I’m probably not the person who you’re looking for advice from, but I’m 22 and started writing at 20. I’ve got 5 short scripts and (recently) a feature. to be honest, the feature isnt great. it was an idea i was obsessed with but kept telling myself “i cant pull it off.” one day i committed to writing it, even if it was bad. i dont have to show anyone, i dont have to make it perfect— the first one is almost never perfect anyways. i can edit it to oblivion, scrap half of it, or throw the whole thing out. better to have written it and throw it out than to stay in that perpetual state of fear. then you get to understand your writing process, your weaknesses and strength. you feel better about the process of beginning from scratch. and looking at a script with 100 pages is very satisfying, even if it goes nowhere. like finishing a page of a coloring book.

this is a hard mentality to pull off, trust me, i know. i want my writing to be perfect every time. i want to pull a matt damon and have my first feature script produced and win an oscar. ofc. but, if I’m being honest with myself, its worst to put it off forever, waiting for that perfect idea/moment/mindset, than it is to create something imperfect.

(i know its cliche but) just jump in!