30 Days at 30% Off for WriMos

30% Off The Writers Junction 1-Month Membership for Participants of November's NaNoWriMo!  

That's $262 for a 1-Month Full-Time Membership (regularly $375), or $175 for a 1-Month Part-Time Membership (regularly $250) at The Junction. With this offer, there is no initiation fee and no required commitment to a 6 or 12-month membership.

What are we talking about?

What started in 1999 with just 21 Bay Area writers, National Novel Writing Month (affectionately dubbed "NaNoWriMo"), has grown into a writing movement that inspires hundreds of thousands of participants worldwide to attempt the seemingly impossible each November: write a 50,000 word novel in just 30 days. 

In the spirit of creativity that NaNoWriMo encourages, The Junction is offering a 30% NaNoWriMo discount on 1-month memberships during November. 30 days at 30% off.  Let's be honest, if you're writing a novel in a month, it helps to know someone else is subjecting themselves to the same. So, we hope to see you all at the Junction commiserating, encouraging, and, most importantly, writing.

How do you get the discount?

1. Click here to apply for membership at The Writers Junction.  

2. Be sure to mention the 1-MONTH NaNoWriMo discount in the question that asks about your current writing projects so we know to give you the special price!  

Good luck to all Wrimos!

Image courtesy of National Novel Writing Month

Give Your Screenplay the Magic Touch with Script Wizard Michael Heartsong

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What does it take to make a good script great? Everyone seeks that frustratingly elusive magic formula, but to put it simply: you need to have a really interesting story about really interesting people, and you've got to tell your story in a way that grabs an audience's attention and never lets go. How exactly you do that is what this workshop is all about.

During this information-packed workshop with development executive and script consultant Michael Heartsong, a.k.a. Script Wizard, you'll learn:

• Three simple techniques to overcome writer's block
•  The three items a script MUST exhibit in order to be attractive to Hollywood (and they aren't sex, violence, or chases)
•  The important and vital difference between a spec script and a shooting script
•  Script blindness 
• What the three-act structure really is, and why it is so important 
• 7 specific techniques guaranteed to make your screenplay much more interesting, engaging, and entertaining than it is now
•  Proper formatting and why this is important
•  A few ideas on finding an agent or manager
• A few tips on getting your script sold
• The significant ways in which a screenplay differs from a theatrical play 

This will be a highly interactive event, so bring your questions, issues, and concerns. Michael wants everyone who attends to come away with specific knowledge and insight about how to write better screenplays.

  

Saturday, September 14th
1:00pm-3:30pm

At The Writers Junction

General Admission: $15 

* FREE for Junction members * 

Limited Seats Available

RSVP here:

http://screenplaymagic.eventbrite.com

open to members & non-members
1001 Colorado Ave., Santa Monica, CA 90401

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About Michael Heartsong:

 

 For the past 10 years, Michael Heartsong has been a Development Executive and confidential script consultant, working with writers and producers to help make scripts MUCH better than they were when he first became involved. As an independent script consultant, he has always provided his help with an unconditional satisfaction money-back guarantee. If a client honestly feels he or she has not received abundant value, Michael's commitment is that he will cheerfully refund any money that was paid. No one yet has asked for his or her money back. His skill at helping to make scripts much better has earned him the moniker of "Script Wizard" by his happy, satisfied clients. You are encouraged to visit his website at www.scriptwizard.net.

 

Michael has been involved in the film industry for 30 years, and has an extensive background in production as a Director of Photography, cameraman, grip, electrician, sound recordist, editor, production manager, and projectionist.

 

From Michael's Clients:
 

"We'd been through six drafts and knew the project simply wasn't working. But no one seemed to know what was wrong or how to fix it. Your five pages of notes broke the logjam and made everything crystal clear. Now I understand what my film is really all about, and we are moving full steam ahead on a revision. Thanks!"

