I’m sitting here at my laptop listening to the click clack of the ceiling fan; impatiently waiting to hear which of the script writers who submitted to a particular contest that closed December 31 will be chosen to receive free feedback. The contest coordinator/script reader said he would decide by the end of the month. (Why can’t this month have 28 days instead of 31?)
The Wait is the most difficult part of any contest for me, especially when it takes a long time for a decision. On the one hand the longer it takes: the better the chances because it means the choices are harder. But this waiting stifles my creativity because I keep wanting to know just like a mystery book reader or horror movie watcher who doesn’t know “who done it!”
The click clack of the ceiling fan reminds me of a ticking clock that just isn’t clicking the time away fast enough. Oh well, enough angst — back to work!
Do they wait until the very last minute on purpose to make everybody sweat more?
That is a possibility, but I’m hoping that it’s because I’ve written such terrific stuff that they can’t decide whom to choose. That’s why I was so happy when my haiku for Shall We Dance? was a runner-up for http://bestforfilm.com/film-blog/hollywood-haikus-2011-competition-winners/ and when my wine poem Wine Connoisseurs was posted on the Judd’s Hill website
http://www.juddshill.com/scripts/cpg.cfm?id=8
Can’t wait to find out about these submissions. Now the results are supposed to be announced in February which is good considerating January’s over.