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Career Advice

African Apollo — 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 Cause Hollywoods kind of outdated and an elite force.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.

I finished a vomit draft yesterday

obryantcj — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 13:19:19 +0000

Basking in the glow of typing those magic words… “The End.”

Letting it sit for a few days before I go back in to edit.

I used to always be a print it out and take the red pen to it kinda guy, but a friend turned me on to the Remarkable and I haven’t actually printed a script page since.

Writer-Directors recasting actors

imlad11 — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 23:49:54 +0000

Hey folks, I have been binging Mike Flanagan's works on Netflix. And, he recasts so many actors in his works, such as his amazing wife, Kate Siegal, Henry Thomas and Carla Gugino. Martin Scorsese does the same thing with Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert DeNiro.

Why do you think Writer/Directors do this? Would you do this?

Beware

obryantcj — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 16:46:23 +0000

I got an email today from a “name” contest with the subject line that said:

”Want to be a Paid Writer”

no contest can guarantee that.

It sickens me when companies do this.

Logline for "Truthies"

robtobin — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 13:35:07 +0000

The American President is infected with a virus that forces him to always tell the truth… and he’s contagious! Dark forces gather to kill him and his followers.

Script Summit 2023 Winners

Geoffrey D. Calhoun — Sun, 30 Jul 2023 19:02:56 +0000

Who here is on Bluesky?

obryantcj — Wed, 26 Jul 2023 11:49:19 +0000

I just joined, my handle is @obryantcj (just like on Twitter).

Dramatist

obryantcj — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:56:50 +0000

Ok Geoffrey, what’s it take to become rated as a Dramatist? ;)

Fran’s speech SAG strike

obryantcj — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:55:19 +0000

I was never a fan of The Nanny. It just wasn’t my kinda show. My wife loves it and occasionally rewatches it. I usually scroll Twitter on my phone while she does so.

I watched Mrs. Drescher’s passionate speech on why SAG is going on strike tonight and stuck around to watch the QnA with the press.

Im really hoping Fran runs for public office at this point. I don’t care what political party - if she can bring that kind of communication, passion and oratory greatness - I’m voting for her!

The Bear

obryantcj — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:51:52 +0000

Look, I know, I know — everyone is telling you to go watch this show, and you know what?

I am too.

This show is pure magic. It should honestly not be allowed to be as good as it is.

this considered a comedy and yet Season 2 - episode 6 is perhaps the most intense thing I have ever watched in my life.

Watch this.

I’d pay a premium to watch this.