In the early 1990's, I walked away from
the entertainment industry. I was burnt out and disillusioned.
Instead, I focused on my fiction and my spirituality. Although it
those years were very healing and fulfilling, there was still
something missing.
In 2003, I was able to translate my
television and writing experience into producing digital videos. At
first I just promoted my work. However, my reputation for producing
quality quickly spread. Other authors, PR firms, and publishers were
reaching out to me to market their books.
I reached a major bend in that road in
2008. The writing on Days of Our Lives went from bad to worse. Me
being me I couldn't just sit by and quietly watch the hack writing
destroy one of my favorite shows. Instead, I wrote alternative
storylines and posted them on the NBC Days of Our Lives board. I
was just trying to be snarky and prove that there are much better
writers out there. Most of the responses were positive. Nearly all
wanted to read more. So I continued telling the story. As simplistic
as it may seem, it was a very important turning point in my life.
(You can read the Days of our Lives script by going here and clicking the Adobe
symbol. The PDF file still isn't up to industry standards. But it
is just to tell the story. It is not a job presentation. If you are
looking to hire me, please contact me directly. I have much better
work available.)
Each "episode" only cost be a
couple of two-three hours. It was mostly for fun. Originally, I
never did consider it to be anything more, which is why I didn't
bother making the scripts an industry standard presentation.
However, many people wanted me to apple for the head writer gig.
Eventually, I did clean up a presentation and apply. Luckily, I
wasn't hired.
I say luckily, because if I had been, I
wouldn't have rewritten Never Can Say Good-bye or created the other
projects that have followed. Nor would I have started producing
again. I am so very grateful to the Days of Our Lives fans, who
encouraged me, but I'm even more thankful to Ken Corday for turning
me down.
The past seven years have been scary
and frustrating, but they have also been the most amazing years of my
life. I have been challenged by my own fears and the many con
artists, who tried to capitalize on my work. I was forced to find
the true meaning of me. It wasn't always easy. There were many
tears shed. Many times I screamed in anger, fear, and frustration.
Many times I just wanted to give up. Like I said it wasn't easy, but
it was worth it.
Recently, I realized that what I lost
wasn't my love of the industry, but my belief in myself. I allowed
others to change how I saw me and my talent. I had always been a
doer. I set my goals. Then I achieved them. When people told me
that it was impossible. I'd laugh and then just did it. Mostly I did
it so well, that they naysayers looked stupid. This reminder was
brought home recently after a snow storm. I had to go out. It never
occurred to me that I wouldn't be able to get out. I just drove out
of my driveway through the foot and half of snow. On the way back
home, a glimmer of doubt about getting back in wafted through my
mind. It was casually brushed aside and I pulled easily into my
driveway.
We do what we believe we can. If we
think we can't then we won't. It's that simple.
I have come back to the industry much
stronger and wiser than before. I am a writer, producer, and editor
that the entertainment world both desires and fears at the same time.
I am a creative with a keen business sense. As a writer, I create
original work. As a producer, I pull together the people and
resources needed to produce a quality project. My business sense
keeps the budget low enough to make a profit, while still being able
to keep the production values high. I have a common sense no
nonsense attitude that doesn't waste time, energy, or money. I have
the courage to be innovative and challenge the status quo, which is
why the current insiders both need and fear people like me.
Love can be a blessing or the curse that destroys an entire town.
Have
you ever met someone and suddenly felt love or hate? Did you wonder
why? What if you had forgotten the reason? Would you want to remember if
it could save you life?
Never Can Say Good-bye is a paranormal thriller-horror that combines a traditional ghost story with unique twists.
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