Getting used to rejection definitely takes practice. I got plenty of practice back when I worked as an actress. My agent would send me out on dozens of auditions every week. Nothing fancy or glamorous. Typically, I’d be trying...

If you wonder, “What’s my purpose?” and feel like you haven’t figured it out… I have a suggestion: Focus on your pain. I know, that sounds dramatic. But you don’t have to hole up in your bedroom with a...

In screenwriting, you don’t just write a script, ship it off, and (presto!) your words magically come out of your characters’ lips on TV. It’s more like… you write a script, it goes through various gatekeepers and then eventually...

For as long as I can remember, I’ve loved to write. As a geeky and awkward elementary school student, I would pen soap operas about my fellow classmates (until a teacher shut down my “project” because it wasn’t “appropriate.”...

It’s no secret I’m obsessed with obsession! Every week, my inbox fills up with tons of questions like: “Melissa, helpppppp! I need recommendations for ______. What are you totally obsessed with?” Today’s newsletter is filled with some of my...