Write On! speaks with film editor, screenwriter, and author Bobbie O’Steen—The Invisible Cut: How Editors Make Movie Magic. O’Steen discusses her book-writing process, the art of storytelling, the importance of following your passion, and more. O’Steen is a regular contributor to Moviemaker Magazine, MovieGeeksUnited, and EditFest LA and EditFest New York, and conducts ongoing events [...]
Entertainment writer Andy Hunsaker, Fancast, live-blogged both the Film Independent Spirit Awards and Academy Awards® last weekend. He speaks with Write On! about entertainment writing, his career path, and some of the things he learned along the way.
How did you get involved writing entertainment?
I worked at Yahoo! Movies for about 8 years, helping build [...]
Celebration of film in in the air. Today, Write On! speaks with Gregg Helvey, writer/director/producer of Kavi, which is nominated for the Academy-Award® for Best Live Action Short Film.
Filmed entirely on location in India, Kavi—winner of the 2009 Student Academy Award® Gold Medal in the narrative category—tells the story of a young boy who wants [...]
Dennis Danziger, author of the recently released novel A Short History of a Tall Jew, has also written essays, non-fiction, and TV sitcoms. His essays have appeared in The Huffington Post, Premiere, and Education Week; Danziger is the author of non-fiction book: Daddy, The Diary of an Expectant Father; and his TV credits include Taxi [...]
Billy Mernit wrote the book on Writing the Romantic Comedy (Harper/Collins) … literally! Known as “the guru of rom-com” for the aforementioned best-selling screenwriting textbook, as well as his popular blog: Living the Romantic Comedy, Mernit teaches at the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, and is a frequent guest speaker at writing conferences around the country.
Mernit [...]
The Writers Guild of America celebrated screenwriters on Saturday, February 20, at the WGA Awards—held in both New York and Los Angeles. Plus, on Thursday, February 18, the Guild hosted Beyond Words, a panel of WGA-nominated screenwriters.
In this Special Edition Author Q&A, Write On! Online reveals tips and advice shared by winners, nominees, and creative [...]
Darcía Helle is mystery/suspense writer, who just released her 5th book: Miami Snow. The novel tells the tale of a man whose “perfect” life is turned upside down when his wife leaves him. Starting over, on the other side of the state, “Nick” gets involved with his wife’s polar opposite—the dangerous Brandy. As he falls [...]
Playwright Jennie Fahn’s latest is Broads! The Musical; Fahn wrote the show’s book; the show’s creator Joe Symon wrote music and lyrics. Fahn speaks with Write On! about collaboration, writing a musical, and bringing Broads to the stage.
Fahn has extensive experience on stage, as well, appearing in shows such as Jackson Frost, Alice In One-Hit [...]
In time for Valentine’s Day … Write On! speaks with author Franz Wisner, How the World Makes Love … And What it Taught A Jilted Groom (recently released in paperback). Wisner is also the author of Honeymoon with My Brother (St. Martin’s Press), a New York Times best-selling memoir about the two-year, 53-country honeymoon he [...]
Judy Sandra—novelist, journalist, and musician—speaks with Write On! about her literary novel The Metal Girl (JSM Books), which was just released.
“This is exciting,” she says. “”I’m looking forward to the fact that people finally will be able to read the book.”
Sandra also blogs about communications and the media at JS Media Blog, writes about film for [...]
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The leader of Write On!, Debra has been a professional writer for more than 10 years. She has expertise in feature articles, corporate communications, and public speaking. Write On! is a virtual - and live - writers support group, which helps writers of all abilities, mediums, and specialties take their projects to the next level.
