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I hate calendars.

Not the 12 month spread of “Hot and Eligible Singles of the Irvine Fire Department” kind, but this kind:

Some people thrive off structure – they may look at this schedule and feel warm and fuzzy inside, knowing that their week has been laid out neatly in front of them.

I look at this schedule and everything inside me tightens up.

When do I have time to think?

When can I digest what I’ve learned from the last meeting, before I have to jump into another one?

If my house is on fire, can I call 9-1-1 and request a specific firefighter? Connor aka Mr. April from the IFD calendar spread is looking good. I just want to know his workout routine.

For a long time, I thought this resentment of structure was just my inner teenager rattling the cages, trying to get out. It is only recently that I’ve realized that maybe I’m meant to do something more than push some numbers around. Once I accepted this, I quickly realized that the cage-rattler wasn’t some teenage rebel – it was my creative side, begging to be set free. From there, it became quickly obvious as to what my medium would be – writing.

I’ve been interested in writing since forever. I’ve had poems published in anthologies, mini essays used as templates for college classes, and even made it to the late stages of a writing contest for a famous late-night talk show host! Not going to lie – none of these “accomplishments” came with a lot of hard work. I want to let my creative side run wild, but I want to feel a sense of accomplishment while doing it – enter screenwriting.

I could write much more here, but I’m pretty sure that no one is reading this to hear my life story. I’m using this blog as a repository for my thoughts and writing process as I work on publishing and submitting scripts to the Netflixes/Brazzers-es/HBOs of the world.

Thanks for reading, and I hope you’ll stick around for screenwriting content. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to create a controlled fire and see if Connor can come through, I heard he’s working today.

IR