Scared Scriptless: A Novel by Alison Sweeney

Author:Alison Sweeney
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction / Contemporary Women, Fiction / Romance / General
Publisher: Hyperion - Acquired Assets
Published: 2014-06-02T16:00:00+00:00

Scene 009

Int. HCP reception—morning

I’m annoyed at myself for being so nervous right now. I’ve sat on this couch a thousand times; the print hanging above the desk is a gift from my parents, for God’s sake. And yet it is taking everything in me to not pace back and forth, pick imaginary lint off my dress, bite my fingernails, or all three. Then a part of me realizes that I kind of like the butterflies in my stomach. I like that it means I really care about how this turns out. As much as I like working as a script supervisor, this is new and exciting… a challenge. And when I think of what it could mean for Wolf, the stakes feel so high. Thinking about those stakes sends me right back into another tailspin of anxiety. I don’t need this pressure, and creative stuff like this has never been my strong suit. I don’t have a freaking artistic bone in my body, and now I want to create a TV show? Who am I kidding? And what if the show doesn’t work?

“He’s going to love it.” Craig’s voice jolts me out of my spiral of self-doubt. I almost forgot he was sitting next to me.

“Yeah, I think you’re right,” I say with false confidence. Yesterday, we went over and over all the elements of the show via e-mail. We worked through several different possible formats, but we have a good, well-thought-out concept. Objectively, I know it’s good, but that didn’t stop me from lying awake last night, playing out the million reasons why this won’t work. For someone who’s never considered herself creative, I was pretty impressed by the extremely imaginative ways I pictured this meeting bombing. Everything from Hogan kicking me out for offending his ears (unlikely) to an earthquake knocking the whole building down (it could happen).

“I watched the video at least ten times yesterday. For a quick rough cut, it’s good. If I do say so myself.” Craig repeatedly taps his laptop. Though he’s been giving a good show, his fidgety behavior makes me realize that he is nervous too. All of a sudden I have compassion for his situation. The stakes are high for him too.

“Great. I made a copy of the video on DVD so we can leave it with him. Oh, and I also made extra copies of the write-up,” I say, digging the crisp folder out of my bag.

“If he takes his time to think about it, we’re golden.” Craig has worked with Hogan for years; he knows him as well as I do. “Hogan never makes snap decisions, so the best thing we can expect is for him to think it over. It would be better not to push him for an answer right away. Just let him mull it over.”

“Okay…”

“We don’t want him to feel pressured into giving an answer right away. And I think it’s better to talk just broad strokes. We want him excited about the overall idea before we start talking about the details of budgets and below-the-line details.

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