There's only ONE RULE in storytelling...
Don't be boring.
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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Indie Film Hustle
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