Regarding feedback: For the record, this is not exclusively about SON, and anyone thinking I’m specifically angry at them about that can relax. That is simply a contributing factor to a problem I’ve been dealing with for years. “Feedback” to me doesn’t mean ‘stroke my ego and tell me I’m great.’ It means I’ve reached a point in the story process where I need an outside opinion, and I value what you have to say.

I understand that everyone is busy, so I don’t expect people to respond within 24 hours with a 12-page dossier of notes. However, when I write something and I decide to share it with others, it means I’m excited about the project, and I want it to move forward. When I don’t hear anything from people after a week’s time, I feel like it derails whatever forward progress I’ve been making up to that point.

Nothing creative happens in a vacuum.

Writing the story is the most important part of the filmmaking process. I can’t speak for everyone, but as for myself, when I ask for someone’s opinion, it’s because I truly want to hear what they have to say.