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The Most Powerful Story A Screenwriter Tells Is The One They Tell Themselves by Cecilia Najar
The key is how you frame the story, this is the most important thing, how you frame the story of your disappointments.
Film Courage: Let’s say you have a bubble around you, you know who you are, then the bubble gets popped for whatever reason?
Cecilia Najar, Author/Writer: Oh it will, it’ll get popped. Bubbles get popped and it comes from disappointment. Most often you are this close to your most perfect imagined deal, it was a book or with a producer and you’re Aaah! You can taste it and you’re already buying your house in Malibu you’re so excited because all of your dreams have come through, it’s on your list.
The Universe Hates Me
Then something falls apart, that’s the moment where every story that you’ve ever told yourself or anyone’s ever told you about how you’re not going to succeed comes ringing. It’s this echoing voice that you’re afraid that you’re…
