A Letter To My Younger Playwright Self

The stories you’re meant to tell will be 100% you. And that's an amazing feeling.

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Hello! Welcome to my weekly newsletter!
Enjoy a dose of my playwriting process,
writing confessions, and all the mess in between.

Dear me,

Nobody is going to tell the stories you want to tell.
And that’s okay.

I know you feel like you’ve lost the writers in your life.
Let me tell you now: that’s a good thing.

All you really need is to learn how to tell a structured story.
Learn the rules — so you can break them with purpose.

You have wild ideas.
Don’t lose them. They are going to be your superpower.

And don’t for a second believe that you’re not a writer.
Or that you’re not a good one. You are.
You just need a little faith in yourself — the kind you always give to others, but rarely give to yourself.

You have a distinct voice.
Some people will find it very disturbing.
Some will find it immensely beautiful.

But one thing’s for sure: people will feel something.
And that means you’re doing something right.

It’ll take time for you to fully step into the title playwright. And that’s okay too.

But with every draft, every full stop, every reading, every weird little video you make or post you write, you’re believing in yourself a little more than you did the day before.

It’s a journey. Enjoy it.

One day, you won’t even realise the power you hold
in the worlds you build,
in the stories you shape,
and in the lives you quietly shift.

So keep going. Believe you can.

Lean into the stubborn.
Use it.

xx

If you could write a letter to your younger creative self, what would you say?