Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Linked to the end of time

      Have worked with Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. Twitter decided Forgivenessonline was two characters too long. So, my Twitter account is at OakRidgeHeroes.
      Still haven't figured out how to leverage all these apps, but I think I can figure it out. There is a ton of advice out there on the Internet. If kids can do it, with struggles, an old geezer like me should be able to twitter to his heart's content.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Nervous Investors

        Met for a few minutes yesterday with a potential investor. Very weird. They know nothing about screenplays and Hollywood. I know little to nothing about business. Because of this, there has to be a lot of trust on both sides of the table.
        This will be a long process.  Lots of give and take. The investors want to remove as much risk as they can from the endeavor. If I could remove all risk, I wouldn't need investors.
         I have imposed a deadline on myself to have my marketing plan completed by May 24th. It will be, at most, five pages long. Will need to condense it down to essential components. It must be as close to perfect as I can get it.
        Need to work on strategies to reduce stress. The investors, I think, don't realize I am taking a huge risk here too. Quitting my job is a big risk, but it has a huge upside if I can get this screenplay to a major studio.