Learn from my mistakes (and don't give up)

It's all about the long game when it comes to online content creation.

In 2008, I finished up my English BA at Sussex University and got ready to step straight into a paid film internship; the first rung on the ladder I’d quickly climb.

Only, my application was rejected.

This would be the first of many, many rejections.

Next, I wrote to local newspapers, asking if I could come and write for them. But again, I was ignored or r…