Post your June Goals on Write On Online or Facebook and be entered in a drawing to win a book from Michael Wiese Productions. MWP Fans get the latest news about free online classes, international workshops, and more.

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Tuesdays: Boast your Blog, Thursdays: Share your Twitter, and Fridays: Flaunt your Fan Page on the Write On Online Facebook Page.

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Write On! companion site Guided Goals offers one-on-one, online, and in-box coaching services, as well as tools and advice to put you on the path to success. Check out the Goal of the Week posted every Monday. Plus, like Guided Goals on Facebook, and follow on Twitter. Email Deckerling@gmail.com or call 310.908.8980 for more information!

Dream Quest One Poetry and Writing Contest is now accepting entries in the Summer 2013 Contest! Write a poem, 30 lines or fewer on any subject or write a short story, 5 pages maximum length on any theme for a chance to win cash prizes totaling $1,275. Details on their website.

LA Call for Musicians and Venues: Make Music Los Angeles invites all LA communities to participate in an annual cross-cultural celebration of the power of music and art to enrich lives through education and musical performances. The festival is held every Summer Solstice: June 21st.

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What inspired you to first start writing?
I’ve been writing ever since I started reading. I was writing short stories as a kid and, by the age of 16, had written my first novel (unpublished). Since then, I’ve written three non-fiction books and four novels.

Why Alfred Hitchcock?
I’ve been fascinated with Hitchcock’s films ever since I was a child and saw my first Hitchcock movie: I Confess. Hitch was a master storyteller and I instinctively knew that watching the plot unfold and, since watching that first movie, I have seen all his films. He knew a good yarn and how to tell it and his characters are usually fleshed out and real.

What was your favorite part of writing this book? The greatest challenge?
My favourite part was interviewing some of Hitchcock’s surviving collaborators, especially his leading ladies like Kim Novak, Doris Day, and Eva Marie Saint. The greatest challenge was to make the book relevant for contemporary film students who may know about Hitchcock but may not realize how modern day film makers like Spielberg, Scorsese, and Nolan owe a great deal to him.

In what ways has your work in film and television helped in in your book writing?
My film and television work has helped enormously as I am very tenacious in my research and follow up every lead. You never know who will give you the best quote. I also have a journalistic eye and my work as a screenwriter helped me with the logic of plot, character, and dialogue.

How do you balance all the aspects of your career?
This is a very difficult one! My day job is as a television producer and director, so my writing time is in the evenings and during weekends. I worked on the Masterclass book for six months and honestly never took an evening off as I had a deadline and wanted to make it the best I could. I owed it to the film students to make it as good as possible. But I do believe in relaxation so rewarded myself with a month of no writing whatsoever when I finished the book.

What are the biggest mistakes people make when writing in the suspense genre? And how can they fix them?
Hitchcock used to say there is a big difference between mystery and suspense. Mystery is an intellectual process like a whodunnit. But suspense is an emotional process, and I talk about it in the book.

Hitch gives the example of the bomb under the table. All suspense writers need to know the difference. Another key is making your settings logical and believable which Hitchcock was very good at, so people identify and become involved in the story. Also avoid the cliche. This is very important. Instead of the dark, rainy night, Hitchcock had some of his best suspense set pieces in broad daylight. Think of the crop duster attack in North by Northwest.

Advice for television writers? Documentarians?
Watch a lot of television, keep up with the latest trends, and read everything you can get your hands on, whether it’s magazines, newspapers, or on the web. The best stories are out there and it’s all about finding them.

Additional advice for screenwriters?
Know what the studios are looking for, watch a lot of films, develop your own voice, listen to people, work on distinctive dialogue.

What do you know now that you wish you knew at the beginning of your career?
It’s a small business and the key to success is to nurture relationships as well as your talent. Read your copy carefully before you submit. Behave professionally, always.

Here are some of Taffy’s suggestions:

- Exploit every issue you have and turn it into an essay.

