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Can there be a bright side to a pandemic? Can the COVID-19 lockdown bring out a better side in you and those around you? Let’s discuss. 18 more words via 6 ways the COVID-19 lockdown could bring out the best in you — When Women Inspire

It’s not always easy to focus on your health and well-being, especially if you’re a busy mom homeschooling during the coronavirus pandemic or throwing yourself into work to keep your mind off of the news headlines. 26 more words via 5 reasons to prioritize your health — When Women Inspire

These four suggestions can help you feel less alone by encouraging connections while still obeying the physical distancing rule. Feeling lonely: 4 tips to fight the physical distancing melancholy… 6 more words via Feeling lonely: 4 tips to fight the physical distancing melancholy — When Women Inspire

Film Courage: Are story and plot the same thing? Markus Redmond, Actor/Writer/Director/Producer: I don’t know? That’s a good question. Should we ask Siri? Film Courage: I hadn’t thought of that? Let’s try it. Markus: Because I don’t know. Hey Siri! Siri: Yes. Markus: What’s the difference between plot and story? [Reads Siri’s suggestion – found […]… Continue reading Are Story And Plot The Same Thing? by Markus Redmond — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: We talked earlier about the anxiety of this business. Can we talk about why it’s high-anxiety? What can people do to work with it? Jason Satterlund, Filmmaker: Most people I know in this business are full of anxiety. First of all most people in film don’t have full-time jobs (most people). It goes […]… Continue reading Artist Anxiety: Coping Strategies To Deal With Stress by Jason Satterlund — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: Can you talk about the screenwriting process [for LAST CALL ONE TAKE]? So Daved [Wilkins] had this idea? You were each bouncing ideas off of each other, how did this work? Gavin Michael Booth, Writer/Director/Cinematographer: Daved and I would try to get together in person as often as possible. I’m a stickler for […]… Continue reading Writing A Screenplay For A Movie That Takes Place In Real Time by Gavin Michael Booth — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: How long did it take you to write where you felt you were writing at a professional level? Mark Sanderson, Screenwriter/Author: Hmm…probably five feature-length screenplays? Because it was my fifth spec that was actually optioned and sold. So I’m like Well I must be doing something right? But it took about…the ones before […]… Continue reading How Long Does It Take A Screenwriter To Write At A Professional Level by Mark Sanderson — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: I have a logline for you. It’s not very good so I’d like to run it by you? Naomi Beaty, Writer, Screenwriting Teacher and Consultant: Okay. Film Courage: I’m hoping we can deconstruct it. It’s not very clear and maybe you can help clean it up? “A well-meaning librarian helps a prison writing […]… Continue reading How To Write A Better Logline by Naomi Beaty — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: Erik after you won Emmys for FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON and BAND OF BROTHERS, you ended up in position where you began to pitch ideas. Can you tell us about that period of your life? Erik Bork, Screenwriter/Author: Yes, there was a certain point where I kind of had a little […]… Continue reading Pitching Ideas, Writing Screenplays And Navigating The Business by Erik Bork [FULL INTERVIEW] — FilmCourage.com

Film Courage: Thinking back to when you worked in the mailroom, you’d attended AFI, you then worked in the mailroom. There are many people in a similar spot. They look around [at their job] and say to themselves “How long has this person been here? I don’t want to end up like that. I want […]… Continue reading Do Dreams Still Come True In Hollywood? by Stanley M. Brooks — FilmCourage.com