S-E-X Tips for Screenwriters: What to say when people ask if I’m a “real writer”?
Dear Doctor T.,
The absolute worst part of the holidays wasn’t the travel travails, shopping stress, or even the heated family political arguments. It was the incessant questions from so called well-meaning family and friends:
You still doing that writing thing?
So when are we going to see your name on the big screen?
You’re not a kid anymore. Isn’t it time you gave up this writing stuff and got a real job?
It completely knocked the wind out of my sails. I feel discouraged, demoralized, and deflated.