I have always loved writing. My mom would regale anyone who would listen with fond memories of my childish literary scraps of writing. A sweet, well written (for a five year old) letter; a roughly penned short (perhaps a page or two) story about talking animals; a dreamy paragraph about space travel. All of these things are points of pride for her, and origin stories for my career ambitions. I have always been a goal-driven individual. I had a 5, 10, 20 and 30 year plan at age 12. At this point in my life I still have plans in place, goals I want to attain at certain points of my life.
Currently my plan looks something like this: get recognition for my work.
That's it. The full extent of my plans all center around this simple concept. In my 5 year plan I have levels to attain this.
1. Write a super glamorous script.
2. Intern with an awesome production company.
3. Sell script idea.
4. Gain recognition in the industry.
5. Start writing for television or film as an actual career and not just write as a hobby.
All of this I want to have completed within the next 5 years. My 10 and 20 year plans are very similar to this one. They mostly consist of items related to success within my chosen industry and, after a LONG time, begin to branch out into the possibility of 'settling down' and 'starting a family.'
Within these goals are smaller (though in some ways much larger) goals I have for personal achievements - a "bucket list" so to speak. I want to work with Joss Whedon - it could be on rewriting the dictionary and I would be content. I also want to work with some of my favorite producers and directors and sit down with some of my favorite novelists - Stephen King, Holly Black and Cassandra Clare to name the top three at the moment.
I read today, on a random Facebook post, that 99% of scripts don't get read. Less than 1% of submitted scripts actually get read and then less than that get purchased. After hearing these odds I have decided to add to my list of goals - EDIT my glamorous script. Editing to ensure that the first few scenes especially are killer and breathtaking, I hope, will help me on my path to success!
