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Memoir or Novel? 8 Issues to Think About Before Writing Your Own Story 
As the novel consultant, I am often asked how a writer should tell his or her story. I work with clients in both novel and memoir, using similar structural techniques to develop a compelling story. I truly believe that both forms are ideal ways in which to tell your personal story. The choice is up to you. If you are torn between memoir and novel, here are eight advantages of each: 
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Here are more article to read. My favorite is the one on keeping your writing simple.

WEEK IN REVIEW May 26, 2015

ScriptMag.com  |  The Writers Store | Screenwriting Software | Screenwriting Webinars   Letter from the Editor Jeanne Veillette Bowerman Online Editor ScriptMag.com Catch up on this past week's posts on ScriptMag.com where we talked about screenwriters writing novels, rejection, success, and maintaining hope in achieving your dreams! Check out our full list of contributors and follow them on Twitter too. If you're looking to break into TV, don't miss entering the Industry Insider Television Writing Contest - deadline June 30th. Get our FREE Download Tips to Improve Your Odds of Winning a Screenplay Contest to help you succeed. Now get reading and get writing! Jeanne BowermanScriptMag Editor Be sure to follow us on , Facebook, Pinterest, and Google+ Follow me on Twitter @jeannevb and meet other screenwriters by using the hashtags #screenwriting, #ScriptMag, and #scriptchat  Writers Digest & BookBaby Giveaway: Enter to win everything you need to release your inner book from Writers Digest, BookBaby, and Edit911. Tutorials, software, editing, publishing and more. Enter Now. BREAKING & ENTERING: Keep It Simple Storytelling The key to becoming a sought-after screenwriter? Great storytelling. Barri Evins explains how a screenplay is a simple story complexly told. The richness is in the execution. Click to Continue BEHIND THE LINES WITH DR: The Sweet Stench of Career Success In Hollywood, an Oscar guarantees career success. Or not. But it certainly changes the dynamics of meetings that happen the day after the famous awards. Click to Continue JEANNE'S SCREENWRITING TIPS: Screenplay Feedback - Get Real with Your Rewrites Jeanne Veillette Bowerman encourages writers to examine their old screenplay feedback, even if it's years old, to see if their writing is really the problem... or something else. Click to Continue Essentials of Having an Active Protagonist + Exclusive FREE Download Begin on this page by exploring the definition and essentials of having a strong protagonist, followed by a few examples. Then be sure you get your FREE download of 4 Crucial Questions for Your Protagonist to learn how to create an active protagonist to drive your story! Click to Continue ScriptMag Archives: BALLS OF STEEL: Screenwriting Career - Hope vs. Faith ScriptMag looks back at older articles that still pack value for today's screenwriter. Life is short, and it's full of disappointment, challenges, fear, anxiety, and possibilities, as well as hope and faith. We can't control everything that happens, but we can keep our faith strong. Click to Continue ______________________________ Understanding the expectations and needs that an executive, director, or producer will have of your script can be daunting for an unknown screenwriter. In this tutorial you will learn how to strengthen all of the elements that matter most. You will gain valuable insight that will allow you to take your script from the page to the silver screen without sacrificing your own vision or creativity.   WRITERS' ROOM 101: The Post-Upfronts Blues TV writer Eric Haywood (EMPIRE, PRIVATE PRACTICE) shares an important tip for writers who didn't get staffed during the upfronts. Click to Continue WHY SPEC SCRIPTS FAIL: Adapt-A-Phobia - Part 3 At Various times in our lives we all suffer from some sort of Adapt-A-Phobia. Today, information flies at us so fast we are overwhelmed with the data, Part 3. Click to Continue Learn How to Double Your Odds of Success with our FREE Download: Script to Novel Writing Tips! Why only get part of the benefit of your script? Don't just stop there, adapt it to a novel for even more reach with these script to novel writing tips! Click to Continue IMPROVISING SCREENPLAYS: The Dogme 95 Limitations Exercise Writer and improviser Brett Wean provides an exercise based around the Dogme 95 movement of limitations to help screenwriters improve their scripts. Click to Continue Do you have the next TV Pilot that management and production company Anonymous Content wants? Enter The Industry Insider Television Writing Contest today! The Industry Insider Television Writing Contest is a one-of-a-kind competition that offers every entrant the unique chance to learn about the Industry, while also creating and writing a television pilot script. The lucky winner of the Industry Insider Television Writing Contest receives unparalleled Industry experience, a meeting with Anonymous Content (True Detective, The Knick) and other Industry Insiders and much more. Click to Continue Take your screenwriting craft to the next level! ORDER NOW Why Screenwriters Are Writing Novels See why Jim Vines, a working screenwriter, explored the freedom of writing novels and why you might want to as well. Click to Continue WRITE, DIRECT, REPEAT: Chris Sparling on How Directing Made Him a Better Screenwriter Kim Garland interviews writer/director Chris Sparling on his journey to getting his breakout film - BURIED - made and his thriving career today. His latest film recently played at Cannes Film Festival. Click to Continue BUSINESS OF SCREENWRITING: Screenwriters - The Luckiest People Imaginable Former agent, Michele Wallerstein, gives advice on improving your odds of success as a screenwriter. Having the passion to succeed is the first step. Click to Continue Get Your FREE Screenwriting Downloads As our gift to our loyal readers, ScriptMag is giving away FREE Screenwriting Downloads! Check back often, as we offer new ones each month. The filmmaking industry has a certain expectation of not only how a script for a movie or TV show is written but also of how to market your script and yourself. In our FREE downloads, you’ll receive expert advice on how to create a logline, how to structure an outline, TV writing, and tips on how to move your plot forward using your character’s inner journey, and more! Get your FREE DOWNLOADS today! ScriptMag.com  |  The Writers Store | Screenwriting Software | Screenwriting Webinars

