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Check Your Ego: Getting Paid a Living Wage to Write Movies Is a Blessing.
So, this may come across a little ranty because it’s something I want to get off my chest. Just know that it comes from a place of love and empathy.
My need to say this has come from what’s actually a wonderful forum thread I stumbled upon about script listing websites and recommendations. I was delighted, and a little moved, to see my own free site, Script Revolution listed along with the pay to play sites Black List and InkTip with a bunch of positive success stories surrounding it. After three years struggling to get the site off the ground, I have to admit I got a little misty-eyed.
However, since I am a defensive pessimist, I of course had to find something in there to find a beef with and this beef has been brewing for a long time.
Whenever the conversation comes up about script listing websites, someone always feels the need to mention that some sites, usually InkTip but this certainly should include my own, only tend to attract small production companies that produce very low budget films. Now, that is a true fact, one I cannot argue with, and I see the value in making screenwriters aware of that. I’ve nothing against someone making that observation.
What frustrates me though is the stigma.
