Author: Helenna Santos

Helenna Santos is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of Ms. In The Biz. She is also an actor and producer with Mighty Pharaoh Films and can often be found on panels at conventions such as San Diego Comic-Con, and has been interviewed by major press outlets including CNN. Her work as a contributing writer has been featured in MovieMaker Magazine, Backstage Magazine, IndieWire and BUST Magazine. She has produced numerous award winning short films, digital series, and feature films. As an actor, she can be seen in CW's "The Flash," as well as ABC's "A Million Little Things" and "The Good Doctor", and the highly anticipated Netflix limited series "The Baby-Sitters Club". Her latest feature film as producer and actress "The Shasta Triangle" is now available via VOD.

I am cursed.   I say this because the other day I was trying to explain to a “non-creative” person what it is like to be an artist.  Whether you are a musican, a singer, a dancer, a painter, a graphic novelist, a director, writer, producer… you are in some way a slave to “the Muse.” This of course isn’t in any way a new thought, and creatives throughout time have talked about “the Muse” with both admiration and distain.  Instead of speaking specifically about “the Muse,” my career coach Barbara Deutsch calls it your “pilot light.”  She talks about the fact…

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Are you interested in producing your own web series, but have no idea where to start?  I originally wrote this blog post in July of 2011, and while the landscape of the digital world has changed quite a bit, all of these resources are still very useful.  I’ve also added a few new things to this list in order to get it more up to date, but again, this is an older post so please take note that there is A LOT more information out there now.  This is just a good jumping off point if you are brand new…

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