I had a great time presenting workshops, speaking and hearing writers’ ideas at the Willamette Writers Conference in Portland, OR August 5-7. Thanks to all who attended and staffed the event for making it such a pleasure!
I’m a screenwriter best known for my work on the HBO miniseries BAND OF BROTHERS and FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON, for which I wrote multiple episodes, and won two Emmy and two Golden Globe Awards as part of the producing team. I’ve also sold series pitches (and written pilots) at NBC and FOX, worked on the writing staff for two primetime dramas, and written feature screenplays on assignment for companies like Universal, HBO, TNT, and Playtone. My book THE IDEA: The Seven Elements of a Viable Story for Screen, Stage, or Fiction was released in 2018. Click here to e-mail me. And check out my free “Ten Key Principles Successful Writers Understand.”
Loved your presentation and your website. Hope some day to have an actual script to send you. Still learning how to convert from Lit. to screenplay, and it may take some time. I have to get the submissions of finished projects in first. I was the woman who you first met by that was pitching literature only, then was pushed to pitch an unfinished YA as a possible TV series. My YA ideas got good buzz, so I’ll at least attempt it. I’m sorry I didn’t see the need to attend any film/screenplay workshops until Sunday. I’ll have to plan on it next year. Hope you enjoyed your time in Portland, and I hope you will return for the conference next year.