This past May I became the proud recipient of a B.A. in English. Exciting! Now what? That happens to be the third most asked question to an English major, only to be outdone by “Are you going to be a teacher?” and “Can you edit my paper?” To which the misspellings and poor grammar that will inundate this blog can answer for themselves.





Following the conclusion of the school year, the next step in my adventure was a bit of a risk: off to Hollywood, riding a cloud of dreams and aspirations while hoping it didn’t dump a load of rain, sending me crashing to the ground. But in all seriousness, I want to be a screenwriter. That being said, the path to which someone becomes an established purveyor of words in the industry is as varied as they come. Some people win a contest. Others get their script on the Blacklist. You could know someone in the industry who can get your screenplay in front of the right people. Maybe you catch a lucky break and meet an agent who finds your story interesting. There is no specific path and that in itself can make the process that much harder.





This blog isn’t a how-to guide on getting your screenplay sold. To claim I know anything more than you about the topic would be irresponsible. No, this is meant for me to show anyone else who is just as lost as I was when I started this journey the path that I take. I want to show my successes and more importantly, my failures. This is also a way for me to hold myself accountable in achieving my goals instead of chomping down 20-pc chicken nuggets on my bed and wailing over another day without getting words on the page.





So let me provide a little info on the point I’m currently at in this endeavor. I’ve graduated. Check. I’m working as a development intern at a production company. Check. I had two internships at two different production companies last summer. Check. And great and/or terrifying news, I have an interview next week for a mailroom at a talent agency. Check.





I’ve adopted the “get your foot in the door” method and am going from there. In future entries I’ll go into detail about what I did to get my first internship, what to expect and pointers at your internship, as well as any tips I can gather about moving to Los Angeles.





As I continue on I want to take what I learn about the industry and relay it to you all. Always feel free to shoot me an email. To those of you who took the time to read this initial blog post, thank you and I hope you come back for the next one!



