Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
I've Got The Dreamer's Disease
So I'm in this twenty-something stage of life that is infamous for being so full of confusion and uncertainty.
As much as it may sometimes seem, I know I'm not alone in this struggle. I'd say most, if not all, of my friends are going through something similar. And I'd venture that anyone who had even the slightest ambition at my age has gone through it as well.
My personal story is this:
I just graduated from the University of Georgia with a journalism degree. I had an amazing college experience socially, educationally and financially. Meaning I had some of the best friends anyone could have, I enjoyed my major and had a passion for the things I was learning about and I was able to complete my degree without taking out a single student loan. I interned at some amazing companies and built up my resumé. I even studied abroad for a summer. Basically, if you asked me a year ago, I'd say that I could not have taken more advantage of my time at school.
The problem? I now want to switch career paths. I have always loved writing which is why I chose a career path in journalism. But earlier this year I realized my passion for writing was strongest when dealing with creative writing, particularly screenwriting. I always planned to go into screenwriting one day, I always thought it'd be a nice hobby on the side of an editorial position of a magazine. Now I feel differently. My goal is to be a staff writer on a TV show full time, write screenplays on the side and possibly freelance articles for a publication as well.
So that is my dilemma. I want more than anything to move into this film and TV industry even though I spent my entire college career preparing for a career in journalism.
So now what? I start all over? The networking, the dues paying, the unpaid interning... Ugh...
But I guess this is life. And I so want to follow my passion that I don't really mind. I'm attempting to look for things in and around Atlanta to get my foot in the door so I'm just really impatient and things aren't happening fast enough.
Living at home and not doing anything all day but job surfing is truly turning me into a bitch.
I'm also stressed because I'm not even sure of the path I should be taking to become a writer. I've done countless research on the internet and come to two conclusions: 1.) It's all about who you know 2.) Everyone pretty much takes there own path
Both points give me no advantage. I know almost no one in the film industry but after doing so much research I have decided to that for now my goal is to get on a set of some kind as a PA. From there try to become a writer's PA and then get on somewhere as a writer's assistant, then become a staff writer. In the meantime, write so many spec scripts and screenplays that if anyone should ever ask me for writing samples, I'll have plenty.
So I'm praying that some amazing opportunity presents itself and soon. And I'm praying that my faith, persistence and ambition will last until then...
As much as it may sometimes seem, I know I'm not alone in this struggle. I'd say most, if not all, of my friends are going through something similar. And I'd venture that anyone who had even the slightest ambition at my age has gone through it as well.
My personal story is this:
I just graduated from the University of Georgia with a journalism degree. I had an amazing college experience socially, educationally and financially. Meaning I had some of the best friends anyone could have, I enjoyed my major and had a passion for the things I was learning about and I was able to complete my degree without taking out a single student loan. I interned at some amazing companies and built up my resumé. I even studied abroad for a summer. Basically, if you asked me a year ago, I'd say that I could not have taken more advantage of my time at school.
The problem? I now want to switch career paths. I have always loved writing which is why I chose a career path in journalism. But earlier this year I realized my passion for writing was strongest when dealing with creative writing, particularly screenwriting. I always planned to go into screenwriting one day, I always thought it'd be a nice hobby on the side of an editorial position of a magazine. Now I feel differently. My goal is to be a staff writer on a TV show full time, write screenplays on the side and possibly freelance articles for a publication as well.
So that is my dilemma. I want more than anything to move into this film and TV industry even though I spent my entire college career preparing for a career in journalism.
So now what? I start all over? The networking, the dues paying, the unpaid interning... Ugh...
But I guess this is life. And I so want to follow my passion that I don't really mind. I'm attempting to look for things in and around Atlanta to get my foot in the door so I'm just really impatient and things aren't happening fast enough.
Living at home and not doing anything all day but job surfing is truly turning me into a bitch.
I'm also stressed because I'm not even sure of the path I should be taking to become a writer. I've done countless research on the internet and come to two conclusions: 1.) It's all about who you know 2.) Everyone pretty much takes there own path
Both points give me no advantage. I know almost no one in the film industry but after doing so much research I have decided to that for now my goal is to get on a set of some kind as a PA. From there try to become a writer's PA and then get on somewhere as a writer's assistant, then become a staff writer. In the meantime, write so many spec scripts and screenplays that if anyone should ever ask me for writing samples, I'll have plenty.
So I'm praying that some amazing opportunity presents itself and soon. And I'm praying that my faith, persistence and ambition will last until then...
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