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| Bruno says: "If it don't kill you, it just makes you stronger." |
First off, in case you're interested - the link to the screenwriting subreddit.
Most of what's going on there is all around positive - lots of very relevant link sharing, lots of good discussions. You'll also find beginners sharing concerns, looking for insights ... and that's where it gets really interesting. Most subreddit members will offer positive, constructive feedback on questions, loglines, scenes, etc. But some will also be more, shall we say, acerbic.
Personally, I'm more the constructive kind. I've provided feedbacks on a lot of scripts and yes, I've always been brutally honest - but at the same time have always tried to also highlight the positive elements, the potential of a story and I've also always offered ways to improve those scripts... but as a beginning writer - you'll come across all sorts and you better learn to get used to it.
So if you get negative, cynical, downright mean feedback... take a deep breath and don't get defensive. You're just wasting your time and energy. What you should do, instead, is look at what you'll probably perceive as "abuse", as steeling yourself. Ideally you'll learn from it, too, but some feedback's only value is to hopefully make you stronger and better at handling rejection. As a beginning writer you're on a rocky path that may or may not lead to making a living as a screenwriter. Rejections will bruise and cut along the way but if you take them, you'll learn how to take them.
If you don't, you might as well turn around and go back home.
If you don't, you might as well turn around and go back home.
Now then... if you're up for a bit of frankness, join this subreddit, join the great scriptchat or any other online writer's community. I believe those a great places to learn and yes, to steel your persistence muscles... and sometimes it's just nice to know that you're not alone out there, isn't it?
What do you think?
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