Josh Olson, screenwriter of A History of Violence<\/em>, wrote this fantastic article about a non-writer “friend” who asked him, as a favor, to read an outline. <\/p>\n

This explains exactly why writers<\/em> shouldn’t spend free time reading work that isn’t at a peer level. Because the average non-writer douchebag isn’t really interested in notes<\/em>. They just want a gold star. <\/p>\n

Ah<\/em>, and the heart sings. <\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to read the article.<\/p>\n

This gem was forwarded to me by my friend Lisa from my writers’ group. Thanks, Lisa! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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