- Stop believing that editors are there to keep you out. They’re there to find you. Study their magazines and send them great and appropriate pitches.

- Just hit “send.” Stop stopping yourself from taking the next step.

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Post your June Goals on Write On Online or Facebook and be entered in a drawing to win a book from Michael Wiese Productions.

LA Writers, join us for next Wednesday’s Write On! IRL Writers Hangout at Capital One 360 – Los Angeles Café, 11175 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, from 1 to 3pm. RSVP on Facebook.

The Write On Online May Meeting will be on Blog Talk Radio this Wednesday, May 8. Our guest will be freelance writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner. RSVP on Facebook. Call in (646-381-4910) or listen online.

Post your June Goals on Write On Online or Facebook and be entered in a drawing to win a book from Michael Wiese Productions. Congratulations to our May goal-posting winner Jonathan Westbrook, who won a copy of Onward and Upward: Reflections of a Joyful Life by Michael Wiese.

Write On Online has regular, ongoing content, including Q&As – this month, I did interviews with Harrison Demchick, The Listeners; Robert Grant, Writing the Science Fiction Film; and Elan Barnehama, Finding Bluefield - Write On! Wednesdays; Guest Columns from Stephanie Palmer (pitching), Joel Stratte-McClure (eBook publishing), and Lee Jessup (screenwriting); and more.

NEWS

Write On! companion site Guided Goals offers one-on-one, online, and in-box coaching services, as well as tools and advice to put you on the path to success. Jump Start your Passion Project – my 4-week online class – starts June 3.

Dream Quest One Poetry and Writing Contest is now accepting entries in the Summer 2013 Contest! Write a poem, 30 lines or fewer on any subject or write a short story, 5 pages maximum length on any theme for a chance to win cash prizes totaling $1,275. Details on their website.

Colleen Wait is due to release her 10th book – Jacob’s Well – this week. Learn more about Colleen on her website.

This week, Steven Swimmer launched Nowster, his Tech + Culture website. Please read it, share it, like it.

CJ Larson was published in her local newspaper: an article plus pictures of the Spring Concert put on by the Davis school band. “They did a great job, and I just had to write about it,” CJ recalls. “You never know where inspiration will hit you.”

My musician cousin JP Saxe is recording his first record in LA. Please show him some love by liking his Facebook page.

LA Call for Musicians and Venues: Make Music Los Angeles invites all LA communities to participate in an annual cross-cultural celebration of the power of music and art to enrich lives through education and musical performances. The festival is held every Summer Solstice: June 21st.

Write On member Blake Jamieson just started the Indiegogo campaign for his latest venture: Dawn Patrol Truck – Mobile Surf Shop and Food Truck.

Journalist Kristina Cowan is looking to interview women who have had pregnancy-related and postpartum trauma. If interested, you can take her survey here: Coping with birth and postpartum trauma.

Christina Hamlett is looking to interview published authors for feature interviews. Check out You Read It Here First, and send interview requests to authorhamlett@cs.com with the subject line “Interview Me Next.”

Stephanie Olivieri is running a special on TV spec script reading to help writers get ready for the fellowship programs. Email stepholivieri@hotmail.com and mention Write On for the discount. Runs through May.

EVENTS

May 15: Write On! IRL Writers Break at Capital One 360 – Los Angeles Café, 11175 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, from 1 to 3pm. LA Writers, swing by the cafe for coffee and conversation. Like the cafe on Facebook and follow them on Twitter. RSVP on Facebook.

May 21: Social Media Club Los Angeles panel on Social Publishing at Cross Campus in Santa Monica starts at 6:30pm. Panelists are: Nolan Bushnell, author of Finding The Next Steve Jobs; Tim Sanders, CEO Net Minds Publishing; Mark Jeffrey, Cofounder & Chief Product Officer at Glossi; and Babette Pepaj, Founder at BakeSpace, Inc. Moderator is author Marsha Collier.

May 23: The Biz Panel 4th Annual Live Event on Branding at Amplify @ NextSpace in Venice, California, starts at 6:30. Details and RSVP.

