Anthony Goodroe: Screenwriter in Columbia, South Carolina.

RB, at around the 26 minute mark, what do you mean by "be as selfless as I can" prior to be asking to be read?

I just joined today and am really glad I found this site. A little about why I'm here: In November of last year, I bought a book called "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron because Bill Sheft (Letterman's head writer for twenty plus years) mentioned it on Marc Maron's podcast. He said it was essential to his success. That piqued my interest because I had recently decided to explore comedy writing in some form, mainly sketch and stand-up. But I had a minor problem. Although I've been told time and again throughout my life how funny I am, my brain was devoid of any ideas and that was extremely frustrating. So I bought the book and started practicing the first assignment, which is called "Morning Pages". Some of you may be already familiar with this, but if not, it basically entails writing three pages of stream-of-consciousness in long-hand form first thing after waking up in the morning. An odd thing happened on day three. The basic premise for a movie popped in my mind and has yet to let go. I started writing down ideas and played with a little dialogue but soon realized I had no idea what I was doing. So I scoured the internet for help and started listening to some writing podcasts. I bought books, started studying movies and reading scripts. I was consumed with passion for my project and learning this craft. I just started actually writing my screenplay about three weeks ago and have twenty-two pages so far. I am pushing to finish it because I'm anxious to see how much it sucks so I can re-write it. The feeling of creating something is so tremendous that I'm really not interested in hanging a tag of success or failure on it if it never sells (although I have given several acceptance speeches for my Oscar on the back deck of my house). Anyway, it's good to be a part of a community of like-minded folks and I look forward to being able to post on a social media site without getting replies from my mother-in-law who has, once again, completely missed the point.

Hi Anthony, Thanks for the invite. Cheers, Pierre.

Hi Anthony, thanks for connecting.

Thanks for connecting, Anthony!

Hey Anthony, I'm the CTO and lead developer at Stage 32. Please let me know if you have any questions or feedback about the site. I'd love to hear your comments! To get started with Stage 32 and understand all the features and resources the site has to offer, please check out the Getting Started section and our FAQ.

Hey, RB. I just heard you on the Dave Bullis podcast and and wondered if this was a good place to ask follow-up questions or do you prefer another means.

Hi Anthony. I'm RB, Founder and CEO of Stage 32. As a screenwriter, producer, actor and filmmaker, I know first-hand the challenges all creatives face finding work, landing representation, launching projects, securing funding and simply making the connections that will make a difference in their careers. That's why I created Stage 32. Since our launch in September of 2011, the community has grown to 325,000+ members representing every country on the planet making Stage 32 the social network uniquely populated with the most creative people on Earth.

This is a network for you, built by you. Like most things in life, the more you participate, the greater the rewards. We ask all new members to pay it forward by inviting 5 fellow creatives to the network and by spreading the word of Stage 32 through other social media sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. The more creatives, the stronger the network. The stronger the network, the more opportunities.

Thanks for joining the movement and for being a part of this most talented and inspiring community. I very much look forward to your contributions.

Thanks, and have a creative day!

RB

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