in the door. But in the time I& #39;ve been writing anything but on-spec I& #39;ve learned enough to know that getting anything over the line is a huge success.
Here is my ode to projects that got away.
Here is my ode to projects that got away.
(I won& #39;t be using full names or details except for projects I authored because of contract clauses etc.)
The first job I was ever hired to do was a cute buddy comedy about an Irish mythical hero coming to live in modern times to mentor a young boy. The creator found one of my scripts in a Facebook film group where I shared some take-em-make-em shorts. Liked it and me 1/
I did the script. My first animation. The project went for funding at IFB. This goofy mix of Thor and Adventure Time was rejected.2/
The same company came back with another idea. A great little pre-school show about a boy, a robot and a crash test dummy learning about the working world. We had a script editor from Aardman on board for story and an educationalist to keep it informative. 1/
The scripts were challenging. I had to write a mountain rescue where no characters climbed a mountain. I apparently pulled it off.
But not well enough to secure funding.2/
But not well enough to secure funding.2/
After I got done with #MyaGo season 1 - my first ever credit - I floundered for 6 months with nothing.
Then a call came from a TV personality whose company was looking to pitch & fund some animation projects. I got recommended by a fellow Mya writer who was too busy to help.1/
Then a call came from a TV personality whose company was looking to pitch & fund some animation projects. I got recommended by a fellow Mya writer who was too busy to help.1/
They had talent already attached. Big Irish talent. "Ah, Go On!" then, I& #39;ll give you a clue who one of them was...
I had a ball writing the pilot with them in mind. The thoughts of them saying my words was hugely exciting.
Once again, IFB rejected the application.2/
I had a ball writing the pilot with them in mind. The thoughts of them saying my words was hugely exciting.
Once again, IFB rejected the application.2/
Then the same company called me a few months later. They had a TERRIFIC concept. A Walter Mitty-esque fantasy show that would have normalised kids playing with all genders of toys. I wanted this one a lot.
There was a mention I might even get to be head writer. 1/
There was a mention I might even get to be head writer. 1/
Even if that wasn& #39;t the case. Them trusting me enough to come back was great. I can& #39;t stress enough how much I wanted to write this.
There was no follow-up. (That& #39;s not for bad reasons. It just petered out as it often does.)2/
There was no follow-up. (That& #39;s not for bad reasons. It just petered out as it often does.)2/
Just as I was coming to the end of my first draft adapting JUDGEMENT OF SOULS, a friend of one of the producers of Mya came asking if I& #39;d be available to write on a new kids show with worldwide distribution and a bigger budget than I& #39;d been near in my life 1/
I said YESSSS PLEEEEASE*
Hung on a month or two. Finished up JOS. Followed up.
The project had died. Financial difficulties.
*Or possibly cause I said YESSSS PLEEEEASE. 2/
Hung on a month or two. Finished up JOS. Followed up.
The project had died. Financial difficulties.
*Or possibly cause I said YESSSS PLEEEEASE. 2/
Like I say, I don& #39;t know much, but I know this:
Any project that gets made is a small miracle and deserves respect.
For every project a writer gets, they lose at least a hundred more in between.
And finally, as much as it is anything else, Writing is Trying. In every sense.
Any project that gets made is a small miracle and deserves respect.
For every project a writer gets, they lose at least a hundred more in between.
And finally, as much as it is anything else, Writing is Trying. In every sense.