May 31: Free Lunch Friday for entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, Orange County, and more. Additional cities launching soon!

May 31 – June 2: Great American Pitch Fest in Burbank, CA.

June 3: Guided Goals 4-week online class - Jump Start your Passion Project – begins. Sign up today!

June 11 & 12: New Media Film Festival in Los Angeles.

June 18 & 19: State of Now #140conf in New York.

Fridays: Silicon Beach LA Weekly Unwind in Santa Monica, CA.

Sundays: Scriptchat, a twitter chat for new and seasoned screenwriters, has two chats each Sunday: 8pm GMT is EURO #scriptchat, moderated by Mina Zaher and 8pm EST, moderated by Jeanne Veillette Bowerman.

Write on Members: Let me know if you have a book being released or some awesome news, so we can include it in the next newsletter. Also, check out the Write On Online Facebook Page for regular opportunities to share your books and blogs: Tuesdays: Boast your Blog, Thursdays: Share your Twitter, and Fridays: Flaunt your Fan Page.

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Our May Write On Meeting on Blog Talk Radio is next Wednesday, May 8, from 1 to 1:30 pm pacific. Our guest is freelance writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner, who has written for the New York Times Magazine, the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Self, Redbook, Playboy, Ladies’ Home Journal, Salon, Good Housekeeping, GQ, Cosmopolitan, and more. RSVP on Facebook. Call in (646-381-4910) or listen online.

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Here are the goals posted over the last month. How did everyone do?

Sharita Gopal Outline

Beth Davis Cato Write a poem a day and continue working through the climax of the novel.

Tricia Barreiro I will get a blog post out this week. Maybe work on a scene if i can be bothered.

Sophia Bungay Continue artist way assignments, write draft of documentary treatment, and edit first draft of fictional short.

Loren Kinsella Progress! For the love of all that is right in this world…

Wayne Manigo Create an article to discuss “What I wish I’d knew about comedy during my first year.”

Lopez Melody to get my guided goals worksheets completed and turned in

John Bezpiaty Still workin’ and that dang mystery….

Tami Veldura Working on a contemporary short story to give away for free. Just about half way through it now. This week I’d like to complete 5 scenes. Fingers crossed!

Tami Veldura Three more scenes on my romantic short story BEFORE family comes out to visit… because then nothing gets done!

Sharon Cathcart I’m almost done with the first draft on a novella, and still have a long ways to go on the first draft of my second novel (heh). However, I’m traveling this weekend and so it’s tricky to say. I hope to have the novella completed before my departure.

Tia Dobi Writing proper copy for my new FB Writer’s Community Page: https://www.facebook.com/WritingDownTheBones

Megan Held, Author To actually edit and write. I had major surgery on Mar. 28th and have been on bedrest/sleeping most of the time. Time to work to keep sane.

Jonathan Westbrook My wife found a faux pas in my latest screenplay, so I will be fixing that this weekend. And I still need to work on cover art for my collection of short stories.

Mandi Pimental I have ten column deadlines, I’m striving for an additional 5-6 blog posts. And I have a creative writing workshop paper due. Should keep me plenty busy.

John Bezpiaty Gonna get at least some kind of a mystery done and get at least one proposal over to cracked, probably a piece on the weird side of some aspect of law.

Beth Davis Cato Make my April deadlines; read slush; revise at least a novel chapter a day.

KishaLynn Moore Elliott Sell more copies of my ebook, a D.R.E.A.M. Comes True!

Douglas Arnold To complete my book introduction and outline for the first three chapters…

John Bezpiaty I’m going to send the proposal I have for cracked off, and one way or another I’m going to get some kind of story done. I’m probably going to give up on doing a mystery though and concentrate on science fiction.

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May 1: FilmBreak, a virtual studio based in Los Angeles, will be hosting a film industry mixer at the Tropicana Bar at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. In honor of their upcoming launch, FilmBreak is partnering with Ms. In The Biz, a new magazine style blog written by women and for women in the entertainment industry. The event starts at 7:30pm. RSVP for the May Mixer.

