WORST CRITIC

Genre: Drama

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Logline: An award-winning screenwriter has an efficacious conversation with her biggest fan, who happens to be the worst critic of not just her career but her life.

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Synopsis: Award-Winning Screenwriter Rachel Prier has been gaining a lot of great press in the tabloids lately. She’s the best of the best at what she does. Everyone wants to work with her, and other professionals want to be her. Her fan base is booming, reaching just over 5 million and counting.

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Today starts just like any other. Rachel’s day starts by drinking coffee while checking her emails. One specific email stops her in her tracks, telling her that her social standing is declining. Another email tells her that her personality makes her hard to work with, and fans are losing interest in her and her work. While swallowing the details, she gets an unsolicited and unexpected message from someone calling themselves TenativeTurkey1. This person is also claiming to be her biggest fan. However, as the conversation starts between them, it is identified that they’re not only the biggest fan but also her worst critic. They leave nothing out and poke at all of Rachel’s insecurities, including her weight, self-image, and ranking. It puts a lot of doubt in Rachel’s mind.

What really hits Rachel is when articles start to post about her. They’re calling her harsh things and stating she is why her career is in the trash. She’s made out to be a horrible person. It throws her into a horrific state of mind and induces a panic attack she can’t shake. TentativeTurkey1 calms her down and pulls her out of it. Rachel can’t figure out if her life is one giant mess. What she can decide on is that she will no longer let her insecurities weigh her down.