Why Write?

I started writing this two weeks ago. I was interrupted and never finished... for all the reasons I started writing it.

I am not afraid to shoot off my mouth. I have strong opinions. And even if you disagree with my analysis, I have educated, researched opinions.

But all the thoughts cascading through my mind and my heart and some days, my very soul... right now, they feel meaningless.

There are people in this industry who have solid ground under their feet. The television business is a place where they should be doing all the infrastructure work that hasn't been done properly for decades, so that when production restarts in earnest, they are ready to be the very best platforms possible. Writers can write. Producers can work on writers' work and make deals that are on shaky ground, but it's something to do.

But people like me? Putting aside the specific weirdness of specifically being me, I am an analyst and strategist. I am a journalist, though the word never sits comfortably in my mouth…