May 3: The Scriptwriter’s Network Friday Night Social at Busby’s East in Los Angeles starts at 6:30pm. RSVP on Meetup.

May 4: Join screenwriting powerhouse Pilar Alessandra and sought-after screenwriting career coach Lee Jessup for Cracking Your Screenwriting Career: From Representation to Pitch, a screenwriting masterclass covering all things business. Use discount code group10 and receive 10% off. Read Lee’s Expert Column on Write On Online and listen to Pilar on the Write On April 2011 Meeting.

May 5: Last day to post your Goals on Write On Online or Facebook and be entered in this month’s drawing to win a book from Michael Wiese Productions. MWP Fans get the latest news about free online classes, international workshops, and more.

May 6: Deadline to send newsletter items to deckerling@gmail.com for the May Write On Newsletter.

May 8: Write On Online May Meeting on Blog Talk Radio with guest freelance writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner. Taffy, who has been freelancing since 2009, has written for the New York Times Magazine, the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Self, Redbook, Playboy, Ladies’ Home Journal, Salon, Good Housekeeping, GQ, Cosmopolitan, and other titles. RSVP on Facebook. Call in (646-381-4910) or listen online.

May 15: Write On! IRL Writers Break at Capital One 360 – Los Angeles Café, 11175 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, from 1 to 3pm. LA Writers, swing by the cafe for coffee and conversation. Like the cafe on Facebook and follow them on Twitter. RSVP on Facebook.

May 21: Social Media Club Los Angeles panel on Social Publishing at Cross Campus in Santa Monica starts at 6:30pm.

Fridays: Silicon Beach LA Weekly Unwind in Santa Monica, CA.

Tuesdays: Boast your Blog, Thursdays: Share your Twitter, and Fridays: Flaunt your Fan Page on the Write On Online Facebook Page.

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Guided Goals: One-on-one and in-box coaching, as well as tools and advice to put you on the path to success. Please check out the Goal of the Week, posted every Monday. Like Guided Goals on Facebook and follow on Twitter. Email Deckerling@gmail.com or call 310.908.8980 for more information!

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Writers, please email me if you have a 2-3 line news item or event and/or if you are are interested in contributing a Write On! Review, writing an Expert Column, or participating in an Author Q&A. Write On!

Elan Barnehama

Barnehama has taught writing and literature at several colleges, led community based writing workshops, been a high school teacher and varsity baseball coach, a radio news announcer, a speech writer for a university president, and a cook. His commentaries and essays have appeared on public radio, online, and in newspapers.

What was your favorite part of writing Finding Bluefield? The greatest challenge?
I enjoyed dropping my characters into the 1960’s, a loud, idealistic, and divisive period with a lot of good music and free love. Outrageous was the norm for a counter-culture that approached activism as theater and turned personal statements into political manifestos. As the nation shook off the sleepy 50’s, it found JFK in the White House inspiring hope and symbolizing a generational shift in power. But then there were all those assassinations, the Vietnam War, our cities on fire, and a turbulent civil rights movement. It didn’t take long for the U.S. to find itself in one serious identity crisis.

And the having my characters within arm’s length of some of those great moments was also the greatest challenge, since I wanted those events to be a supporting cast and not compete with the main characters. I wanted the novel to be Barbara and Nicky’s personal and not political story.

What inspired you to write this novel?
While working on the first draft of Finding Bluefield, I remembered reading a number of articles citing cases where courts used existing laws to justify removing children from gay and lesbian parents. In some cases in the 1950s and ’60s, courts gave custody of children to fathers in divorces where the mother was “rumored” or confirmed to be a lesbian, in stark contrast to the almost universal approach, at the time, of granting custody to mothers.

