Breaking In

Introduction

The idea for this book was seeded on April 2, 2015. That was the day that I interviewed Markus Goerg, partner in and manager at Heroes and Villains, for Final Draft’s online blog. I had been talking to my friends and colleagues in the industry and gathering information for years about all it took for emerging writers to become professional. For some reason, on that day it all coalesced for me: in an industry of opinions, I realized I was quickly becoming the hoarder of pure gold. What if there was something other than an interview that could come out of the information and relationships I had been cultivating all these years? The next morning, I told my husband about my idea for this book, and knowing that I am not one to keep dormant ...