Our Hot Seats kick back off this week with Vanlyfe by @Elliot Evans. Grab it now and read before Tuesday’s live session at 10 a.m. PST. If you want your script/treatment/pilot in the Hot Seat, DM me and let’s get you the clarity you need to move forward w confidence!

I'm so glad to see this community coming together. I just want to make sure I'm creating resources that actually help. My journey as a writer has taken me through every stage of doubt/second-guessing and wild eyed confidence that flows each and every one of us! So I want to hear what vibes with you! What would be most helpful: - Getting the patient on the table -- finishing that messy first draft - Rewrites -- diagnosing what's broken and how to fix it - Character work -- my Emotional Authorship method (Wound→Lie→Healing) - Pitching & loglines -- grabbing attention without sounding desperate - Procrastination -- working with your brain instead of against it - Consistency over perfection -- showing up matters more than being brilliant. Stop beating yourself up. - Confidence -- facing the blank page when you feel like "who am I kidding?" - The business -- I can bring in my former agent and TV writers who taught at USC/AFI - Writing together -- body doubling sessions. Cams on, 30 minutes, no talking. Just write. - Using AI as a thinking partner -- I've built a GPT based on my coaching that helps you ask better questions about your story. Not to write it for you, but to show you new ways to think about it. Rave reviews from those who have tried it. You can find The Primal Forge GPT here, along with reviews. - Courses -- like The Full Journey (idea to finished script), Character Deep Dive, Rewrite Rescue, others? Drop a comment. What's keeping you up at night? What would actually move the needle for you? Let's make this place what you need it to be. Oh, and don't forget Story Hot Seat Monday at 10 a.m. PST where you bring whatever you're working on and get clear direction on how to move ahead. And we've got a Script Hot Seat with Vanlyfe by @Elliot Evans on Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. You can pick up that script here.

Good people — how was your week? Let’s kick things off with wins. The community has been growing fast, and I spent the last few days deep in the weeds building out the next phase: testing gear, refining workflows, and mapping out how to deliver classes and sessions at a level that actually moves your writing forward. Learned a ton — all of which I’ll be rolling into what we build next. In the meantime, here’s a quick snippet from a podcast I was invited onto. MacBook camera quality is… humbling. Which is exactly why I went down that equipment rabbit hole in the first place. I’m upgrading right alongside you. This week, here’s what’s on deck: - Monday Hot Seat Check-In / Accountability Call - Elliot in the Script Hot Seat with Vanlyfe later in the week - And more sessions queued up — this is just the start. Now — let’s hear your wins. Or your struggles. Both count. Showing up and telling the truth about where you are is the foundation of real change.

Thanks so much for the live call today, David. Really enjoyed it, always love the way these sessions spark new ways of thinking. When @Diane Whiddon brought up procrastination and writing habits, and @David Stem mentioned Big Magic (which I absolutely love), it reminded me of something I’d written a while ago that was sparked from a sentence I said in another community "Procrastination is my rebellion against the divine". It hit a nerve, and I ended up expanding it into a short 175-word piece that was later published by the Society of Scottish Artists. What I’ve realised since is that procrastination isn’t really about laziness, it’s the mind’s rebellion against the unknown. And yet the unknown is where the boon is, where the truth, the surprise, and the magic live. Thank you for creating this space David, and thanks to everyone who shared so openly. You can read the micro-essay here if interested SSA ESSAY PROJECT | SARMED MIRZA | Society of Scottish Artists