What was your process for writing Finding Bluefield? Getting it published?
Writing the novel turned out to be easier than getting it published. First there was the wrong agent who wasted my time. Then there was the well-meaning small press who took the novel but ended up shutting down due to the publisher’s medical issues and the economy. There was a lesbian press that was interested in the novel until they found out I was a straight male.

But then I found a wonderful home for Finding Bluefield with Bold Strokes Books, which “offers a diverse collection of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer fiction.” Their focus is on the story and not the author. They were happy to read the novel and they’ve been wonderful to work with.

Why did you decide to make your main character female? Do you recommend writers try writing the opposite gender?
When I set out to write my novel, Finding Bluefield, I didn’t expect my main character to be a female, much less for her to fall in love with another woman. But there I was, a straight man hooked by these two characters, Nicky and Barbara, and their voices, and their story.

The thing is, most novels have male and female characters, they have characters of various races and nationalities. So we’re always writing about folks who are different than us. So I wouldn’t say that I recommend having one’s main character be the opposite gender, but I certainly wouldn’t recommend against it.

In what ways does article writing help with your fiction? And vice versa?
The thing about writing for other people—whatever the assignment—is that you don’t have the luxury of staring at the blank screen. You just start writing. And that’s a good habit. You also have to grab the reader right away and keep them engaged. These are all things you want to do in fiction too, but you have less time to accomplish this in an essay or article.

For me, fiction is about letting the reader make connections and this has improved my articles in that I have gotten better at presenting ideas and letting readers make their own connections.

Additional advice for fiction writers?
Humans are storytellers by nature and by necessity. As soon as we’re born, we are told stories. As soon as we can speak, we start to tell stories to anyone who will listen. We need to tell stories to place ourselves in the world. We listen to stories to understand how others place themselves in the world. There’s no limit to how we can tell a story. And when we spend time with the written word, we are connected to one another. When we read, we are never alone.

And revise, revise, revise. Get some beta readers. And revise some more.

What do you know now that you wish you knew before you started writing?
Actually, I wish I knew more than I know right now. And I also wish I knew everything I know now, then.

But, I guess I have gotten a lot better at trusting the process, at trusting my characters to find the story. Because, the story I set out to write is not the story I end up writing. And I’ve learned to let the real story happen.

by Lee Jessup, Career Coaching for the Scrappy Screenwriter

In an industry where everyone appears friendly, there is lots that is said to your face. The good news? It’s not exclusive to aspiring writers; to aspiring anything, really. It’s just the nature of the beast. Since today’s most hated intern can become a studio head in 10 years, a worthwhile lesson in the industry is to keep it nice and civil, because you really don’t know, in the great scheme of things, who will end up where.

In that spirit, here are industry truisms that are rarely shared with writers on the verge:

1. Your first script is not going to get you there. It doesn’t matter how good you think it is, how much talent you have or how much time and effort you’ve invested in the work; your first screenplay will rarely be good enough to get you the attention you deserve. Most industry types look at screenplay 1 to 3 from new writers as practice. It’s scripts 4, 5, and 6 that will put on display your honed skills. If you’re taking a new script out into the industry and are excited to share it, don’t tell industry executives you come in contact with that it’s your first script right off the bat. Unless there’s a Million Dollar Idea buried deep inside of it, the knowledge that it’s the first script from a new scribe might stop them from giving it serious consideration.

2. Agencies are always looking for worthwhile writers. While agents from agencies big and small are known to spout such declarations as “You can’t get an agent!” The truth is that they are looking. Every last one of them. Agents get to keep their job if they have material they can sell. Finding new, fresh, exciting material to sell and buzzed about writers for whom to procure work is bread and butter in that world. What they do mean with that big, broad, disappointing statement is this: You can’t just walk up to an agent without any previous successes and get them to sign you. That is just not going to happen. The agency world works a bit like the mafia – they have to have someone vouch for you before they take you seriously. The good news? “Someone” is a rather broad term: it could mean a contest win, colleague, or pitch event. They just want to know that by looking at your work, their time is not being wasted.

