26: Mom's Side Hustle: Writing Feature Films with Brooke Buffington

Brooke Buffington is a mom, wife, and full-time career services professional working in higher education. When I learned she also found time to write a feature film, I was stunned. When did she have time to do that?!

In this episode, Brooke tells the story of how she and her best friend from college followed a calling from the Lord to write movies. Oh, and by the way: Brooke had ZERO screenwriting experience. In fact, she was in graduate school for counseling! Her story of faith, daily prayer with her co-writer, Maddy Curley, and pursuit of a goal she didn't know she had will leave you feeling inspired. We had lots of fun chatting about her journey to writing a feature film, including:

• Why she said "yes" to co-writing a movie when she had no experience
• Her daily prayer ritual with her writing partner
• How they secured funding for a feature film
• The time Brooke and I were in a movie together and didn't realize it
• How their faith was strengthened during the filming process
• Brooke's mom hack for balancing writing with her family & career

Check out Brooke's movie, Chalk It Up, and follow Brooke's co-writer, Maddy Curley, on Instagram at @maddycurley.