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When do you move on?

May 14, 2009 Psych 101, QandA

questionmarkI sent my screenplay to a big production company (in London) on their request and have been waiting two months for some type of communication, like did they even receive it?

I don’t want to act too pushy, but when can I let them know I’d like an answer if they are interested or not? How many times can you call/email? I have emailed two times and called once. It is quite frustrating as I would like their female star to play my main character, but I am willing to move on.

— Lorna
Paris

Move on. They already did.

I can’t reduce it to some simple “He’s Just Not That Into You” formula, but two months is far beyond the limit. You followed up. They didn’t. It’s over.

Trust me: I’ve been exactly where you’re at a lot. It sucks. But you’re better off forging ahead than trying to figure out what happened at the incommunicative production company.

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