Topic > Hallmark Christmas Movie Essay - 1879

The guys at It List really helped me. So I don't get distracted, I actually have an app called "Self-Control" that will make it impossible for you to access any kind of social media on your computer for as long as you say. So I'm going to do this for four hours so I can take a break and check everything out. But the hardest part is hitting enter: “yes, I want to start.” The four hours without being on social media. It's the best thing ever. I wouldn't do any work. I would go to a coffee shop that didn't have Internet access because it didn't have Internet access. Now that's where all writers get stuck. You could do this all day. Now I try to live tweet and I'm always happy to answer any questions people have about movies. In fact, I hope people will have more questions for me after reading the interview. You're actually the first person I've interviewed who's just a writer. I've interviewed actors who want to become writers. Many actors decide to become writers because they want to do something they want to do. Typically, it doesn't always work. In Los Angeles they say everyone has a screenplay idea, but only one in a hundred will sit down and make it happen. The same goes for books. As soon as someone finds out that I'm a writer, people will say, "Oh my God, my life would be such a funny sitcom or a great Lifetime movie." And I always say, "In everyone's life, there's enough drama to write a movie.