I’m not a huge circus fan but I seem to spend a lot of time juggling. And it’s kinda driving me nuts.
I’m simultaneously working on three projects (including a writing/developing brand new one), taking meetings, prepping to (gasp) start pitching and trying to maintain everything in, well, life. Did I mention I’m also thinking about filming a couple of mini-shorts?
Something’s gotta give.
What makes AMC’s The Walking Dead so damn good?
Well, everything. But let me break it down for purposes of explanation.
First and foremost is the writing, of course; and as a writer, I thoroughly appreciate and admire the painstaking attention-to-detail and realism that the writers pour into every script.
by Angelo J. Bell
If you’re a writer (notice I’m not saying ‘aspiring’ writer – a writer writes, if you write you’re a writer) it’s more than possible you’re at a time in your writing career where you have all kinds of obligations and responsibilities like putting food on the table, paying rent, maintaining a car or maybe going to school or a whole lot of other things.
It may be a novel you’re writing or a screenplay or articles for magazines or non-fiction instructional books to help others. Whatever it is it could be you’re juggling like mad and trying to figure out how to write a novel or script or whatever while you’re holding down a full time job or going to school full time.
Every writer no doubt has his or her own method of coping. I’m a full time writer now, but I’ll pass along a few things I did along the way. Some you probably won’t like to hear (there can be sacrifice involved in being a writer), others will seem more workable. Still others might just jump-start an idea that will work for you while you’re madly juggling.
It’s 1 week since the official start of this year’s National Hispanic Media Coalition Fellowship (sponsored by ABC and NBC). This program was started 13 years ago by Alex Nogales, who hoped to change the TV landscape in regards to stereotypical portrayals of Latinos.
(Interesting Note: You don’t have to be Latino to submit to the program).
There is a fast-growing homework load, as well as some networking events that have already led to some doors opening. I have to watch and read at least two episodes of each show that other fellowship winners are writing: BROOKLYN 99, ORANGE IS THE NEW BACK, THE KNICK, SLEEPY HOLLOW, THE BLACKLIST, ARROW.