3. Despite the hype, the industry is NOT trolling listing services. At this point, listing services such as InkTip are part of the industry landscape. Listing services have been out there, offering a path for writers to share their work, for over a decade. Franklin Leonard’s The Black List is the latest addition to this world. And while we do hear about the occasional talent signing of a writer whose work is featured out there, the reality is that, while they do feature success stories, the odds of getting discovered through a listing service are just not great. That said, it’s not the fault of the listing services. The simple reality is that most industry execs have screenplays coming at them from every direction. They are rarely out there trolling for work. So if you do choose to engage a listing service, do so and quickly move on to another more proactive outreach efforts.

4. We love the script but… If you get a rejection letter or email telling you that the production or representation company you approached loved the work but just felt it’s not right for them, DON’T take it at face value. They don’t know you from Adam, so they don’t know that you won’t become the next Chris Terrio some day, and therefore don’t want to offend you, just in case. If they loved the script like they said they did, they would have wanted to meet you, or passed the work on to someone else. Good work rises to the top, and everyone wants to be associated with good material. By being nice to you and staying on your good side, the company responsible for the letter is keeping you from recognizing that the screenplay doesn’t work, and either engaging in some investigative work to uncover where and why it failed, or moving onto the next.

5. Getting representation is where the hard work begins. You know the saying, it’s harder to keep an A than it is to get an A? Nowhere in the industry is this truer than in the representation game. Many a screenwriter thinks that once they’ve secured representation they can rest on their laurels and wait to see what comes next. Instead, it’s just the opposite: Once you’ve got an agent or a manager’s attention, you’ll have to work hard every day to keep them interested. Representatives want to see that you are a stellar, consistent source for new work. And that the work you turn in is ready for the marketplace. So accelerate your writing schedule, and make sure that any material you turn into them has been seen and signed off on by somebody else, be they a writer from your writing group or an industry analyst. As a repped writer, you are competing not only with your rep’s other clients for attention, but also with aspiring writers who are eager to take your place.

No matter the genre you write in, the city you live in, or the length of time you’ve been trying to make a go of it, make sure that your efforts are thought out, and driven by deliberate strategy.

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Lee Jessup, former director of ScriptShark.com, is a career coach for screenwriters, specializing in guiding aspiring and professional scribes toward long-standing and prolific screenwriting careers. Her book What To Expect… Launching Your Screenwriting Career will be published in early 2014 by Michael Wiese Productions.

On May 4, join Lee Jessup and screenwriting powerhouse Pilar Alessandra for Cracking Your Screenwriting Career: From Representation to Pitch, a screenwriting masterclass covering all things business. Use discount code group10 and receive 10% off.

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April 24: Alfred Hitchcock’s Movie Making Masterclass with author Tony Lee Moral at The Writers Store in Burbank, CA. RSVP here for this free class.

April 24: IABC (International Association of Business Communicators) Los Angeles chapter mixer at the Big Foot West Lounge in West LA starts at 6pm.

April 26: Free Lunch Friday for entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, Orange County, and more. Additional cities launching soon!

May 4: Join screenwriting powerhouse Pilar Alessandra and sought-after screenwriting career coach Lee Jessupfor Cracking Your Screenwriting Career: From Representation to Pitch, a screenwriting masterclass covering all things business. Use discount code group10 and receive 10% off.

Fridays: Silicon Beach LA Weekly Unwind in Santa Monica, CA.

Tuesdays: Boast your Blog, Thursdays: Share your Twitter, and Fridays: Flaunt your Fan Page on the Write On Online Facebook Page.

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Guided Goals: one-on-one and in-box coaching, as well as tools and advice to put you on the path to success. Please check out the Goal of the Week, posted every Monday. Like Guided Goals on Facebook and follow on Twitter. Email Deckerling@gmail.com or call 310.908.8980 for more information!

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Writers, please email me if you have a 2-3 line news item or event and/or if you are are interested in contributing a Write On! Review, writing an Expert Column, or participating in an Author Q&A. Write On!