the irony being that two gangs dressed as mexican wrestlers resort to a nacho libre fight - the underdogs proving their right to wear the masks.

That's twisting my words. The irony is obvious.

the irony being that two gangs dressed as mexican wrestlers resort to a nacho libre fight

So you didn't actually use my exact words at all? You changed the very word which helps frame the irony.

Why?

Look, I'm so glad this has happened.

This is exactly why I've stated a few times that I'm not looking for peer feedback.

I avoided engaging with members here as much as possible. I was called out for that and told to stand up for myself. I finally find the strength and energy to engage on here and it's immediately nitpicked and twisted into a pedantic debate.

I'm simply not interested. You may thrive off this but it wears me down. Thanks for ruining another writer's day and driving a member away from this discussion board.

Or if you were a world class tennis player, and someone murdered you with a racket.

I loved the opening to this, full of great atmosphere. You're a talented writer. You really know how to set a scene. Everything went well until the other robbers showed up and then things went a little slapstick for me. Some nice writing on show though, with the right story, you could really leave a mark.

I find it ironic you write this and he focuses on that.

As per my previous replies in other threads, your feedback is very much appreciated but I'm not looking for peer reviews and don't want to waste people's time.
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A lot of people get irony wrong and it really is all Alanis Morissette's fault. .

La Llorona aims for the Guy's head. Point blank. BANG! Clean
up on aisle three. The Woman screams. La Llorana screams
back at her amused.

Thanks for your kind words. They are appreciated. I have no beef with anyone here. As stated by Dustin, I do have a very fragile ego. I have taken my meds now.

I have noticed your respectful response to my not taking part in peer feedback and I do appreciate it. It's been a real shame that I've had to action my no-solicited-feedback policy on Simply Scripts as it is one of the most courteous communities I've seen blessed with a high degree of talent. Although I've only been writing since 2012, I have been through the feedback mill and developed a degree of indifference to both overly kind and overly curt responses. First through the Blacklist, then Amazon Studios, Done Deal Pro, Stage 32, ScriptNoted, plus of course competition feedback. Like most writers who share their work, I've been cut down many times, sometimes for my own good, sometimes in exchange for payment, and sometimes for another's satisfaction.

I love engaging with other writers and talking craft. I'm lucky enough to have a good reputation within communities like Stage 32 where I've made many dear friends, some of which also frequent this forum. I'm very passionate about screenwriting and spend a lot of my time studying elements of it. What I don't like doing is focusing on an individual's work, be it mine or anybody else's. This is for a multitude of reasons based on my own experience of peer-feedback.

My writing is like greasy diner burgers, cheap and nasty. I'm happiest in that zone for some reason. I also struggle a great deal with spelling and grammar. I don't know why this is, but it's akin to a love of playing instruments with a fundamental difficulty reading and writing music - it's incredibly frustrating and has haunted me all my life. It's one of the core reasons I didn't attempt writing as a hobby until a few years ago. Compounding these issues is my obvious preferred tone and influences. Historically feedback has always pulled me off target and caused me to chase my tail, sometimes to the detriment of my scripts which end up in a conflicted state.

Basically, and this may come across as somewhat selfish, I'd rather be a happy writer first and a better writer second. My philosophy is that the former leads to the latter. Plus ignorance is bliss, and I'm not chasing any kind of screenwriting career.

When it comes to giving feedback, I do find time to do this privately with a few contacts. I would like to do it more for those that request it, and I'd love to be a part of Shootin' The Shorts at some point, but I'm just not in the place to do that right now.

This all said, I do hope to interact more here as I'm so impressed with the discussions I've seen, but life is getting in the way right now and there's a few hurdles to get over yet. But sincerely, I appreciate the sentiment of what you are saying, and do aim to contribute more proactively in the future.