Accountability Thread -- Let's get clear on our goals, take over world

David Stem

Oct 21 • General discussion

“No one suspects the days to be gods.” — Emerson

“Do not hurry; do not rest.” — Goethe

Those are the opening lines of Annie Dillard’s The Writing Life. A small book that contains entire worlds.

Just writing about it gives me chills — it’s meant that much to me on my journey.

Just show up. Do the work.

There will be good days and bad ones. But how you spend your days is how you spend your life. Consistent effort is everything.

A lot of you came here because of that TikTok I posted — the one about scripts that look like disaster zones. Where you think you’ve built something solid… then realize it’s not working, and you don’t know why.

That’s every writer’s journey.

We all need someone who can see what we can’t see in our own work. That’s why we’re here.

So let’s get specific. Let’s get accountable.

I’ll start.

I’m building this community because I knew — I felt — there was a hunger for a space like this. The reaction to that video proved it: writers are craving honest mentorship, real feedback, and a place to learn how to diagnose their own scripts and level up.

So thank you all for showing up.

Personally, I just finished a psychological thriller I’m getting ready to take to market, plus a horror project I may shoot a short proof-of-concept for.

And on the other end of the spectrum — I’m building a family-media company, leveraging the last 20 years I’ve spent writing in that space. Plan: capitalize on the credibility I've nurtured, take over world.

Like most of you, I’ve got a lot going on — and focus is the first casualty of creativity. That’s why this thread exists.

Here’s the deal:

Drop a comment and tell us: