I used to be a hungry writer with ideas, instincts, and zero map. No industry access. No real feedback. No one who could tell me what was alive in my work. I once wrote a magazine piece I thought would be my big break. Got a form rejection. Cried in the shower because I felt like an idiot for believing it might happen. I knew what it felt like to be isolated, broke, scared, and creatively unsure. To write things that were funny but shapeless. To be told the work was clever while knowing you could feel the writer trying too hard on every page. Then I learned three things the hard way. Talent isn't enough. Silence only changes when you take action. And real story doesn't start with structure. It starts with what a character is avoiding. Those lessons carried me through a 30+ year career writing and rewriting for major studios. Shrek 2. Jimmy Neutron. Disenchanted. Walking red carpets. Watching movies premiere. And eventually building this groovy little place to help serious screenwriters get the process, courage, and professional direction I wish I'd had when I was starting out. Want the process I wish someone had handed me back then? Comment YES and I'll send you the details.

I have a general question. Before you pursue writing a script, what are the elements that make you decide to pursue that idea? Is it a story idea? A character idea? Is there a statement you want to make into the world? Is there a particular concept you find interesting and therefore you now want to dive in? Or do you have a small idea that you like, but you have no clue where it's going to take you in the story? Just curious. Thanks.

🔊🔊🔊 Update - the Dark Drafts Discord server has been created! You can join here: https://discord.gg/79GKZ8RT3 Hey friends, interested in syncing up with a few horror/thriller/sci-fi people (can expand, I love everything) to sync up in a small writers group where we read each others stuff and like a 1/week check in. Would be awesome to get a lil feedback group going before table reads etc. @David Stem or Mods pls feel free to delete if not the place for this. But would be awesome to have a partner or few to just get feedback before shipping to @Chad Desrochers for table reads.

Working on an exciting project that will help many Forgers write the screenplay of their dreams, plus market it when done. Anyone excited?