Be Fearless Today (and Every Day) THURSDAY

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fiction, Film, Novels, Story, story concierge, Television, Writing, writing goals

Happy Thursday!

So I asked over on Instagram how your writing week went.

I’d love to hear. I was inspired to write this today because so many of my FB friends have been posting about the fear of rejection, especially after getting rejected.

Please, friends, do NOT let fear stop you. 

We ALL get rejected all the time. Even when your book is a best seller someone will hate it. That’s just a fact.

When you are a top showrunner and your show is on HBO, or NBC or Netflix and is nominated and even won awards people will still hate it.

The life of a storyteller is not easy and I am cheering you all on for just being here and continuing to put your stories out there.

I hope that you had an amazing week and even if you didn’t, that’s okay.

What are you working on today?

xo 

Stephanie

 

 

Writing Wednesday

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fiction, Film, Novels, Screenplay, screenwriting, Television, TV writing, Writing, YA fiction

I’m working on my WIP YA. It’s in the revision stages so I’m playing around with plotting to make sure it’s all working. Hoping to just write for at least an hour today.

 

How about you??

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Writing Tip for Tuesday! DIALOGUE

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creative consulting, dialogue, Film, judanie bean, Novels, story concierge, Television, who said that, Writing, writing dialogue, writing tips

 

How people speak is the one thing that I find writers struggle with the most.

I’m not sure why this happens, my guess is that people are focusing on trying to be a good writer instead of focusing on why the characters are saying what they are saying.

I’m here to help with that because I have so much experience reading scripts for the studios for both TV & film, as well as working one on one with writers for the last 12 years.

Maybe it’s because I talk too much—my mom used to sing me that song from the 50s–YOU TALK TOO MUCH—lol It used to hurt my feelings a little but now I embrace it. I’m a talker. I love words so much and I always have something to say—it’s who I am. If I was a character in a show or book or movie—she would talk a lot.

I’m like the real like Lorelai Gilmore and often have wondered if Amy Sherman-Palladino was sitting behind me sometime in Los Angeles and was like “I have a character now” haha I also love SNOW and COFFEE! ….okay, really joking around.. but I am a lot like that character. 

So talking is kind of my thing.

I love dialogue driven scripts, books and films, if they are done well.

Today’s TIP is to resist the urge to write in perfect grammar when your characters are speaking. I know that sounds obvious but you have no idea how many times I see this when going over other writers work. It’s like as a writer people are afraid to not write perfectly. Be careful though we do not speak in perfect grammar ever in real life so in stories your characters won’t either.

HOMEWORK—watch a show you LOVE and write down the dialogue as the characters are speaking–you will see what I mean.

HAPPY WRITING!!! 

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It’s Monday! New Week New Possibilities

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am writing, Film, Novels, Television, writers life, Writing, writing goals, writing tips

 

It’s Monday. I love Mondays! Always have. It’s a new week full of possibilities! What are your creative goals for the week?
I’m focusing on writing A LOT this week, reading, and then getting everything ready for my trip to Iceland next week for the Iceland Writers Retreat.

So for me making goals is a process. I love love love making lists, but sticking to them is a horse of a different color as they say.  That said, I’m breaking my bad habits and creating better ones, like sticking to my lists of things to do.

This week—I’m making my novel my priority. I have set aside time every afternoon from 3-6 pm just to work on the novel. That means, NO OTHER DISTRACTIONS.

The only way to be a successful writer is to write.

I’m good about writing every day but I need to focus and get these revisions done.

How about you?

Do you have a set time every day, or do you just write when you are inspired and does that work for you?

Comment and let me know.

You can also follow me on social media!

Check out my website at www.judaniebean.com or www.stepholivieri.com 

Have a fabulous day and week ahead!

Dialogue Tips

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character, craft, creating characters, dialogue, dialogue course, Film, Novels, Television, Writing, writing tips

I’m bringing back my Who Said That? Dialogue course—hoping to have it ready by fall 2019. If you want to sign up to be a Judanie Bean (that’s my new company) VIP please head over to my website

MY WEBSITE

I will have a new site soon but for now, you can sign up via my old site.

Here is why you want to do this—are you ready?—-this is not a sales pitch—I’m going to be giving away 10 spots in this course —-yup FREEBIE—who doesn’t love freebies.

I’m doing this simply because I am building the course for writers so I really want to get feedback from YOU and roll out the best course I can in 2020, which will be full price but until then, I’m testing everything and that means FREEBIES for you!!

Hurry though because 10 goes like that * imagine I’m snapping.

What Are Your Goals Today Writers??

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Novels, Story, Writing

My goals are to write, relax and enjoy time with my new hubby–

I know that I’ve been gone awhile but I’ve been working on my new business.. see the logo.

More soon, but I am creating content for you, CREATIVES!!

I will make s separate post for that, in the meantime–time for Thursday goals!!

 

Happy writing!