I know this should never appear on a writer’s creative website, but this portfolio never felt complete if I didn’t include this.

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I created this website last summer, hoping to present myself to the industry as professionally as I could, as a frustrated graduate student. I attached the link to my social media profile but took it down after a few months.

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At the time, I was interning at a production company while also helping out a film festival with their screenplay competition. That’s how I got the chance to read tons of scripts and stalk my fellow writers’ bios on their IMDb pages, social media, and personal websites. I always read the script first before searching the writer. Some scripts weren’t that interesting or even professional, but the writer’s bios and webpages were glamorous, filled with impressive titles and delicate designs. That’s when I realized I don’t want to be the writer who attracts people with the portfolio but disappoints them with the actual pages.

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I’m full of passion when I talk about the stories I write, but there’s always a lot of hesitation and doubt when I talk about myself. My friends tell me I should be proud of myself because I’m creating something with “big meaning.” No. I can be proud of my stories, my characters, my scripts, but not myself. I don’t see why I should be honored when I’m just a girl who loves writing and has the chance to write.

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I hope I can create stories that speak for themselves, so I can hide behind them and let them shine on their own.