There's only ONE RULE in storytelling...

Don't be boring.

Stories are all about...

Emotional APPEAL.
Emotional CONNECTION.

Emotional IMPACT!

What I do

and what I'm passionate about

I WRITE

I’m the author of two best selling books on the working habits of highly successful screenwriters, and on the craft of storytelling with a focus on the reader’s emotional response to the written page.

I TEACH

I’m an award-winning instructor at UCLA’s Writers Program, an adjunct professor at Cal State-Fullerton, and I present seminars at conferences and Fortune 500 companies around the world.

I CONSULT

I help writers, filmmakers, producers and advertising executives craft better stories that connect emotionally with an audience.

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Free Gift with Purchase

If you’ve purchased Writing for Emotional Impact, you’re entitled to a free copy of the EMOTIONAL THESAURUS, a collection of all human emotions arranged by basic emotion and intensity level, a useful tool to craft fascinating scenes, as described in the Scenes chapter of the book. Simply email me a copy of your receipt or a picture of you holding the book, and I’ll email you the thesaurus.

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