First of all, I am not an asshole.Now that I've gotten that out of the way....
The best essay I've read all year? Josh Olson's painfully straightforward and honest "I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script" on The Village Voice blog.
As much as I'd like to disassociate myself from him and his fierce sentiments (after all, remember, I am not an asshole), I have to admit that I understand where he's coming, I feel his pain, and I have been put in similar situations.
I would elaborate more to soften the blow of his harsh words and perhaps paint him in a better light (and, by extension, paint me in a better light because, after all, I am not an asshole), but you should just read Josh Olson's piece and leave it at that.
Read "I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script."
(Olson mentions that he's tasked with reading the scripts of his good friends and the ones his agents send him, leaving him with two big piles and valid reasons for why he "will not read your fucking script." I also have two piles—one of scripts written by close friends and one of scripts written by my writing students. I love my close friends. I love my writing students. And I have just revealed two perfectly acceptable ways to get me to read your script without the kind of awkwardness described by Olson: become one of my good friends or become one of my writing students. See? I am open! Further evidence that I'm not an asshole! [Both friendship and student status may be obtained by application.])
(One of the things that most intrigues me about the piece is people's reaction to it. Check out the comments section of that post to see how divisive Olson is and how much who you are informs your reaction—and there are even more comments on Deadline Hollywood.)
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