<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7709525799603919623.post918160405176947188..comments</id><updated>2009-06-16T14:06:25.864-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on LHOOQtius ov Blog: A New Kind of Bit Rot</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.lhooqtius.com/feeds/918160405176947188/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7709525799603919623/918160405176947188/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.lhooqtius.com/2009/06/new-kind-of-bit-rot.html'/><author><name>LHOOQtius ov Borg</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09704995101731304556</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7709525799603919623.post-4498999519931129302</id><published>2009-06-16T08:26:24.598-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-16T08:26:24.598-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Yes, I am very much done with script contests. The...</title><content type='html'>Yes, I am very much done with script contests. There are two ways you can write a script: to sell in the open market or to win competitions. I became a screenwriter to sell scripts, not to win a dog and pony show. Most of the competitions are designed to earn revenue for the competitions, not to help the screenwriter. The very same exposure and access can be obtained by diligently expanding your contact network and reaching out to agents and producers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I say this, of course, after 15 years of banging my head against a wall because it will feel so good when I finally stop.</content><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7709525799603919623/918160405176947188/comments/default/4498999519931129302'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7709525799603919623/918160405176947188/comments/default/4498999519931129302'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.lhooqtius.com/2009/06/new-kind-of-bit-rot.html?showComment=1245165984598#c4498999519931129302' title=''/><author><name>Max</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11754699855325169250</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.lhooqtius.com/2009/06/new-kind-of-bit-rot.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7709525799603919623.post-918160405176947188' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7709525799603919623/posts/default/918160405176947188' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>