Two Lies, Two Friends, Two Days

As a writer, it's difficult to stay out of your own head.  It is for me because I am always there.  So from time to time I will reach out to friends to get away from the endless loop running in my mind.

I reached out to a "friend" just wanting to be apart of society and she shut me down!  It's not as dramatic as it sounds.  Her excuse for not wanting me to attend her super bowl party was that it was only for "family."

I spent all day Saturday working on my latest pilot.  I felt I was making some headway because the flow was continuous, an unending stream of scenes and plots hitting the page.  At the end of the day I sent it to a "friend" as she wanted to read it.  Twenty minutes later, she said it was really good and I had improved.

Friend one didn't want me to attend because my ex was going to be there.  That's the thing about friendships gained while dating someone.  The friends are placed in an awkward position when the relationship ends.  I would rather the friend tell me that "Jim's going to be there and I don't think it's a good idea for you to come."  I would rather hear that than a lie.

Friend two read the first two pages and said that she liked the fact that I wove historical speeches in my story.  That would have been a solid comment if I hadn't already done that before in the last 40 drafts!

Two Lies, Two Friends, Two Days.