I've got my head down this week, prepping for the Emotional Authorship Seminar - aka What They Don't Teach You in Film School ... where I'm going to take students through exactly how I analyze projects at studios. How I create primal character dynamics that take those scripts to the next level and finally get them green lit! So I might be a little quiet here this week as I build that seminar out since this is the first in a series I'll be teaching. And I want everything to be absolutely top notch. What's on your plate and what are you determined to bring to the table this week? Let's get specific about our goals, so we don't get lost in the holiday shuffle. Now, don't get me wrong, it's incredibly important to be able to show up and appreciate everything we have to be grateful for during this time of year. But if we can keep plodding and plotting our way through December, we'll be able to enter the new year with a whole new energy vs having to play catch up. Drop your goals below!

What a great example of the hero and heroine's internal journey that mirror my own. And not just Shrek's emotional arc but other characters had relatable mini internal struggles. So happy it just happened to come on. It was followed by Shrek 3 which to me had a largely different tone than Shrek 2. We're in such good hands with @David Stem

Just wanted to make an extra post so you guys see this. Was at 11:30. I got pulled into a meeting so will be available at 1. Who's in?

This Reddit post could literally be an ad for my message in this community! Read this and drop your thoughts below!

December is a month when too many writers go to war with themselves. We look at the year, decide we “didn’t do enough,” and suddenly want to finish strong with some massive push… right as the holidays knock every routine sideways. Then the guilt kicks in. Not writing enough. Writing too much and missing family moments. Either way, we lose. But if you shift the mindset, December can be a powerful month — not because you grind harder, but because you get clearer and more present. My daughter just headed back to NYU after Thanksgiving. We had a great visit. I was genuinely present, and I’m grateful for that. Now I’m back at the desk setting my December goals — for the work and for my life — and I want this community thinking the same way. Here’s the frame: 1️⃣ Pick one North Star for your creative work. Something meaningful enough that hitting it would feel like a real win. A draft. A rewrite milestone. A character breakthrough. One thing that moves your story forward. 2️⃣ Pick one North Star for your life. Something simple but intentional: being present with family, slowing down your mornings, protecting one night a week from screens, finishing the year grounded instead of frantic. Not everything — just one thing that matters. 3️⃣ Break both goals into small, doable moves. Weekly checkpoints. Daily actions that fit inside December, not some fantasy sprint version of it. Write a page. Make a call. Take a walk. One beat at a time. 4️⃣ Grant yourself the grace to hold both. You can honor your work without disappearing into it. You can show up for your people without abandoning your creative life. This isn’t a tug-of-war — it’s a rhythm. So here’s the invitation: What are your December goals — for writing AND for your life? Drop them below. Name the big ones that really matter to you. Then break them into small moments you can actually execute. If you want help shaping them, tag me — that’s what I’m here for. Let’s close the year intentional, grounded, and present on both fronts.