Julie Jensen
Salt Lake City, UT USA
"Don't compare yourself to the guy who's VP at Amazon. That ain't you. You are doing something else. You're a writer and it's the most luxurious thing in the world. You get to pay attention to all the things that are going on all around you. You're a person reflecting what it is to be alive now."
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Julie's work combines: Acting & Theatre, Writing, and Being Creative
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Day In The Life
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life has been direct
1.
Originally wanted to be an actor, but faced some difficulty getting her career off the ground.
2.
Tried out for a Shakespearean company and promised herself if she didn't get in, she'd give up acting-and she didn't get in.
3.
She'd always liked writing but never thought she was smart enough to do it.
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After giving up acting, she was free to try her hand at writing; she started writing plays and never looked back.
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Her parents, like most, were always nervous watching her pursue a career in the theater, but they encouraged her to teach writing.
6.
Says the hardest part about being a playwright is that when a play goes wrong, critics tend to blame you.
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But, she says like nickel machines in Vegas, you get little successes and they keep you going through the hard times.
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Still feels incredibly lucky when one of her plays goes well, feels like she's so fortunate to have found her profession.