Writing takes effort, effort takes skill, and skill takes this carbon rod down it's throat!

[SleepyPlayz 87]

Writing scripts and writing novels, two big things that someone can do that requires a lot of effort. Of course, putting in 100% of your effort into that one thing will eventually discourage someone else from writing for other sources. Writer's block has been hitting Agustin hard, and he didn't know what he wanted to write for his next podcast whatsoever. What could he do, after all? He was just someone who knew very little about what to talk about. He was a follower, in someone's eyes. He sighed, looking up at the ceiling. How did he want to go about this? He wondered to himself, closing his eyes and leaning back. Hm... maybe he'd be able to audibly "visualize" his words, so to speak.

 

 

That's helped him with many of his essays, and he knew that it'd help him out now. He restored his own faith in his writing skills with a little pep talk, the faith in himself flowing again. He felt it. Now, what did he want to talk about? "There are a lot of things I can talk about... I guess I can talk about the most relevant thing to me, the draft." He muttered. The draft was fast approaching, and he needed something to make of it. Something that could help him out, big time. Oh, he knew just what to do. He began typing.

 

"'The draft is an important time to us all.' Wait, no... the draft is important... but it's not important to everyone. How about... 'the draft is important to those who'... who what? Who want to be in the VHL, I guess. 'The draft is an important time for those who wish to be drafted into the VHL. It's something that's a guarantee. Whether it's a teammate of mine, former or not, or for me in general, I think all of us are excited for the draft.' Now, do I talk about actually looking at the mock drafts made by more professional people, or do I make my own based off of those mocks? I guess I can just admit to it, can't I? Yeah, I can. 'Finding yourself on a mock draft is pretty exhilarating, and this goes tenfold when you're in the top of the draft as opposed to those lower on the list. Of course, as someone who browses his position a lot, I can confidently say that I'm very much happy with how people view me, even if they might be wrong about some aspects about me. You can look at CIA's S98 Mock Draft or Thunder's S98 Draft in terms of the floor these players have. One thing you may notice? I'm in the top five in both. Of course, Thunder wrote something brief on me, as I expected, since I'm not the most well known person in the industry. CIA, however, wrote something fun about me; I was similar to Lucy Leitner, someone way above my skill level, going into her 5th season. She's been a consistent player, and I'm surprised to be compared to someone. Hopefully the comparison doesn't mean if I fail, I get boos and everyone hates me.' Wait, that sounds kind of like I'm asking for pity, doesn't it? Now about, instead, 'Hopefully, the comparison doesn't bring in people who look up at me highly. That'd be a real shame for me, since I'm not quite the same player as Leitner.' There, that sounds a lot better. Now that we've talked about the main stuff, what about some filler? Something about… oh, I know. ‘It’s an honor to be ranked highly, and to any curious teams out there, I’d be more than happy to play for you. Just, make sure you let me know that you exist beforehand, I’m not trying to get myself out there by being confused.’ Alright, now let’s just compile it into something that looks professional and readable…

 

And so, he did. He took the Word document that he was working on and he highlighted over the underlines he’d added. They were just “delete this, this makes no sense,” or something along those lines. It was an indicator that he was making something that he probably should at least mildly consider changing the wording of to make him not look like an idiot. He might as well be an idiot for trusting the words of those on the internet, but he didn’t care. He wanted to get something out there after silence. And so, he wrote…

 

“'The draft is an important time for those who wish to be drafted into the VHL. It's something that's a guarantee. Me, former teammates on the Wild to my current teammates here in Mexico City, and the rest of the eligible VHL draftees. We’re all excited to prove to the world that we belong, and we do indeed belong. Finding yourself on various mock drafts is exhilarating, and this goes tenfold for any top ten position on the draft. As someone who browses his position in mock drafts a lot, since I’m very curious where I end up, I’m very happy about how people view me as a talent. Even if they’re wrong about some aspects of me, it’s fun to see write ups of you as a person from outside perspectives instead of your own. You can look at CIA's S98 Mock Draft, a place where you can see actual draft positions, or Thunder's S98 Draft in terms of the floor these players have. Of course, I'm in the top five in both lists. Thunder wrote a brief summary on me, expected since I’m not the best known prospect outside of pure skill, but CIA wrote up something interesting that I had to talk about; that I’m like Lucy Leitner, someone who’s way above my skill level and is going into her 5th season. I’m honored to be compared to someone that highly rated, but I hope it doesn’t bring too high of expectations. That'd be a real shame for me, since I'm not quite the same player as Leitner. Of course, to finish this off, it’s an honor to be ranked highly, and to any curious teams out there, I’d be more than happy to play for you. Just, make sure you let me know that you exist beforehand, I’m not trying to get myself out there by being confused.”

 

He clicked Control and P to print out the script, then got ready with his microphone. He cleared his throat…

[SleepyPlayz 87]

Word Count: 1080 (Google Docs)

 

Claim Count: 2

 

Weeks:

23 Feb 2025

2 Mar 2025