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Emerging: How to Eventually Make it in Film & TV

Emerging: How to Eventually Make it in Film & TV

(Not) Giving Up: When should I give up? (on a script, on an agent, or writing in general?)

Emerging: How to Eventually Make it in Film & TV · Sep 2, 2025 · 55:57

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It's one of the hardest questions in writing - when is it time to give up? On a script, on an agent, or even on writing altogether? None of us are about to throw in the towel completely, but it's a punishing business filled with rejection; the question's bound to pop up every now and then. Or in Tray's case, weekly apparently.


When is quitting okay? When do we know it's time to walk away from a script (at least for now)? When do we know something's just not going to happen? At what point does our work ethic shift from tenacity, to just good old fashioned denial? Consider this episode both a pep talk and a bit of a reality check (for all of us!)


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