Kevin L Richardson @kevinlrichards4.bsky.social

Or, ... Another interpretation could be - it's not what you know but who you know.

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Glenn Hauman @hauman.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 13, 2023 at 03:56 UTC

Then I'd suggest that what you should know is who to know and how to work with them, or how to work with who you know.

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Neil Gaiman @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com [ View ] Dec 17, 2023 at 14:40 UTC

Not particularly. For example, I got Princess Mononoke to script because Quentin Tarantino when asked told the exec that he should hire me instead. We'd never met. He just liked my work.

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Charles R. Rutledge @crutledge.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 17, 2023 at 14:48 UTC

The second part of the equation is you need to be able to deliver the goods. Anyone who has recommended me for a writing gig thought I could to it well. They're putting their rep on the line by giving you a shot.

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Nalo Hopkinson @nalohop.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 16, 2023 at 17:06 UTC

Often the people who have helped me have been total strangers.

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Aspholessaria @aspholessaria.bsky.social [ View ] Dec 12, 2023 at 09:14 UTC

This is true in so many walks of life. Sadly.

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