What She Said! How A Reader’s Comments Prompted a Workshop for Writers and Creators
Photo: Warner Bros. backlot, Nadine Froger
Tell me that photo above doesn't scream creativity!
The trees are the brainchild of Debra Roth, founder of Pink Inc. and later of The Originators with Marc Posnock The event was an LA Screening held at Warner Bros years ago. It's a great example of what Deb wrote to me about and why creating a legacy today for work we did yesterday matters. Read on!
About that tree …
It was one of my favorite event designs from my time marketing the Warner Bros. Special Events Department. The look was whimsical, bold, and beautiful, brought to life by the creative force that is Debra Roth.
At the time, the design -- which she dubbed the "money tree" for its large coin shapes -- was produced under her company Pink Inc., which later morphed into The Originators when she was joined in the business by Marc Posnock. Together they are innovators in stretch fabric design for events.
Deb and I have stayed in touch over the years. Recently she responded to one of my emails about how writing a book can help preserve our legacies. She wrote this:
“I think writing a book may be the way to go for so many of us with our histories stuck in our lovely analog photos, videos, and warehouse storage spaces.
I’m a visual artist with over 40 years of history—none of it online. My legacy is stuck. It's in my garage (not that I have a garage!). So, do I bring it into the digital space... or throw it away?
No one’s talking about this—what it means to have lived full creative lives before everything went digital. Sometimes it feels like we’re firing into the abyss with social media.”
That hit me. Because whether you're Gen X, Boomer, or a millennial with a box of DVDs and sketchbooks, most of us have a metaphorical “garage” where our best work lives.
Social media might be one way to share it, but it’s not the only way.
And maybe, like Deb, you’ve wondered about writing a book or a creating a photo journal, a physical space where your work can live. Not necessarily a bestseller. But a book that tells your story. A book that says: I was here. This mattered.
You don’t have to be a “writer.”
You just need a story. And I know you have that.
If this idea speaks to you, I hope you’ll join me for my writing workshop this fall.
Whether your goal is personal healing, brand building, or creative exploration, this session will give you tools—and permission—to begin.
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This could be the start of something big.
Or quiet. Or tender. Or transformative.
Whatever shape it takes, your story deserves to be told.