A lot of people beg for mentors. And if you can get them great. But for the most part every single thing you need to know to succeed is available to you through books, interviews, articles, videos and google. You just have to do the work to actually find it.

If you meet the famous person you admire great. But truth be told you don’t need to meet them to give you advice. I guarantee they have an interview that can guide you in the direction you’re looking to go.

To find out how to move from being a playwright to tv writer, I read interviews from the only Chicago playwright I knew to do it which was the incredible Tanya Saracho creator of Vida. And what do you know my first show her tv room was next to mine and I met her in the hall.

I’m saying all this to say, stop thinking your key to the kingdom is meeting these people. You don’t have to. Just read and then when you meet them, thank them. Hope this frees someone.