Archive - Write Like a Warrior

Making Friends and Meeting Ghosts at The Austin Film Festival

In 2015, I left my hole-in-the-wall apartment in New York City, flew to Texas, and checked in at Austin’s notoriously haunted hotel, The Driskill.

Oct 20, 2024 •

Merridith Allen

What Are You Fighting For?

Or, why I made my first short film.

Oct 13, 2024 •

Merridith Allen

June 2023

Use Your Suffering on the Mats, and on the Page

I’m lying face-up on the mats while my Systema instructor presses a wooden stick just under my throat and across my shoulders.

Jun 6, 2023 •

Merridith Allen

January 2023

See your life and your writing in a new way.

Jan 31, 2023 •

Merridith Allen

November 2022

How to Query Like a Boss, Part One

A guide to writing the dreaded query letter to agents, managers, producers, or directors.

Nov 10, 2022 •

Merridith Allen

October 2022

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