Yesterday was one of my favorite days of the year. In North America, June 21st is the longest day of the year. It was nice enjoying the Southern California sun until 9 P.M. It’s not uncommon for it to get dark around 4 during the winter.

While doing some writing last night, I was thinking about some of the best advice I ever heard in regards to screenwriting and filmmaking.

“Stop being jealous. All writers are envious of other writers. And they’re always complaining. This is historically true as Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville and all these guys would always get pissed at each other at whoever got more money than the other one”.

Victor Miller, the writer of the original Friday the 13th shares this in his Genre Summit Workshop.

This really hit home to me. Maybe you can relate?

As we journey through our career, writing spec script after spec script, shooting shorts, going to networking events, and what not, there’s that filmmaker we all know that’s one step ahead of us.

There’s nothing particularly special about this individual. Maybe they have a connection or was at the right place at the right time.

Their film got into Cannes. Yours got accepted in the local community festival.

Their script was a semi-finalist in the Nicholl screenwriting fellowship. Yours got passed by an intern reader.

They got a six-figure deal on their script. You got a $1 option on yours.

They say it’s a ten year over night sensation.

The best way to get your screenplay sold or get a produced by credit is to learn from proven industry professionals

My career finally got a jump-start when I decided to go after mentors.

Somebody that could teach me the ropes of how the industry works.

I didn’t go to film school or have a ton of contacts in the industry. This is why I created Genre Summit.

I made it a point to go after the best in the biz, and have them share their secrets to success.

You don’t have to spend years struggling anymore. You just need a road map and a plan of action to execute.

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Your filmmaking buddy,
Shant Yegparian