"Your viewpoint and comments on our project were enormously refreshing and insightful. I've never worked with anyone who comes at scripts from the perspective you do. Besides being innovative, your approach helped my partners and me better understand the film we want to make. Before your help, we were having difficulty getting a draft of the script we all liked. Now the project really sings! I look forward to engaging your assistance on future projects."

"I've directed or produced more than 50 films. I like to think I know something about this business. But, frankly, I was stymied with our project until you came along. Your extremely insightful and penetrating comments enabled us to break out of the blockages we were in, and understand how we needed to modify characters, plot line and story points to make the script and film work the way we wanted it to. I was initially very skeptical about your ability to be of help. You've made me a believer! I look forward to working with you on future projects. Thanks again for your help."

The Junction

3 Tried and True Tips to Block Writer's Block

by Jacqueline Fauni

We picked up lots of sage advice on combating writer's block from "Write Now with Corey Mandell" on April 28th. Here are a few tips Corey shared with us that can help you silence that inner critic, tap into your happy place, and churn out those pages:

(1) Dear, Dear Journal: Why is journaling different from screenwriting or novel-writing? Your journal presents no threats of rejection or failure because it's just for you-- not your manager, agent, spouse, or acquaintances-you-don't-like-that-much-anyway who barely contain their smirks when you talk about your "writing" (their quotations, of course). If you commit to it, your journal can be a safe space you can turn to time and again when you're feeling stuck and need to rediscover the pure, unbridled joy that got you writing in the first place.

(2) Meditate: If you're still stuck, getting burnt out, or your journal just isn't a happy place at the moment, put down that pen and do something else! Try meditating, or doing something that gets you into a meditative state. Go for a walk, or take a bubble bath, or dance, or exercise, or sing, or paint, or play an instrument, or listen to music-- anything that gets you relaxed, recharged, and ready to resume the battle against the blank white page.

(3) "Triage": Desperately need to finish that script in 2 weeks? Write a $500 check to an organization that you absolutely abhor (e.g. the KKK, American Nazi Party, etc.), give it to a trusted friend (or annoying person that never fails to follow through), and tell him/her to mail it if you don't meet your deadline. Needless to say, a device as extreme as this is extremely effective, but please note this is NOT a method to be used on a regular basis. This is a temporary solution that merely fixes the symptom, not the problem, and is meant for emergencies only!

Many thanks to Corey Mandell and all the attendees for making the class such a great experience! Missed out and want to attend a future presentation? Shoot us an e-mail at info@writersjunction.com and we'll let you know when Corey's having another one.

Best of luck, and happy writing!

NaNoWriMo Promo: 30 Days, 30% Off!

Attention Wrimos! With just one week left until NaNoWriMo, we here at The Junction support (and some of us will join you!) in your brave and ambitious undertaking of writing a 50,000-word novel in just 30 day.

For those of you who don’t know what we’re talking about:

What started in November 1999 as 21 Bay Area writers, National Novel Writing Month (affectionately, NaNoWriMo), has grown into a project that each year attracts hundreds of thousands of participants worldwide. The internet, in all its magic and glory, has enabled the communal experience of NaNoWriMo to translate on an international scale.

Still looking for a writing nook to churn out those pages? In the spirit of creativity that NaNoWriMo encourages, The Junction is offering a 30% NaNoWriMo discount on 1-month memberships during November. 30 days at 30% off. That's $209 for a 1-month membership at The Junction, regularly $299.  With this offer, there is no initiation fee and no required commitment to a 6 or 12-month membership. Let's be honest, if you are writing 50,000 words in thirty days, it helps to know someone else is subjecting themselves to the same.  So, we hope to see you all at The Junction commiserating, encouraging, and, most importantly, writing.

How do you get the discount?

1. Click here to apply for membership at The Writers Junction. 

2. Be sure to include 1-MONTH NaNoWriMo in the question that asks about your current writing projects so we know to give you the special price! 

Best of luck to all you Wrimos!

Cheers,

The Junction