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I'm thinking of the countless attempts to shut down and any all discussions about patriarchy and misogyny by invoking abstract charges of "gender essentialism", or accusing feminists of thinking all men are inherently evil.
The reality is actually much worse---women's pain isn't seen as real.
![Q: A couple years ago at IDFA, I saw this movie "About a Hero," which is this partly Al-generated hybrid documentary that tries to recreate the atmosphere of your films.
A: The intention of this young filmmaker was never to remake any [of my films], but making something in the spirit. And I immediately said, "You will fail. It is such a stupid idea. It's phenomenally, abysmally stupid. I will not take part in it." He wanted me to explain things and have my voice in it.
I said, "You are alone. There's such a thing as free speech, which I respect. So go ahead and fail." And it is a failure, period.
It's so standardized that Al can step in because there's not real storytelling. It's mimicry of something that has happened before. And I welcome Al to replace all the idiots who are into nothing but repeating, repeating, repeating until it's ad nauseam.
When it's ad nauseam, please, please, please let Al step in and do the job.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5vphilwcf6nunioeyrpxw6g/bafkreibeadpx66jtqlttglhgbgkew6g65haxqngz5yt6p3ybwyi5zney54)
![Dear [Agent],
I’m pleased to submit for your consideration PRESS HEART TO CONTINUE, a 77,000-word new adult e-sports romance with crossover potential for adult readers.
[personalisation]
As the underachieving middle child in a family of prodigies, twenty-one-year-old Cameron Day has always felt like a loser — except in the video game League of Champions, where she dominates the solo-queue leaderboards. So when e-sports team Tower Dive scout her, assuming the player behind the gender-neutral gamertag is a guy, Cam doesn’t correct them. In an industry quick to dismiss women, this could be her one shot at her dream career. All she has to do is keep up the ruse until she’s flown to the team house and gets a fair trial.
Unfortunately, team captain Jacob, burned by an unreliable teammate in the past, is furious Cam lied and convinced she has no place on a professional roster without experience — not with sponsors threatening to pull out if Tower Dive can’t win the upcoming qualifiers. Cam should hate him right back. Instead, she’s drawn to his relentless dedication, irritating good looks, and maddening refusal to let her settle for anything less than her best. Their friction ignites an attraction neither can afford, especially when rumours spread online and Cam risks being accused of sleeping her way onto the roster.
With only two weeks until the qualifier, the mercurial star player she replaced returns, and Cam has to face the fact that she can’t match his quick reflexes. To reach the World Series, keep Tower Dive’s sponsors, and prevent the team from disbanding, Cam must trust what Jacob helps her see: her strength isn’t speed, it’s strategy.
PRESS HEART TO CONTINUE will appeal to readers who enjoy the ambitious heroine of Elle Kennedy’s The Graham Effect, the captain-and-rookie romance of Chelsea Curto’s Face Off, and the women-in-e-sports angle of Alexis Nedd’s Don’t Hate the Player — with an adult edge.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:672dbym5t2u4skt3nr4px53v/bafkreiakydgn67m7bmzuw4jabdvs2bryytoc5ifyqrmkfqqkqo36453lzi)
