The industry can be a funny. It’s full of ups and downs – and often, writers zero in on the downs. They zip through the ups and forget to celebrate. So, I’m taking the space here to celebrate some of the amazing accomplishments from members of the Your Creative Life Community. Behold! This stuff is pretty cool.
MICHAEL ROBIN is now a proud graduate of the Warner Brothers Writers Workshop. He’s working on a feature about toxic Star Wars fandom and pursuing staffing opportunities.
KENYETTA RAELYN SMITH was invited to be a member of Mara Brock Akil’s Writers Colony. She was a participant in the Women’s Weekend Film Challenge Pilot Accelerator in 2021 and is going out for staffing with her latest genre pilot, PRINCE OF PURGATORY.
CARIS VUJCEC’s PEPPER PROJECT web series has been honored 40 times with nominations and/or wins in web series competitions around the world. At DC Web Fest 9 (2021) she was honored with the Inaugural Legacy Creator Award for the work on her show, which she wrote, produced, acted in. She also directed installments of the piece.
GARDINER COMFORT completed principal photography on his film BATTLE RATTLE which he wrote and starred in. His dynamic revised script, talented cast and crew and successful crowdfunding campaign made it possible.
KASHINDA MARCHE has a total of five books on the market, including two novels (available on Amazon) and has founded the non-profit KREATIVE ON PURPOSE whose mission is to provide mental wellness tools to women and girls everywhere.
BETTY SHAMIEH has been commissioned by the Noor Theater to adapt her acclaimed play ROAR into a comedic television pilot called MECCA OF COMEDY. Betty and her project were featured in a recent article in American Theatre Magazine.
CYNTHIA ROBINSON wrote the forward to the anthology: 25 Plays from The Fire This Time Festival: A Decade of Recognition, Resistance, Resilience, Rebirth and Black Theater. The book is available on Amazon. A recent production of her play FREEDOM SUMMER was nominated for a Young-Howse Theater award.
Big Congrats to everyone!!
COACHING DOORS ARE OPEN
With my duties complete on Stargirl Season 3, I’m excited to coach writers of all levels who are looking to sharpen their skills in the TV writing game. Whether you’re a WGA writer climbing the ladder or have yet to get on a show, I’m thrilled to offer grounded guidance, clear, focused advice about career matters, script matters or both! There are only 5 slots available. Details about the offerings are on the website (along with free video, testimonials and articles about the writing life). I continue to offer a free coaching hour for those who haven’t worked with me yet. Just hit me up and we’ll do it.
And right now, there are THREE cool events that you can dive into to sample my mojo:
ASK ME ANYTHING
I’m working with The Creators Writing Room to do an AMA session on Reddit on Wednesday, 3/23 from 10am to 12pm PT. It’s the perfect time to satisfy your TV writing curiosity. Bring your questions about pitching, creating material, interviewing for jobs, networking, and succeeding in the writers’ room. I’m going to dole out what I know, for FREE. Details HERE.
Breaking down the pilot of ATLANTA
Just in time for the 3rd season premiere of Atlanta (one of my favorite shows) I’m going to be talking with Jason Kyle and Lee Aronson (the dudes from The Creators Writing Room) to break down the episode that started it all. This is a great way to zero in on the craft that went into the pilot, unearthing techniques that might help you write your next script. We’ll do this on Tuesday, March 29th at 6pm PT. Suggested donation of $10. Find out more by clicking here.
Everything You Need to Know about Taking Meetings
If that wasn’t enough, I’m doing a 4-week class about Taking Meetings! This online interactive class, in collaboration with my friends at the Creators Writing Room, is tailor made to help emerging and pro TV writers get repped and prepare for meetings with executives and showrunners. Join me for 4 Saturdays in April starting April 2nd. I can’t wait to share some juicy tips and tricks so you can ROCK those meetings before, during and after. These techniques pretty much changed my career. For more info, visit https://www.thecwroom.com/classes.
I hope you’ll join me for one or all of these adventures. Either way, drop me a line to let me know how your writing is going!
