As part of the fundraising for my short film, tender, I hosted a series of online creative chats on topics ranging from pitching Film / TV projects to developing a writing process to becoming a professional Film / TV writer. The chats were so popular that I decided to make the recorded versions available for purchase right here on The Create Dally website!

I am not a director. That’s what I used to tell people. Another way for me to hide and deny myself the opportunity to grow as an artist and step out of my comfort zone. 

Enough of that. 

You couldn't have told me four years ago when I was living in my basement apartment in DC frustrated and not writing that I'd see my name on the credits of a major television show. I wouldn't have believed you.

I don't know who needs to hear this, but you're not too old.

Would I recommend this? Hell yeah and hell no! It’s not for everyone, but it’s worked out for me despite the bumps. Here’s what I learned.

There was a time when I had to write. And I see younger writers with that same fiery desire. They have to write. To make sense of the world. That was me. Then something happened. Maybe it wasn’t a something. Maybe it was a that or a them or a those.

Here’s the thing: most creators just want to create. But it’s hard as hell to be a full-time creator. It’s hard as hell to create daily. Shoot, it’s hard as hell to create consistently. Why?

You don’t connect to someone through their happiness. You connect to them through their vulnerability.