Hi everyone, I have a question but I also want to introduce myself so forgive my long message lol.
My name is Tabitha, I’m a singer-songwriter, actress, and creator. I’ve been writing and singing/acting since I was little and in my senior year of high school (Co 2024) I won the National Alliance for Musical Theater High School songwriting challenge, and my song was published by Concord Theatricals and performed Off-Broadway. This past summer I also interned at NAMT, and in October another one of my songs was performed during the NAMT Festival for New Musicals Songwriter Showcase, where I got the attention of MTI in my work. And now I’m here writing to ya’ll because I’d like some advice.
Not only do I write music, but I create storylines. I’m not the absolute best at screenwriting but I’m working on getting better. My passion lies in the creation of a world and to get anyones attention I’ve got to find a way to get it onto paper. I did that with a Sci-Fi/Horror concept I had been working on for a while and about 2 weeks ago I sent a query in to Zero Gravity Management, and they requested the full script that same day. Since then I’ve been working on refining my work. But there are a couple things that I’m struggling with, while I wait for a possible response, that I’m wondering if it’s normal for me to feel this way?
1. I feel the adrenaline and excitement of my project die down because I try not to get to attached to the idea of someone liking my idea.
2. An anxious feeling that the version I sent in was never good enough, and that my newer versions and concepts are better
3. The thought that your idea may not have been good enough to begin with.
I hope this doesn’t sound like a therapy post. I just want some other perspectives. I don’t have representation, and I don’t have much support from the people I’m around so I’d just like to hear from other like minded people. Thanks everyone for your time if you read this far!
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Hi, Tabitha Moore. Welcome to the Stage 32 community. It's a really supportive and positive community.
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Congratulations on all your accomplishments! I've felt all three of those things. Other writers have too.
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Tabitha Moore Hey Tabitha,
What you’re describing is absolutely normal. Anyone who creates — music, scripts, stories — goes through that cycle of adrenaline, doubt, and overthinking. It usually means you care, and that you’re growing.
I’ve had the same experience myself: you send a draft, and two weeks later you’re already convinced the “newer version in your head” is better. That’s just the creative mind doing its thing.
The important part is this:
Zero Gravity asked for your full script. That already tells you something very real — your concept works.
Now the rest is just the waiting game we all learn to survive.
Keep refining if it helps you stay grounded, but don’t let the fear rewrite the truth: your work got attention because it deserved it.
You’re not alone in this, and you’re definitely on the right track.