Not the easy answer. The real one. Are you here to finish a script? Land a paid gig? Build a network? Learn the business? Or are you here hoping that proximity to other writers will somehow make the work easier? Here's the thing: making it as a screenwriter or filmmaker requires you to be brutally honest with yourself about where you are, what you actually want, and what's actually standing in your way. Not the story you tell yourself. The truth. The community can give you feedback, accountability, and connections. But it can't want your career for you. It can't do the writing when you don't feel like it. It can't pitch your project or build your portfolio. So tell us — **what do you actually want to gain from being here?** And more importantly, **are you willing to do what it takes to get it?**

This month's Feedback Friday session is your chance to get live, constructive feedback on your project — whether it's a logline that needs sharpening, scenes that aren't landing, or a pilot that feels stuck. The writers who get the most from these sessions come prepared. They know their story, they know their questions, and they're ready to work. If you're writing in circles or second-guessing every page, this is where you break through. And if you're looking for one-on-one assistants, then join one of our paid memberships.

If you have a short script or a short film that needs finishing funds, consider Shore Scripts Short Film Fund. They will award a $15,000 cash production grant to one short script and $4,000 cash in finishing funds to one short film in post-production. We accept narrative short scripts and films (live action & animation), including proof-of-concept shorts for features & TV shows, from writers, producers, and directors around the world. Final Deadline is May 4th! The Short Film Fund offers an opportunity for emerging screenwriters and filmmakers to receive much-needed financial support to get their work produced and distributed. Our partnerships with ARRI Rental, Oscar-nominated producer Maria Gracia Turgeon, and Tribeca short film programmer Kimberley Browning elevate the films that come through our Fund with free camera equipment, mentorship, and film festival strategy.

I'm genuinely amazed at how The StoryTellers Hub has grown in just over five months. We started as a small group of writers figuring it out together, and now we're 240 members strong. To everyone who shows up, posts, gives feedback, and keeps this community alive, especially those of you who've been here since day one — thank you. As we keep building, you'll see more videos diving into the topics you care about most. The craft deep-dives, the industry breakdowns, the format explorations — it's all coming. In the meantime, dive into everything waiting for you in the Classroom and lock in your spot for upcoming events on the Calendar. There's a lot here already.

Members — our Writers' Room/Director's Chair meeting is Saturday at 9:30 AM EST. This is where projects get shaped, you get actionable feedback, and momentum is built. If you're not in the room, you're missing the push that turns ideas into finished scripts. Right after, at 10:30 AM EST, our Co-Writing Session opens to everyone. Come get some words on the page, and feel the accountability that comes from writing alongside other Storytellers. Join the membership and get full access to the Writers' Room, feedback sessions, and everything else we build together.