Write On: 'Miller's Girl' Writer/director Jade Halley Bartlett

“Personally, I think writing is bleeding. It's blood magic. It's
very hard to do,” says writer/director Jade Halley Bartlett of
the new Southern gothic romance, Miller’s Girl.


Bartlett started her career as an actress, but it was an
unexpected journey that led her to Los Angeles and magically
landed her in the world of studio screenwriting. After spending a
year at Marvel Studios, writing a draft of Dr. Strange in
the Multiverse of Madness – only to be replaced on the job –
Jade’s first feature film is now in theaters. 


In the podcast, Bartlett talks about dealing with rejection,
getting hired to rewrite scripts and making the shift to
directing. But at the end of the day, she says writing is really
about overcoming your fear to get your big ideas onto the page –
even if the first draft sucks.


“You’ve got to give up the perfectionism. It is not going to come
out perfect. I think a lot of writers are editing in our head
while we're doing it as opposed to just like letting it flow out.
I would say let yourself write the 170-page draft. There's going
be so much magic that will come from it,” says Jade. 


To hear more, listen to the podcast.