David Young: From Brookside Screenwriter to Young Adult Author “I think the reason I wrote a book that worked was because I had to fucking sell it.” – David Young, Screenwriter/Author Imagine paying off your mortgage with a credit card… Not a good sign. But it was the reality that David had to face after …
Overcoming decades of fear and procrastination: Sophia Bennett’s journey to answering her call as an award-winning writer “My mother let me read whatever I wanted … that’s when I got the first inclination that I wanted to be a writer.” – Sophia Bennett Did you have the same inclination? A crystal clear calling into your …
I’m not a therapist. I’m not an expert on mental health……..But, it (mental health) is something I’m grappling with constantly. I wanted to end this over the New Year. New Year’s Eve to be precise. This came off of the back of a euphoric high a couple of days prior to this depressive low. I …
“Play the fool.” Ethan Hawke I love this quote and it’s a great takeaway from Ethan Hawke’s TED Talk. In fact, this talk is jam packed with great quotes. Here’s another from Ethan Hawke: “If history has taught us anything, the world is an incredibly unreliable critic.” I wish I’d written this particular quote, hell, …
I love Bryan Cranston. Dude made me laugh hard for years in Malcolm in the Middle. Then he gave a nuanced and interesting portrayal of Walter White in Breaking Bad. That show and his character made me confront uncomfortable things about myself. That’s what great storytellers do. I’m about halfway through reading his memoir “A …
It’s 7am. I’m getting up. Doesn’t sound unusual. Thing is, I went down for a nap at 6pm yesterday. I was tired. Again, sounds normal and reasonable. I have long Covid. I tested positive for Covid early December 2020. I was extremely ill for 2 weeks. It’s now the middle of May 2021. I’m still …
I love surprises! Don’t you? I especially love it when those surprises spring from the same well. “oh baby” by LCD Soundsystem. It’s a sublime song. I spoke about the joy of hearing it for the first time in my last post. Another thing that gives me joy is storytelling. Particularly visual storytelling. Films, long …
I love surprises! Don’t you? With my head hunched down at my laptop in a trendy office I hummed “oh baby….” The sounds of hypnotic synths travelled through the room. “What song is this?” I asked my colleague. “It’s ‘oh baby’ by LCD Soundsystem” she replied. For decades I’ve struggled with dissociation*. I’ve found it …
So, I wrote my last blog post “Jump Starting a Car” hoping it’d I could bring some momentum back to this blog. I published it a few days back and shared it several days afterwards. But I wrote it back in November. I didn’t make good on the intentions I set in that post and …
Last year I remember clearly the moment that my artistic journey hit a new stage. I wrote the poem 7 Bar Loop. I wrote this while attending a multi week workshop with Rachel Long. Rachel Long is an incredible poet and arguably the best poetry teacher I’ve ever had the privilege of studying under. She …
