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Posted On: July 18th 2026, 11:23 pm
I don’t think I realized how lonely I was writing books.
It was there all along, this need for community, seen in the writing retreats I attend and even starting my company School for Writers so I could be around other writers.
But at the end of the day, novel writing is a solitary process.
Filmmaking is quite the opposite. Unless I want a film about inanimate objects, I literally cannot do this without other people.
And that’s exactly why it’s drawing me in right now. Because we all need human connection and community.
These people right here — Emily, Yaz, and Jasmin — have kept me sane, excited, and grounded as we put this film together. They’re just as excited as I am, and just as invested.
As I work on building up our cast and crew, I’m asking myself two questions: 1) will they have fun, be kind, collaborative, and professional? and 2) will they have fun making imperfect art with us?
That’s what I need.
That’s what we all need: telling our stories in fun ways with kind people.
Now more than ever.
It was there all along, this need for community, seen in the writing retreats I attend and even starting my company School for Writers so I could be around other writers.
But at the end of the day, novel writing is a solitary process.
Filmmaking is quite the opposite. Unless I want a film about inanimate objects, I literally cannot do this without other people.
And that’s exactly why it’s drawing me in right now. Because we all need human connection and community.
These people right here — Emily, Yaz, and Jasmin — have kept me sane, excited, and grounded as we put this film together. They’re just as excited as I am, and just as invested.
As I work on building up our cast and crew, I’m asking myself two questions: 1) will they have fun, be kind, collaborative, and professional? and 2) will they have fun making imperfect art with us?
That’s what I need.
That’s what we all need: telling our stories in fun ways with kind people.
Now more than ever.
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