Two Down, One… Two To Go

August 4, 2007 by Dave.

I found out on Tuesday that I didn’t make the second stage of the Sundance Writer’s Lab, meaning I didn’t get into the lab either. I’m a little disappointed about this one though not completely surprised. Sometime last weekend, I had this feeling that I didn’t get that slot. I had this voice inside my head telling me to calm down about the script I was readying for the lab. I got the feeling it was kind of a way of letting me down easy, that I didn’t get it. I get that from time to time. Though sometimes I wonder if it isn’t the universe talking to me as much as I am also sending these negative thoughts out to the universe and I lose the spot because of it. I don’t know. Either way it kind of sucks. I did want to do that lab next year. I did a writer’s lab last year and it was really great for me, and I wanted to see if I could get the big megillah of writer’s labs. Besides, I tend to skew more indie and that is the real indie scene, too. Was hoping but not to be this time.

One of my friends in the writer’s lab last year got to the next round of review for the Sundance Writer’s Lab. I am happy for the guy, though I might be a little happier if he also hadn’t gotten a spot in the Latino producer’s lab that I also applied for. Grrr! LOL! I don’t think he’s stealing my luck. (although if he also applied for the Disney Fellowship, I may really have to kill him. )

Yes I will wait patiently until December to hear about the Disney Fellowship, which I applied for. However, I also applied for another lab. A friend of mine clued me in for another producer’s lab in LA. I sent out my application today, although I applied with a different script than I did for the Latino lab.

I’m taking a little break from the writing to get ready to revise another two scripts and outline a web series I had in mind. Busy as usual, but trying not to burn out and keep perspective on things. So yeah, still not giving up on the goal still trying hard.

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