Forum - Recent Posts https://thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/community/ Discussion Board en-US Fri, 24 Apr 2026 18:13:22 +0000 wpForo 60 Career Advice https://thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/community/screenwriting-questions/career-advice/#post-625 Sun, 23 Nov 2025 23:50:01 +0000 Hi, I guess I'm looking for some advice on my career path. I love writing cause it allows me to express what I can't in words. But this time it has failed me, I have tried so hard to express to people, family, people who work with me my career, my goal, I loving writing, but I love working towards a goal, I'm not just writing to write. but they don't get it, I wanna start a company, I live in a pretty Spanish/white city in Massachusetts, and I am determined to start my career here, away from Hollywood because of the type of stories I write. I wrote stories that have black leads, lesbians characters, a pretty diverse array of characters in my stories, and I have told them that I like to celebrate finishing a pilot cause they tend to be hard for me, or when I finish a script, or find someway to reach my goal. but it's the same, one in a million, I feel crazy or delusional when ever they say words like that or that I need to think reality. But for me, this is reality, I'm thinking about quitting and the sight of quitting something that helped me so much is like ripping my soul my out. You know, I have worked hard, I've hit road blocks ands found new paths. But I know my specific goal is not everyone's goal, my goal is not to wait until I'm 50 or 30 when my energy and drive is not as high as it is right now. I think cause I'm young I have a unique position and determination. Writings hard, especially screenwriting, but it comes easy to me. and today I was told that cause my family is biased, my writing is good to them, and to me, but not to everyone else, and it basically felt like they were saying my writing is trash but they love me. And now it seems a little pointless to write, to do anything screenwriting related if the goal I'm working towards to create more seats for black writers and people of color, of orientations and all. Cause Hollywoods kind of outdated and an elite force. It Just doesn't seem like i should do it. I don't know, feeling hopeless and I'm looking for career advice, maybe I'm being stupid, maybe it's not worth it. maybe I'm not working hard enough. I just know my writing is better than the writing that seasoned screenwriters have. And it may sound cocky, but I've been writing since the 8th grade, I only decided to be a screenwriter in high school when everyone said I should. including my family. ad I was in my high school journalism class, and he loved my writing.So, any advice would help, I guess.

]]> African Apollo https://thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/community/screenwriting-questions/career-advice/#post-625 RE: I finished a vomit draft yesterday https://thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/community/screenwriting-questions/i-finished-a-vomit-draft-yesterday/#post-556 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 18:05:59 +0000 I mean that's kind of sexy

 

]]> Geoffrey D. Calhoun https://thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/community/screenwriting-questions/i-finished-a-vomit-draft-yesterday/#post-556 RE: I finished a vomit draft yesterday https://thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/community/screenwriting-questions/i-finished-a-vomit-draft-yesterday/#post-550 Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:52:51 +0000 That’s how the Remarkable works. I upload a pdf to it- and can mark it up with the stylus.

]]> obryantcj https://thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/community/screenwriting-questions/i-finished-a-vomit-draft-yesterday/#post-550 RE: I finished a vomit draft yesterday https://thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/community/screenwriting-questions/i-finished-a-vomit-draft-yesterday/#post-548 Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:44:53 +0000 Instead of printing I will export to PDF and read it. For some reaso I can see all of the flaws that way. It's the strangest thing.

]]> Geoffrey D. Calhoun https://thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/community/screenwriting-questions/i-finished-a-vomit-draft-yesterday/#post-548 RE: Writer-Directors recasting actors https://thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/community/screenwriting-questions/writer-directors-recasting-actors/#post-547 Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:43:55 +0000 That's a really good point as well! Of course there are always actors out there who are essentially playing themselves in every part. So that doesn't help!

]]> Geoffrey D. Calhoun https://thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/community/screenwriting-questions/writer-directors-recasting-actors/#post-547 RE: Writer-Directors recasting actors https://thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/community/screenwriting-questions/writer-directors-recasting-actors/#post-543 Tue, 21 Nov 2023 20:36:49 +0000 That’s 100% true for Usher. OMG. She was fantastic!

]]> imlad11 https://thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/community/screenwriting-questions/writer-directors-recasting-actors/#post-543 RE: I finished a vomit draft yesterday https://thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/community/screenwriting-questions/i-finished-a-vomit-draft-yesterday/#post-542 Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:50:50 +0000 Also, I believe the new Kindle Scribe from Amazon does the same thing, but I haven’t used it yet so I can’t speak to it.

I can say the Remarkable has saved thousands of dollars on paper, red ink pens, ink cartridges for my printer, clutter from all those printed pages, and given me a way to save all previous drafts. :)

]]> obryantcj https://thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/community/screenwriting-questions/i-finished-a-vomit-draft-yesterday/#post-542 RE: I finished a vomit draft yesterday https://thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/community/screenwriting-questions/i-finished-a-vomit-draft-yesterday/#post-541 Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:49:09 +0000 Thank you. 

As to the Remarkable, see the below link:

https://remarkable.com/store/remarkable-2

 

]]> obryantcj https://thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/community/screenwriting-questions/i-finished-a-vomit-draft-yesterday/#post-541 RE: Writer-Directors recasting actors https://thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/community/screenwriting-questions/writer-directors-recasting-actors/#post-539 Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:41:08 +0000 If the actor is good, the hope would be you stop seeing them and see the character they portray instead.

I know it can get to be a bit much if you see them over and over again. 

But for me, I swear, I really felt like Kate Siegel played such different parts in those shows I honestly didn’t recognize her at first.

]]> obryantcj https://thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/community/screenwriting-questions/writer-directors-recasting-actors/#post-539 RE: I finished a vomit draft yesterday https://thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/community/screenwriting-questions/i-finished-a-vomit-draft-yesterday/#post-538 Tue, 21 Nov 2023 12:38:47 +0000 What is the Remarkable? And serious high five vibes. 🖐️ 

]]> imlad11 https://thesuccessfulscreenwriter.com/community/screenwriting-questions/i-finished-a-vomit-draft-yesterday/#post-538