Fairy godmothers (and fathers!) needed

As many of you know, I’ve started writing screenplays for adults (Rom-Coms to be exact) alongside writing children’s picture books. The two mediums require similar skills–namely the ability to think and write visually–and the transition is going well. So well, in fact, that I won a scholarship to the Rocaberti Writers’ Retreat earlier this month!

At the retreat, I was mentored by a Hollywood agent, a producer, and a writing coach. Their tuition was a real game-changer for me, and their comments on my work gave me the confidence I needed to continue working on my scripts. I realized I’m not just trying to be a screenwriter–the skills are there, and I CAN make the dream come true by putting in more work and hours on my projects.

Here I am at the retreat, discussing screenwriting late into the evening.

Now the opportunity has arisen to continue the mentoring at another retreat in 2017. In addition to the original mentors, there will be a further mentor, Miles Copeland, former manager of Sting, The Police and R.E.M. You’re probably wondering why a music manager is going to be a mentor at a screenwriting retreat. In a nutshell, Miles has years of experience of getting creative projects off the ground and marketing them. And that’s the next step for me.

It’s all good and well to write screenplays, but if I can’t market myself and get my scripts to the gatekeepers, then my screenwriting is never going to amount to anything. Not to mention, my family is going to have to keep eating beans on toast for the rest of their lives.

I’m sharing this because I’m hoping a few of my friends (and any future friends!) wouldn’t mind giving up the equivalent of a slice of cake and coffee to help me make this dream a reality. I hate to ask for patronage to pursue my work in screenwriting, but that’s effectively what it is. If you’d like to read more about my campaign to raise funds to attend this retreat (along with my budget breakdown), the details can be found here: https://www.gofundme.com/fairy-godmothers-needed-2w93t2fw. Thanks for reading!

Let’s make some magic!