26 min
April Wolfe ("Ten Years Out In The Cold") Best Laid Plans
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- Arts
A popular word of caution in writing MFAs is that it takes “ten years out in the cold” before anyone can expect success. For screenwriter and former film critic April Wolfe, that meant dozens of jobs, hundreds of cover letters, a dream opportunity as the head film critic of LA Weekly, an unexpected corporate takeover, a newfound creative collaboration, and an opportunity writing a greenlit movie for Universal/Blumhouse. Hers is a story forged by toughness, tenaciousness, and tears; illustrating what it takes for a writer from working-class roots to finally come out from the cold and be welcomed as a Hollywood insider.
A popular word of caution in writing MFAs is that it takes “ten years out in the cold” before anyone can expect success. For screenwriter and former film critic April Wolfe, that meant dozens of jobs, hundreds of cover letters, a dream opportunity as the head film critic of LA Weekly, an unexpected corporate takeover, a newfound creative collaboration, and an opportunity writing a greenlit movie for Universal/Blumhouse. Hers is a story forged by toughness, tenaciousness, and tears; illustrating what it takes for a writer from working-class roots to finally come out from the cold and be welcomed as a Hollywood insider.
26 min