Seen a few aspiring writers on here worrying that after the pandemic they will be "too old" to get their chance. So to whoever needs to hear this: I know more than one working TV writers who came to it as a second career. 1/?

Sure, a lot of people get their break by working the assistant track in their 20& #39;s. But that is only one way. You can be doing your future self favors in the meantime: 2/?

Expertise in another field can add value to an emerging writer. Do you have firsthand stories from the ER or the boardroom or the mailroom or the soup kitchen? Bring & #39;em! 3/?

And if you can, sock away some savings in your first career to tide you over hiatuses in writing. It can give you the privilege in your 40& #39;s or 50& #39;s that some are born to: to weather hiatuses, to develop material you care about, to walk with confidence. 4/4