When I listed off a few of their shows, she replied that none of the shows I had mentioned had any "female needs" - meaning they had hired their quota of women writers and they wouldn't consider any others. I had a meeting with a studio executive and she asked me which of their TV shows I could see myself writing on. As I explain in the book's introduction, something happened almost ten years ago when I was starting out as a TV writer here in LA.
I knew I HAD to tell these stories and it also all felt very timely.
I wasn't able to sell that show and I had all this research, I had learned so much about so many incredible women, I couldn't let the idea just fade away. I had this idea for an anthology TV series where each episode focussed on the story of one of these women from history who circumvented the patriarchal status quo to live the life she wanted to lead and do what she wanted to do - by disguising herself as a man or taking on a male pseudonym etc. Let Me Be Frank actually began as an idea for a TV show. Why did you decide to write it? What is the story behind it? Let Me Be Frank is my first book, one of many, I hope. About a decade ago I started to focus more on writing. I began in comedy and theatre in Toronto and I acted for many years on stage and screen in Canada. I was born in Ottawa, Canada and I've lived in Los Angeles the past 15 years. Hello! I am an actor, humorist, TV writer and author. Really excited about this interview and to finally be stocking this awesome and beautiful book! Who is Tracy Dawson, the author of Let Me Be Frank: A Book About Women Who Dressed Like Men to Do Shit They Weren't Supposed to Do?
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