tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926835221308398866.post7095406556989668013..comments2023-09-29T12:16:41.907+01:00Comments on Deadlines and Diamonds: A Kick In The TeethLisa Holdsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03698897564460943227noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926835221308398866.post-70103457862346464392016-03-28T17:45:01.445+01:002016-03-28T17:45:01.445+01:00I believe in you! Right from your standout episode...I believe in you! Right from your standout episode in 'Fat Friends' - absolutely wonderful! I've just been reading your episode for Waterloo road, the first episode of series 4. Again, its fantastic! I hope one day we get to see a series that you haven't just contributed but created! =)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07666100926485081619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926835221308398866.post-70271493893770000042015-02-10T13:42:17.148+00:002015-02-10T13:42:17.148+00:00Something will come of it. Stick it in a drawer t...Something will come of it. Stick it in a drawer to ferment. Right now there are too many risk averse public school fuckwits holding the purse strings. Their days are numbered... JxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926835221308398866.post-25005491582901959632015-02-07T13:43:08.189+00:002015-02-07T13:43:08.189+00:00It's the only profession where you are suppose...It's the only profession where you are supposed to smile after being kicked in the crotch. Alice Nutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881579692575757488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926835221308398866.post-37539599466930963512015-02-05T14:39:16.766+00:002015-02-05T14:39:16.766+00:00Hi Folks,
Thank you so much for all the kind word...Hi Folks,<br /><br />Thank you so much for all the kind words. It's good to know that the writing community is just that - a community. I've had wonderful words of support and I've been able to return the kindness. I'm sure we're all putting our brave faces back on, but hopefully with the understanding that everyone wears the mask. Keep on keeping on and don't let the bastards gridyou down. And if they do, reach out.<br /><br />LxLisa Holdsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03698897564460943227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926835221308398866.post-9451387598590087262015-02-05T04:22:09.114+00:002015-02-05T04:22:09.114+00:00That's so touching, especially sine you're...That's so touching, especially sine you're someone I hold in such a high professional regard, as well as in other areas.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573507223708416044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926835221308398866.post-17505530665169874412015-02-04T16:27:23.143+00:002015-02-04T16:27:23.143+00:00Lisa, wow. What an honest post that's so appre...Lisa, wow. What an honest post that's so appreciated and certainly makes you feel less alone with what we go through. You've really hit some notes here close to my own heart. And I admire you all the more for this breath of honesty. Amazing how we all cover up how much it affects us. <br />Just want to say, I've met you - only once, but enough to find out in a few hours you are so inspiring, hilariously funny with an amazing honest spirit. You are an amazing writer - amazing person and you don't need to change a single thing about you :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926835221308398866.post-78706889555294929092015-02-04T13:25:17.758+00:002015-02-04T13:25:17.758+00:00Thank you so much for you honesty and for your det...Thank you so much for you honesty and for your determination - it gives the rest of us strength to keep on writing. Making a short film sounds like a great antidote to the torturous waiting game of hoping that others will believe in our work enough to produce it. Good luck!Aideen McCarthyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861280498543713474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926835221308398866.post-62319504246662930462015-02-04T09:57:14.529+00:002015-02-04T09:57:14.529+00:00Awesome blog post...and it genuinely brought a tea...Awesome blog post...and it genuinely brought a tear to my eye.Dominic Carverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10148603580719526847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926835221308398866.post-90723062892664287192015-02-03T18:40:23.935+00:002015-02-03T18:40:23.935+00:00Thank-you for this Lisa. All I can say is keep to...Thank-you for this Lisa. All I can say is keep to your own script. That is the original, and don't lose track of the 'YOU' in your writing. Rejection hurts, but it is the decision of such a few people. Find those people who like your writing. Tough advice, - but they are there Lisa. Keep on writing from 'YOU' and you will rise.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926835221308398866.post-3015594981233990242015-02-03T16:02:01.232+00:002015-02-03T16:02:01.232+00:00It's not help, but "I know how you feel&q...It's not help, but "I know how you feel". I've been writing for over 20 years and rejection is always a kick in the groin. I'm generally okay with it when they say "We can see why xyz liked it, but it's not for us", but there is only so much you can take before you want to scream - no matter how talented, decent and lovely you may be. Around Christmas time I was literally three seconds from quitting every day. Just like Truman Burbank did - tie yourself to the boat and wait for the storm to pass. Don't give up.Andy Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894623162965158359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926835221308398866.post-38805530308756112532015-02-03T15:58:19.274+00:002015-02-03T15:58:19.274+00:00The first thing I tell people who ask me about wri...The first thing I tell people who ask me about writing is that if you can't take rejection, don't do it.<br /><br />Soul destroying doesn't come close. Dougie Brimsonhttp://www.dougiebrimson.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926835221308398866.post-22841580634273783622015-02-03T12:34:45.767+00:002015-02-03T12:34:45.767+00:00Hopefully that was cathartic and so well written I...Hopefully that was cathartic and so well written I felt every bit of the emotion you went through. Belief in yourself has to triumph over lack of vision in others. I won't say good luck because luck has very little to do with it but I will say best wishes that you achieve the success you are working so hard for. Margaret Dalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01694863838735875047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926835221308398866.post-52997944199117765052015-02-03T11:44:47.394+00:002015-02-03T11:44:47.394+00:00I feel your pain. But you are still writing. Still...I feel your pain. But you are still writing. Still creating. If it were easy everyone would do it. They can't. You can. At least you are still going, and importantly, still sending your work out there. There are no end of reasons for them to say no, and it frequently has nothing to do with what you have written. So keep plugging. I think I need some of your honesty and determination myself. Thanks for the post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02254565333135546596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926835221308398866.post-50470039652196422992015-02-02T23:45:48.511+00:002015-02-02T23:45:48.511+00:00I've been watching Midsomer Murders. Let's...I've been watching Midsomer Murders. Let's have these people killed. Kate Wellhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814765403161425583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926835221308398866.post-67390646253614977752015-02-02T22:32:00.084+00:002015-02-02T22:32:00.084+00:00Lisa, you are bloody fantastic. I, for one, have a...Lisa, you are bloody fantastic. I, for one, have a great deal of respect and admiration for you - even more so for posting this. You don't sugar coat and you don't kowtow. And you know what that means; when your persistence pays off and you're writing the show you want to write more than anything, it's going to be freaking epic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3926835221308398866.post-44486535263240740362015-02-02T18:34:35.844+00:002015-02-02T18:34:35.844+00:00What morons they must be. Obviously devoid of all ...What morons they must be. Obviously devoid of all taste. I hope your project is resurrected at some point, or morphs into something else which gets produced. Keep on writing down your imaginary friends' conversations. Your next success is just around the corner (over the next hill, waiting to jump out when you least expect it...) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01422435170484459404noreply@blogger.com