I didn't come back to just settle. I came back to tell people what I wanted to do and to really push myself.

One of our dreams had to die for the other's to survive.

But on this night … something sparked in her. She was intrigued by the premise, the emotion, and how passionately I spoke about the story. She asked if she could experience it, too. She wanted to play.

Looking at my own kiddo across the couch, that’s where my deepest fear came to light.

Writing is not a choice, but a lifestyle and you get out of it what you put into it.

I want to clear a little space in whatever forest I’m in and be like, I’m making a camp for the weirdos, and you can come if you want.

It may sound obvious to have to preach, but every creator and every streamer should always be asking, “How can we do better?”

As I watch her struggle down the long, dark hallway to their bedroom, I'm thinking about love and the liars it makes of us all.

... first, write that script. But it takes more than the script.

... time-bound movies can yield uniquely interesting stories and characters.

... it would be so nice if we as writers didn’t have to fight so hard to get our projects made. But as Sun Tzu might remind us, wishing your enemy wouldn’t resist isn’t a strategy.

Encased in glass at the end of the room, the door pulsed. He gripped the knob that was hot to the touch from the sun. But he managed to turn it and swung open the door, peering into an endless blackness that existed on the other side.

Unless you’ve got a Business Degree in your back pocket, the idea can feel a bit overwhelming. It’s okay, I’m right there with you—so are a lot of other Creatives.

You feel as if you’re in a rip current, paddling and paddling, yet getting farther from your goals.

... horror has long been one of the most evergreen genres, both as a crowd-pleaser and as a way for emerging writers to cut their teeth in the entertainment and publishing industries.