The Waiting Game

So I bit the bullet and called Mr. Agent tonight. I knew he wouldn't take my call because it's pilot season and he's always very busy then. Sure enough, he didn't take the call, so I asked for Mr. Agent II who actually was supposed to read my comedy script referred to by Mr. Agent. Well, Mr. Agent II was working from home, so I left a message I was following up on a script I sent just before Christmas. A few minutes later his assistant calls back to ask me if I could resend my script because it doesn't sound familiar ... Doesn't sound familiar? So, you mean, I waited all this time, worried and fretted for nothing?! ... Okay, fine, of course I'll resend the script.

This has been going on now for six months. Actually, no, for over two years. Let me back up a little bit: Mr. Agent repped the first draft of my comedy script two years ago. He put it on the market, but it didn't sell. Since then, I've rewritten it into a much funnier script. So I sent it to Mr. Agent six months ago. Followed up a month later. He says he doesn't like to read rewrites, it's like watching a movie for a second time. But he said to remind him before the holidays to have someone else in his office read it with "fresh eyes". Fine. In the meantime, do you wanna read my horror/thriller? Sure, I'll read it ASAP. A month later he says horror/thrillers aren't really "his thing". But if Mr. Agent II likes my comedy, he'll read my horror/thriller, too. Okay. So I send my comedy to Mr. Agent II just before Christmas, and here I am .... So, now, I have to wait, yet, another month to follow up! By then, I'll almost be a year older!