THINGS A HERO WOULD SAY
I’m about to go to William Goldman’s funeral, a man who mentored hundreds of screenwriters. Some of them are Tony Kilroy, Brian Koppelman, Aaron Sorkin. I’m a twenty-eight-year old nanny who works six days a week, has a terminal illness (okay that’s a little dramatic, I have a chronic illness that will become terminal in like twenty years) and barely writes anymore. All week I’ve been imagining horror scenes of how this funeral goes. What’s funny is, this is the exact thing I’d write to Bill about.
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TO MY HERO, WILLIAM GOLDMAN, THANK YOU
My hero, William Goldman, died earlier today. Let me tell you a story about how he befriended a sick girl who wanted to be a writer and gave her hope.
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HOW NANNYING PREPARES ME TO BE A STAFF WRITER
I’m a babysitter for my day job, and I gotta say, I love it. I don’t love it as much as I’d love my dream job, staff writer on a Parks & Rec/ Brooklyn 99/ Gilmore Girls type of show, but it’s definitely better than working the desk at SoulCycle or selling Rodan and Fields or something.
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MY CURRENT ARTIST’S STATEMENT
Hello reader. I wanted to share the current letter I’m including in my playwriting applications, for writer’s groups and development opportunities and things. I always wonder what people write in theirs so I thought I’d share mine.
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HOW TO HAVE A CHRONIC ILLNESS AND AN ARTS CAREER!!!!
Hello! I am Kathleen Jones, an expert in having a chronic illness and a flourishing career in the arts. I follow these simple rules for managing my health and career. If you just follow these guidelines too, everything in your life will be perfectly balanced and v fulfilling.
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2017: FILMMAKING AND COMMUNITY AND ALWAYS PLAYS
2017 was a year of growth. I can sum it up by saying I did the work I wanted with people I respect, and I love the way it paid off.
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GOD DWELLS IN YOU
God Dwells in You A poem from my writing auction, for Heather Heather, God likes your smile. God sees your smile and he smiles to himself, he thinks, Dang. That’s some of my best work. Heather, God dwells in you. Even in your pinky toes.
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IN WARM BOOTS
I’ve often wondered if God came to me as He did to Solomon and offered me one virtue in which I could excel, what would I pick? I don’t particularly want to be wise and have all the answers– I already think I do as it is! I would like to say humility, but I’m not humble enough to pick humility as my virtue.
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5 REASONS I’M EXCITED TO CHANGE MY NAME
I got married a whopping two and a half weeks ago and officially took my husband’s name, Jones, personally and professionally. I’ve been getting some questions from people about why I decided to ditch Burke and go Jones, so I thought I’d write it out and clarify.
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