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The Process of Novelization - video
Cheryl McKay
Cheryl McKay, screenwriter and author of Never the Bride, discusses a relatively new job option for writers... novelization. It's the process of writing a novel based on an existing television or film script. Listen in to hear Cheryl discuss the differences...
over 9 years ago
Writing Jobs
Screenwriter
Deciding on Point of View - video
Bethany Hegedus
Bethany Hegedus, author and owner of The Writing Barn (a writer's retreat outside of Austin, TX) describes how she decides which point of view to use in her writing. Hegedus says it's sometimes necessary, and okay, to change your mind, and she shares...
over 9 years ago
Fiction
Points of View
The Process of Novelization - podcast
Cheryl McKay
Cheryl McKay, screenwriter and author of Never the Bride, discusses a relatively new job option for writers... novelization. It's the process of writing a novel based on an existing television or film script. Listen in to hear Cheryl discuss the differences...
over 9 years ago
Writing Jobs
Screenwriter
Deciding on Point of View - podcast
Bethany Hegedus
Bethany Hegedus, author and owner of The Writing Barn (a writer's retreat outside of Austin, TX) describes how she decides which point of view to use in her writing. Hegedus says it's sometimes necessary, and okay, to change your mind, and she shares...
over 9 years ago
Fiction
Points of View
Writing Historical Fiction - article
Kevan Lyon
One of my favorite areas to work in is historical fiction. The best authors in the genre are passionate about getting the history right, but because it’s fiction, they get to use their imaginations too. The characters may go places or have relationships...
over 9 years ago
Fiction
Setting
Writing from Life Experience - article
R.J. Lee
It’s impossible to write without being influenced in some way by your life experiences, whether intentionally or not. But, it’s up to you, the writer, to mine value from these experiences rather than to be blindly led by them. A writer who has grown...
over 9 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Writing Exercises
How Writers Can Connect With Entertainment Decision Makers
Joel Eisenberg
There are two main ways author, writer, and producer Joel Eisenberg suggests writers can connect with entertainment executives. The first is to reach out and connect with as many people as possible. Conferences, writing groups, networking events, book...
over 6 years ago
Book to Screen
Adaptations
How Disney Shaped Me Professionally - podcast
Laura Labovich
Author, Laura Labovich, shares how working for the Disney company changed her expectations of how to please a customer. “Disney gave me permission to be myself,” says Labovich. It was Disney that taught her to use her own personality and bubbliness...
over 9 years ago
Marketing Plan
Research
How Do I Remain Disciplined? - video
Craig Buck
Writer Craig Faustus Buck talks discipline, which he is very familiar with after having written six non-fiction books, including co-authoring the #1 New York Times bestseller for Toxic Parents. He has also written hundreds of articles for magazines and...
over 9 years ago
Managing Your Writing Life
Time Management
How Disney Shaped Me Professionally - video
Laura Labovich
Author, Laura Labovich, shares how working for the Disney company changed her expectations of how to please a customer. “Disney gave me permission to be myself,” says Labovich. It was Disney that taught her to use her own personality and bubbliness...
over 9 years ago
Marketing Plan
Research
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