Dad of 2 | Screenwriter | After 13yrs of rejection & $132 to my name, I entered my 1st writing comp & somehow won 25k! Life changed fast. Follow along!
Jan 1 • 21 tweets • 4 min read
Recently, 2 very gifted writers told me they were considering giving up because they couldn't find a rep. It broke my heart. Having a rep is invaluable. But plz do not think ur a failure if u don’t have one. I don’t have one. And I sold more in 2023 than I thought possible.
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(2) *last week I posted this 🧵 & deleted it 2 min later b/c of a snarky comment. A lot of writers DM’d asking to read it. Their response & support has been incredibly moving so I'm reposting - with slightly thicker skin— and going to try harder to follow my own advice in 2024…
Dec 31, 2019 • 14 tweets • 6 min read
(1) Alright #WritingCommunity after moving to LA at 19 & spending 13 yrs banging on doors, 2019 marks my 1st full year as a working writer! 😭🙌🏼🎉 I celebrated, I cried, I learned a TON! A few of this year’s highs included selling my 1st pitch, optioning 2 pilots...
(2) writing 6 eps of a series currently shooting, writing my 1st feature n yrs & attaching 2 badass producers, completing 3 OWAs, writing my favorite pilot yet & closing a deal to develop, produce & write a show based on a popular book series. Woohoo! In the midst of all this...
