As an entertainment journalist, Felicia Pride wrote several books, including a YA novel and a collection of essays in The Message: 100 Life Lessons from Hip-Hop’s Greatest Songs.
In addition to her written work, she taught freshman comp for a decade, opened and closed a consulting business, worked for a film distribution executive, and was selected as a Film Independent Screenwriting Fellow.
Currently, her screenwriting credits include The End Again, Really Love, and an episode of Queen Sugar. In this interview, Pride discusses source material, black female directors, gaps in the market, writing for micro audiences, and how to have a business mind in a creative world.
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