Alea iacta est.

"The die is cast." That's kind of how I'm feeling at this point. I woke up early yesterday to finish my final actual draft, then stayed up late to make sure that it passed my final read. Both times I changed next to nothing, and the last time, I actually stopped to check where I was on page 60. The story beats match up with the ones in the book (ON ACCIDENT, NO LESS!). And I filled it out a lot since the last time I submitted it. Even then, it was a generally positive response. Their advice was valid, and as I checked it, I noticed more and more things that could have been improved, and I did.

And now it's been sent off to the Blacklist. Part of me is pretty sure they'll like it. They weren't monsters with my last pieces (though they got noticeably less generous over time). But part of me is convinced they exist to hook up indie scripts with buyers. The big criticism is that mine would be "expensive," which is valid, because I didn't skimp on the action. But in the same token, they're EPICS. I aimed big, and their criticism is that it's big? And then they rant and rave about these character-driven dramas that are probably good scripts, and would probably make an enjoyable movie-going experience, but of the top grossing movies, only 1 was a character-driven drama, and that was Titanic. We went because CG was still pretty new, and James Cameron is a badass. I mean, people will watch those movies, but will they pay ten bucks to see them? Probably not. People want their minds blown. That's why they go to theaters, rather than staying home and watching Netflix. 

*shrug* That's just me though, and I don't know shit. So yeah. I'm hopeful. Still going to throw down on a couple contests though, to hedge my bets. And work on the next project, but you'll hear plenty about them when I get there.

Also, lastly, I hope no one checks my internet history. They must think I'm 100% fucked up. I went through a big research binge on cannibalism, and now I'm looking up a thing on incest survivors (which has nothing to do with The Hun or my upcoming WWII pic.) But seriously. Weird weird shit.