IF YOU ARE A WRITER YOU SHOULD KNOW: the difference between good writers and great writers is that great writers say EFF IT and write with courage, passion and professionalism. Hollywood is changing faster than ever, ebooks and audiobooks are putting publishers out of business but one thing remains true: good writing is good writing. Learn how to do it here. This is happy town for writers. Stick around awhile!
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Living the Life Less Ordinary
As I prepare to leave the US for the exotic and dusty shores of the Middle East, I find that I am increasingly far from my comfort zone. It’s scary, in other words. Yes, I’ll be blogging, twittering and Facebooking, not to mention emailing and...
The Hero’s Journey
Hello, everyone! Who hasn’t seen the 2011 Academy Award nominations? Some really interesting picks this year – is there ever a year when there aren’t some lusty protestations about this or that movie or actor left out? Not since I’ve been watching the awards,...
Winning!
Hello, everybody! I’ve been busy the last few days spending time with the wonderful, talented and dare I say, handsome Jared Kelly, the winner of the 2011 Just Effing Entertain Me Screenplay Competition with his script, Descendant. Jared will be blogging about his experiences later...
TESTIMONIALS
Respect from some very respectable people
Warner Bros. Student
Julie was great! As a novice writer, it was a great opportunity to spend time with other creatives and learn from Julie. She organized the workshop into good, digestible chunks that built upon each other. What’s more, she gave us something that we could take back and work on outside of the workshop. Some of...
Stephanie Palmer
“Julie is talented, compassionate and professional. She has an experienced and thoughtful perspective, which is much needed in this business.” Stephanie Palmer, Good in a Room (www.goodinaroom.com) ...
Patricia Sorge
“Dear Julie, had it not been for your generous help and expert analysis I KNOW my script would not have made it this far in the competition. You really forced me (in a good way) to see my story from a new perspective, along with helping me understand how much of an overhaul it needed....
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UPCOMING APPEARANCES & WORKSHOPS
January 24, 2012
Warner Bros. Studios* 12pm to 1pm
Understanding Structure in Fiction & Scripts: YOU are the Hero of Your Journey
Whether you write scripts or fiction, the classic three-act structure gives story shape and meaning. In this one-hour workshop, we will deepen our understanding of structure, why and how it works and learn how to set it into action in your story – and your life!
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