Posts Tagged screenwriting advice

Happy Tears and Sad Laughter: Displaying Emotions In A Human Way

Posted by jarviswrites in Emotions, Jennie, Responding to Writing Prompts, The Craft Of Writing, Truth in Writing, Writing About Death, Writing about Death, Writing Advice on February 23, 2016

by Jennie Jarvis In 2011, my father died of cancer. I had a great relationships with my dad, so, as you can imagine, this really sucked. When it came time to plan his funeral, however, I refused to let the event be depressing. My dad hated when things got too serious, always preferring campy action […]

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Support Them As You Help Them Grow: Giving Feedback

Posted by jarviswrites in Giving Feedback, Jennie on September 4, 2015

by Jennie Jarvis This month at 5writers.com, we are going to be talking about one of the most important things we can do for our writing community – giving feedback. Let’s face it. If we were stuck in our own minds and never got any feedback from the outside world, our writing would never grow […]

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Writing is Pre-Writing

Posted by jarviswrites in Evolving Stories, How I Write, Jennie, Starting a New Project, The Craft Of Writing, Writing Advice on August 19, 2015

By Jennie Jarvis Growing up, I always heard the well-known expression “Writing is Rewriting.” But once I started my formal training as a screenwriter, I heard something much different – “Writing is Prewriting.” What is Prewriting, you may ask? Prewriting is all the prep work you do before you sit down to actually write out […]

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The Secret to Writing Fantasy: Reality

Posted by jarviswrites in Guest Bloggers, Jennie, The Craft Of Writing, Truth in Writing, Writing Advice on March 13, 2015

by Jennie Jarvis In both my screenwriting and my novel writing, a lot of my work has been in the fantasy genre. I’ve created worlds where leprechauns play tricksters, where yokai run shops, and where a person can die by turning into a robot. Each of these stories have won awards and gained interest from […]

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Crafting The Character Arc: Publication Announcement (News)

Posted by jarviswrites in Character, Jennie, News, Structure, The Craft Of Writing, The Writer's Community on October 3, 2014

5writers.com is delighted to formally announce the publication of Crafting The Character Arc: A Practical Guide to Character Creation and Development. This craft book, written by 5writers.com contributor and co-owner Jennie Jarvis, is intended as a practical guide for writers of any format to use as they craft the journey of their protagonist through a […]

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Just Keep Swimming: Jennie’s Secret to Staying Positive In The Wake Of Rejection

Posted by jarviswrites in Getting Published, Jennie, Rejection, Staying Inspired, The Writer's Life, What inspires me, Writing Advice on July 3, 2014

By Jennie Jarvis Let’s face it – In the writing industry, we face a lot of rejection. In fact, most people know more about how writers are rejected than any other part of the industry. Throughout my life, each time I have told various teachers, parents, friends and strangers about my career choice of being […]

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Climbing the Mountain

Posted by jarviswrites in 2013: Looking Back, Jennie on December 15, 2013

By Jennie Jarvis When I first started entertaining the idea of becoming a published novelist, I saw the path ahead of me as realistically as I could imagine. The first thing in front of me was a large mountain – writing the novel. I knew that there would be other challenges ahead but surmounting that […]

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