SOME MOTIVATION FOR YOU!🦾🌟 · The Writer's Forge

SOME MOTIVATION FOR YOU!🦾🌟

I wanna share an experience I had recently. I've participated in a famous contest here in Italy, it's basically a tv show about screenwriters, each episode, every writer is gonna pitch their story, and by the end, the winner gets a possible deal with a huge production company. I've submitted my story "The Watchers" for the 3rd episode of this show. Unfortunately, I wasn't selected, and at first, it made me almost want to give up everything and never write again after years of trying. But then the people behind the contest contacted me personally, Iand 'm gonna share now the letter they sent me. I think it's really useful as to not get sad or disappointed cause this letter really made me understand that someone sees me, sees the value in me and in my story, so it kind of cheered me up so much that I want to do more now. Here's the full text translated into English:

"Hello, young talent,

We hope you are doing well!

We would like to thank you for sharing your ideas with us. The creativity and dedication you showed were truly admirable and made the selection process quite challenging.

Identifying the winning ideas for the 3rd episode of “Avrei questa idea” was no easy task, as each proposal brought a unique and distinctive touch.

Unfortunately, your idea was not selected; however, this decision in no way reflects the value of your talent! 🎥"

The part that really warmed my heart, and I think it's really useful for everyone in this community, is "this decision in no way reflects the value of your talent!" meaning that I'm not doing something useless, something wrong. And the fact that they acknowledged and pushed me to do more really made my day.

All of this to say that it's really bad when no one notices you, but there's gonna be a time when people do really see you, and opportunities are gonna come! (Believe I was really bummed out a few days ago, but this really helped me to be more determined and steady like a horse ready for its race)

Hope my experience will cheer you up and help you all if you ever feel sad or disappointed at how difficult it is.

Also, I want to thank David, @david-stem-7380, because while I was waiting to know the results of the contest, he really helped me a lot with my script and also cheered me up and made me want to still try with my story and with my journey as a screenwriter!

Have a good day/night and see you soon!🤩

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