Moving On is not Giving Up

John and Craig discuss when to stop rewriting a project and accept that it’s just not going to become a movie. Then we go bigger to look at when to give up on the dream of being a screenwriter — which starts with a hard look at why people seek out the career in the first place. Also in this episode, we talk reviews and the virtues of not reading them, plus a look at Zach Braff’s Kickstarter situation. LINKS: Zach Braff’s Wish I Was Here on Kickstarter ValleyWag’s Braff-Kickstarter vitriol Braff on why Kickstarter is right for this project, and Psychology Today on why independent filmmakers should celebrate his presence Scriptnotes 49: Losing sleep over critics Scriptnotes 77: We’d Like to Make an Offer, in which Craig discusses Identity Thief reviews Done Deal Pro users try to calculate the odds of “making it” Stag’s Leap by Sharon Olds on Amazon ITER: The way to new energy OUTRO: Last Day of Our Acquaintance cover by AAAdriennne You can download the episode here: AAC. UPDATE 5-5-13: The transcript of this episode can be found here.The post Moving On is not Giving Up first appeared on John August.