Post your March Goals on Write On! Online and be entered in the monthly drawing to win an iScript. (An iScript is a professionally recorded audio version of a screenplay or novel read by professional readers, similar to an audiobook.) Post March Goals in the comment section below. Thanks! Write On!
Blizzards, films, altitude sickness, networking and parties… not necessarily in that order. Welcome to the world of Sundance. A first-time attendee of the famous Sundance Film Festival can easily get swept away with the frenzy and carried off into what feels like an alternate universe. Last month, I was that Sundance virgin. Once I got [...]
Time for another Writing Prompt contest. The February Challenge is to write a story or essay, based on the writing prompt: “Red.” There are lots of ways to go with this, so take the writing prompt and start by doing some free-writing, while you are developing your idea. Write On! Online’s monthly contests are designed to [...]
I’ve heard thousands of pitches in my 30 years as a screenwriter. What I’ve found is that the majority of pitches were too long, unfocused and boring. First of all, you should pitch what your story is about, not what happens in your story. Pitching what happens in your story is a recipe for disaster. [...]
February 1: LA Mediabistro party at Falcon Hollywood from 7pm – 9pm. RSVP here. Be sure to say “hi” to boa-wearing cohosts Michelle Thatcher and Debra Eckerling. February 3: New Write On! Contest will be posted! February 6: Deadline to submit items for the February newsletter to Debra@WriteOnOnline.com. Remember, post your February Goals on Write [...]
Christopher Drozd is the author of FITNESS, Straight-Up: How to be a better athlete, or at least look like one. He is a fitness coach, as well as a freelance journalist and hypnotherapist. Drozd shares his reasons for writing the book, as well as his process, in this Author Q&A. Why did you write Fitness, [...]
Write On! The Quest to get Published by freelance writer Danica Davidson I’ve been telling stories as far back as I can remember and even as a child I knew I wanted to be a professional novelist. However, it’s one thing to think about being a professional novelist, and it’s another to make it happen. [...]
Post your February Goals on Write On Online to be entered in a drawing for an iscript. You can also post your 2011 accomplishments and share your 2012 goals on Write On! Online. * * * Tuesday, January 31: Deadline to enter the January Challenge: Write Your Dream Bio. Write a 200- to 400-word bio, [...]
Today, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 84th Annual Oscars. Original Screenplay Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, Bridesmaids J.C. Chandor, Margin Call Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris Asghar Farhadi, A Separation Adapted Screenplay Nat Faxon, Alexander Payne and Jim Rash, The Descendants John Logan, [...]
First there was a book, and then a movie. Twenty years later, The Firm is now a weekly TV series on NBC starring Josh Lucas in the role played by Tom Cruise in the movie. I caught up with John Grisham last week, who serves as an executive producer on the TV show. Here are [...]
Debra Eckerling is a professional writer and coach with expertise in feature articles, corporate communications, and public speaking, as well as social media and live networking.
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The leader of Write On!, Debra has been a professional writer for more than 15 years. She has expertise in feature articles, corporate communications, and public speaking. Write On! is a virtual writers support group, which helps writers of all abilities, mediums, and specialties take their projects to the next level.
