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Oslo, where I work. OK, remotely. But this is how it looks while I’m working. Photo credit:
H\u00e5kon von Hirsch@hakonvh<\/a> <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Sorry about not posting yesterday<\/strong>. That will happen from time to time, under the new regime. My schedule is not my own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week I got zero assignments. Null<\/em>, as we say in Norwegian. In the resulting vacuum, I went a little nuts. I developed a sudden mania I\u2019d never had before \u2013 I went out to lunch every day, sometimes to restaurants I\u2019d never visited. I felt I needed to discover my options, up my dining game a little. It passed, thank goodness. I ain\u2019t made of money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yesterday a job came in \u2013 and, not surprisingly, it was a\nbig one with a tight deadline. I always get a little nervous when I take one of\nthose on, because I\u2019m still uncertain of my powers. I live in terror of not\nmeeting a deadline \u2013 causing my boss to fail to deliver on a contract, bringing\nthe whole business down in ignominy. In fact, I\u2019m better than I think, and I don\u2019t\ngenerally have much trouble. I got this job done before I expected to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And today, another job and another tight deadline. But I\nfinished the first draft before supper, and I\u2019ll give it a polish this evening\nand send it off, so they\u2019ll have it in Oslo when business starts tomorrow. No\nsweat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I did sweat, a little. I\u2019m a worrier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

General observations on the Norwegian film industry from my perspective: I\u2019d say 60 to 80% of my work is on scripts concerning spunky single mothers trying to make it in a man\u2019s world. (Even the one I can tell you about, Atlantic Crossing<\/a><\/em>, is about a woman raising her children alone \u2013 though she\u2019s a princess without many career worries.) That scenario appears to be what they think people want to watch just now. I suppose it indicates that the bulk of the audience, both for movies and TV, is women. Which is probably true. But is it cause or effect?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not to say that these scripts are heavy with radical feminism\nor man-hatred. They\u2019re generally pretty good in that regard. It just seems that\nthe production companies want to see stories through women\u2019s eyes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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