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Preparing For A Writing Conference
Posted by jarviswrites in Furthering the Craft, Getting Published, Growing Up A Writer, Jennie, Marketing, Special Editions, Structure, Supporting Yourself As A Writer, The Business of Writing, The Craft Of Writing, The Writer's Community, The Writer's Life, Working Within Constraints, Writing Advice on August 28, 2015
By Jennie Jarvis As many of you may know, we are smack dab in the middle of Conference season, and hopefully this means that you have already attended a Writing Conference this year or you are planning to attend one in the next couple of months. If you don’t have a Writing Conference on your […]
All You Need Is Decency: Networking and Butt Sniffing For Beginners
Posted by jarviswrites in Getting Published, Jennie, Marketing, Relationships In Writing, Supporting Yourself As A Writer, The Business of Writing, The Writer's Community, Writing Advice on February 3, 2015
By Jennie Jarvis As the Faculty Chairperson for the Florida Writers Conference, and as an attendee at countless other writing conferences and film festivals, I’ve come to learn how terribly awkward people are at networking. Since this month at 5writers.com, we decided to talk about relationships and writing, I thought this would be a great […]
Don’t be a Punk!: The Secret to Marketing Your Work
Posted by jarviswrites in Getting Published, Jennie, Marketing, The Business of Writing, Writing Advice on January 13, 2015
By Jennie Jarvis People who have never worked within the film industry are often surprised when I tell them about the ins and outs of how a screenplay gets turned into a movie. Well, maybe “surprised” isn’t the right word. “Shocked” or “flabbergasted” might be more appropriate – especially when I’m talking to writers. In […]
Finding (and Using) the Right Blog along the Road to Publication by Bryan Buttler
Posted by virgowriter in Getting Published, Guest Bloggers on June 28, 2014
Bryan Buttler is a contributor to Philadelphia Magazine’s G Philly and Ticket. He also teaches writing at a variety of local colleges. For more information visit bryanbuttler.com, or visit his author page for Philadelphia Magazine: http://www.phillymag.com/author/bbuttler/ Finding (and Using) the Right Blog along the Road to Publication by Bryan Buttler Back in 2006, I was […]
Performance as Publication: The Art of the Ten Minute Play by Allen Gorney
Posted by jarviswrites in Getting Published, Guest Bloggers, Submissions, The Business of Writing on June 23, 2014
5writers.com is proud to welcome back Allen Gorney. Allen Gorney is an author, screenwriter, actor, and script consultant living in the central Florida region. He has written several novels, screenplays, short stories, stage plays, and essays. As a screenwriter, he has earned recognition and critical praise from festivals and contests around the country. He has […]
A Short Guide to Guidelines
Posted by wordimprovisor177 in Darlene, Getting Published on June 19, 2014
By Darlene Cah You finished your story. That in itself warrants a celebration, so take a minute to congratulate yourself, because the nitty-gritty work is about to begin. You workshop it. Revise it. Workshop it. Revise. Breathe. Revise. Pull your hair out. Revise. Eat bags of Hershey’s Kisses. Revise. Finally, your story is ready to […]
The Path to Publication by Brad Windhauser
Posted by virgowriter in Brad, Getting Published on June 8, 2014
The Path to Publication by Brad Windhauser Like most schools, Calvert Street Elementary had a Spring fundraiser, which asked students to sell chocolate candy bars for a dollar apiece. The catch: you compelled people to commit to buy, collected money, submitted the cash to the school, and then you delivered the candy the next day. […]
When Is A Screenplay “Published”?
Posted by jarviswrites in Getting Published, How Do you Know You're Done, Jennie, The Business of Writing on June 3, 2014
By Jennie Jarvis Working in Academia the past six years has been quite a change from the hectic life of working on set. While life in the film industry began at 4am and often didn’t end until 11pm, being a professor is a much less sleep-deprived occupation. Life is a lot slower (read: both more […]
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