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Today is Friday. This is the third hot day this week . It was 105 Wednesday and 105 Thursday. Today it's 95.

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WEEK IN REVIEW April 21, 2015

ScriptMag.com  |  The Writers Store | Screenwriting Software | Screenwriting Webinars Letter from the Editor Jeanne Veillette Bowerman Online Editor ScriptMag.com Our ScriptMag.com family of contributors dives into tips on Act One, taking meetings, setting up a production and more! Check out our full list of contributors and follow them on Twitter too. It's screenwriting contest season and getting feedback on your scripts is critical. Never, ever submit something unless you're sure it's your best work! If you don't have a circle of trusted writers to swap scripts with, consider usingScriptXpert. The Writers' Store Story Specialists are one of the best kept secrets for writers who want to elevate their work! Even studios use them for coverage. What are you waiting for? Now get reading and get writing! Jeanne BowermanScriptMag Editor Be sure to follow us on , Facebook, Pinterest, and Google+ Follow me on Twitter @jeannevb and meet other screenwriters by using the hashtags #screenwriting, #ScriptMag, and #scriptchat  Low Residency MFA in Professional Screenwriting at National University. Insider knowledge on the business of Hollywood.  Learn More Contact lead faculty at bmoss@nu.edu or call (858) 642-8581 IMPROVISING SCREENPLAYS: The Five Key Elements of Act One Writer and theatrical improviser Brett Wean reveals the five key elements to consider when writing Act One of a screenplay. Click to Continue BREAKING & ENTERING: Use Your Words “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me,” may hold true on the playground, but in screenwriting, words can hurt you or help you. Click to Continue BEHIND THE LINES WITH DR: Writer Reviews - Growing a Thick Skin Doug Richardson shares how his film school experience toughened his skin and prepared him for the harsh world of writer reviews. Click to Continue Essentials of Having an Active Protagonist + Exclusive FREE Download Begin on this page by exploring the definition and essentials of having a strong protagonist, followed by a few examples. Then be sure you get your FREE download of 4 Crucial Questions for Your Protagonist to learn how to create an active protagonist to drive your story! Click to Continue ScriptMag Archives: WRITERS ON WRITING - Writing Team of the 'The Best and the Brightest' ScriptMag looks back at older articles that still pack value for today's screenwriter. This week, let's revisit bi-coastal writing team Josh Shelov and Michael Jaeger who turned their preschool pressures into a grown-up farce starring Amy Sedaris and Neil Patrick Harris. Here, the duo discuss how they constructed The Best and the Brightest. Click to Continue ______________________________ Breaking Into Hollywood A.S.A.P.! Breaking into Hollywood requires a specific plan if you want to really make it. Without the right insider know-how it can be impossible for writers and producers to attain the desired results. Having represented a variety of experienced and new writers and directors Sammy can give you the insight and knowledge you need to know and help you to formulate a near fail-proof plan to get you where you want to be. Click to Watch the Preview ______________________________ UPCOMING SCREENWRITING EVENTS for April! Screenwriters University: Classes are through an online platform that you can access anytime. There are weekly assignments to keep up with, but for the most part, you can follow at your own pace. Visit the Screenwriters University site for all the classes available this month! Storytelling: