Fletcher Gibson: Actor and screenwriter in San Diego, California.

Just reintroducing myself to you. I'm a screenwriter, storyboard artist in the northwest part of the USA. A few months back one of my screenplays was a semifinalist along with a bunch of others in a competition. the name will remain unlisted. Anyway, my goal is to find a manager or someone that will take a chance and guide me through the maze known as Hollywood. If not, it's still fun writing and coming up with twisted ideas. So, what's going on in your life?

Good morning, all. I put my acting and videography goals on hold when I joined the Navy 14 years ago, but I never stopped writing, even if it was only "part time" as deployments allowed. One of my biggest regrets was meeting Ben Affleck during a USO visit on USS Enterprise and NOT taking the opportunity to talk about screenwriting and the then-new Project Greenlight. Since then, I never wanted to pass up the chance to meet people in the industry. Now that I'm retired from the Navy, I'm looking to put more time into my writing. I've found active writing groups are the best aid to me finishing scripts and look forward to working with other writers here to get our stuff into shape. I also have zero business sense, so the idea of a place where I can find guidance and mentorship in marketing my works is a very attractive one.

Hey Community! I wanted to share my recent experience with the online pitchfest. For the first time ever I pitched my 1hr TV pilot to an executive via Skype. I was nervous, yet confident in the pitch because I prepared for hours. I was ready to go! After a moment of confusion, due to some technical glitches, I launched into the pitch and noticed that the executive was looking at something off screen. I pressed on in order to put it all out there in the allotted 8 mins. I finished the pitch with room for some Q&A....There was none. I thanked them for their time and mentioned the feedback I was looking forward to. Within hours the feedback came... Along with the fear, doubt, and disbelief. I was crushed to see that the feedback--ultimately the executive wasn't engaged in the pitch! "Of course, they weren't because they were distracted!", I thought. I immediately launched into the slef-blame game. Believing it was totally all my fault and I wasn't engaging enough I allowed someone who has known me for less than 8 minutes destroy the trust I'd built for myself and my craft for over a decade! I made the feedback mean I wasn't good enough, when in reality all that happened was: "I pitched a story to an executive that was multitasking and then I got feedback on what they heard." With more pitches coming up, I absolutely needed to restore my trust, compassion and self-confidence, and leave the experience behind me so that I could pitch with passion again. By stripping away all the commentary, I got to put my experience in perspective and chose an empowering context for myself to push forward. For those in the trenches pitching with passion, keep pushing past the fear, doubt and disbelief. Thanks for reading!

I am new to this site and working on a horror/comedy script since 2013. I would love any feedback. I am from North Conway, NH and pursuing a Masters in Nursing Degree.

Hi Fletcher. I'm RB, Founder and CEO of Stage 32. As a screenwriter, producer, actor and filmmaker, I know first-hand the challenges all creatives face finding work, landing representation, launching projects, securing funding and simply making the connections that will make a difference in their careers. That's why I created Stage 32. Since our launch in September of 2011, the community has grown to 400,000+ members representing every country on the planet making Stage 32 the social network uniquely populated with the most creative people on Earth.

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