I gave up school-teaching Maths, English and Science to write, code and write creatively. 36 years of working for someone else burnt me out. I'm giving following my dreams a shot, knowing luck favours effort.
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I'm thrilled! I'm a math teacher by day and a screenwriter by passion — I never expected to find others like me! :)
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I'm just enjoying the process now. I feel drawn to creative/science work. I'm just creating, creating, creating, developing skills, hoping it goes somewhere, getting better at something even if it doesn't. learning is proportional to time spent. i'm not saying it's all quality time, but it always ends up with work i for one am happy with. the science is passing peer review, and the opera companies i wrote to haven't rejected my script yet. i wrote to a ballet company asking if they wanted to choreograph my last musical today. i wrote it specifically for the opera company. opera and ballet, bet there's less competition for writers there. #IheartTimotheeChalamet ;-)
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That's such a brave and inspiring decision — 36 years is a long time to give to something before choosing yourself. I think there's something beautiful about people who dare to start over.
I'm also somewhere between logic and storytelling. I'm already writing my third rom-com screenplay in vertical format, and I'm learning English along the way — which makes the whole journey even more interesting.
I hope the opera and ballet companies recognize what they have in front of them — because from what you've shared, you don't seem like someone who does things halfway.
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STEAM! I love filmmaking for this, same in life, the conversion of science and art, tech and the craft. Its magic when it merges and intersects through form and breaking boundaries! Dream BIG!
Amazing! Love to hear stories of chasing dreams and breaking free from the system to do your own thign!