by Dr. Diana Stout

Nobody likes to fail. And yet, failures are a part of life. We don’t learn lessons during happy times. We learn through pain and conflict.

A Recent Conversation

Recently, at a monthly chat meeting with other screenwriters where many of us are teachers, editors, writing coaches, and mentors, and have been writers most of our lives, we talked about the frustration of writers who seek our help, but then insist their scripts are wonderful and ready to be sent out, disagreeing with our advice of more work needed before submitting.… Read the post