Note from Jenna: This guest post is from one of my screenwriting pals and a talented journalist, Nicola Pittam. I've come to know Nicola through my screenwriting training programs and love her...
Ramp up your writing speed
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7 Ways to Overcome Fear and Uncertainty About Writing
Note from Jenna: This guest post is from one of our excellent writing community coaches and screenwriter, Sarah Newman. I've been thrilled to have Sarah as a coach over the last year and a half, and...
It’s never too late to start writing
Note from Jenna: This guest post is from one of our wonderful writing community members, Janis Brams. Janis held a life-long dream of writing regularly and has made it happen now that she's retired...
Making Writing Happen
Note from Jenna: This guest post is from one of my favorite screenwriter pals, Tomm Gillies. Tomm is a writer, director, and lighting designer with a more than full-time business that keeps him on...
11 tips to jumpstart your writing habit
Note from Jenna: This guest post is from one of the many talented writers in my online writing community program, Rebecca Brams. Rebecca knows first-hand about the many challenges of writing while...
Sci-Fi Circuit: ‘The Machine’ – Near Future Grounded Sci-Fi
An interview with Caradog James of Red and Black Films about his award-winning, limited budget sci-fi feature film The Machine.
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Riding the emotional ups and downs of writing
Note from Jenna: This guest post from one of my screenwriting colleagues and best friends, Isabel Holtreman. Isabel is a talented writer and is one of my most trusted feedback sources, both for my...
Learning to finish
A note from Jenna: This guest post from the highly talented coach and writer, Jill Winski — whom I'm proud to have serving as a coach for my writing community — offers insights for writers who...
The right kind of writing feedback — and when to get it
Much of what's out there in terms of writing support revolves around getting feedback, whether it's through private coaching, mentoring, consulting, editors, agents, or writing groups. Good feedback...
Sci-Fi Circuit: Solving the Problem of Exposition in Sci-Fi
Writing good science fiction requires introducing not only the world itself, but also any story background needed to set the stage for what’s to come.
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The spiral path of learning
When we're learning something new, we like to think that our progress will happen in a straight line. But progress is rarely linear, is it? Sometimes we feel discouraged about our progress and try...
Getting back on the writing wagon
Between being pregnant and having the flu shortly after my Design Your Writing Life class series and the holiday whirlwind, I found myself flat out not writing for much of January. As someone who...