How to Write Stories That Will Grab and Hold Your Audience Got a story, screenplay or novel that just isn’t working? A project you love, but just can’t seem to nail? Maddening! Emmy and Edgar nominated Tom Sawyer will teach you – one-on-one – his theory-free approach that has made him an incredibly successful screen/TV writer and bestselling novelist! Click to Register Screenwriting Webinars This webinar includes both access to the live webinar where you may interact with the presenter and the recorded, on-demand edition for your video library. You do not have to attend the live event to get a recording of the presentation. How to Write Bankable Main Characters by Tom Lazarus, 4/23 Map of "Shondaland": A TV Creator's Guide to Making Hit Shows by Tom Benedek, 4/28 Creating The Next True Detective: How The One Hour TV Drama Works Right Now by Peter Russell, 4/30 BUILDING A BRIDGE TO HOLLYWOOD: Take A Meeting This is not a drill. Every single time the screenwriter takes that meet and greet general meeting, it’s a JOB INTERVIEW. Click to Continue SHORT CIRCUIT: Production - Setting It All Up Dan Goforth asks entertainment attorney Stacey Davis to tell filmmakers the things they need to know to get their film off the page and into production. Click to Continue Learn How to Double Your Odds of Success with our FREE Download: Script to Novel Writing Tips! Why only get part of the benefit of your script? Don't just stop there, adapt it to a novel for even more reach with these script to novel writing tips! Click to Continue WHY SPEC SCRIPTS FAIL: Adapt-A-Phobia Part 2 At Various times in our lives we all suffer from some sort of Adapt-A-Phobia. Today, information flies at us so fast we are overwhelmed with the data. Click to Continue SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY PODCAST: Screenwriter and Actor Tim Ogletree On His New Zombie Comedy 'The Walking Deceased' Ashley Scott Meyers talks with actor and writer Tim Ogletree. Tim recently wrote and starred in the zombie comedy 'The Walking Deceased.' Click to Continue Don't Submit Your Material Before it's Ready! SUBMIT NOW Reenactments in Documentary Films: Is There an Authentic Truth in Documentary? Documentaries are often labelled subjective or objective, but arguably a purely objective documentary does not exist. Susan Kouguell explains why. Click to Continue Screenwriting Website of the Week: Jon Brooks' Comfort Pit Script announces Comfort Pit as a screenwriting website worth checking out. Jon Brooks shares insights into nutrition, mental health and creativity. Let's face it, in order to create, we need to also fuel or mind and body. Click to Continue WRAP IT UP: A Screenwriter's Journey Into Filmmaking Screenwriter Jack Marchetti shares his filmmaking journey as his short film premieres at Tribeca Film Festival. How is filmmaking different than screenwriting? Click to Continue WRITERS ON THE VERGE: Don't Blame Pitching Fumble On The Flip-Flops Screenwriting Career Coach Lee Jessup discusses how to put your best foot forward when you're pitching executives. Click to Continue Get Your FREE Screenwriting Downloads As our gift to our loyal readers, ScriptMag is giving away FREE Screenwriting Downloads! Check back often, as we offer new ones each month. The filmmaking industry has a certain expectation of not only how a script for a movie or TV show is written but also of how to market your script and yourself. In our FREE downloads, you’ll receive expert advice on how to create a logline, how to structure an outline, TV writing, and tips on how to move your plot forward using your character’s inner journey, and more! Get your FREE DOWNLOADS today! ScriptMag.com  |  The Writers Store | Screenwriting Software | Screenwriting Webinars