You're a PC and You're 8 Years Old?

[Vice Nebulosa]

I wrote a movie script at 18. It wasn't anything mind blowing - it was for a mockumentary - but there's still a lot of stuff in it that I find to be genuinely hilarious, even two and a half years later.

Never written anything in a documentary format, myself (the "mock" variety or otherwise); it is something I have occasionally wondered about, and invariably something I believe I would struggle with. I am averse to interviewing others with any degree of formality, for one thing (least of all strangers, which pretty much finishes me in the social documentary style, I guess :\), and I have generally found that I am able to express my ideas better in a basic prose style than anything else. I certainly enjoy viewing a good documentary, though; what was your subject, out of curiosity? Any chance of hearing one of your more humorous lines?

I guess the most important thing is to let yourself be open to criticism!

True, that. Despite the disgust that most of my information on the publishing industry has evoked, I am actually quite appreciative of legitimate criticism, particularly when it illuminates a weakness that I am completely unaware of. Yes, it would frustrate the hell out of me to have to rewrite entire chapters based upon someone's criticism, but I would ultimately be gratified that the offending flaw was located, and relieved when the situation was rectified. But I must agree with the critical assessment, and it is when discussions of publishing economics (wordcounts) or social trends (say, removal of a character who the public at large is unlikely to identify with) are involved that I no longer care to listen, as it is clearly not my work being discussed, but the publisher's concerns for his business. A good literary discussion, though, I am almost perpetually up for. ^_^

But congratulations and good luck in continuing with it.

Accepted and appreciated.

I still think I should write that screenplay about a retarded slave and his wacky antics set in 1832 Georgia.

I'd read it.