In this month’s “Ask the Coach” article, I’m responding to a writer about overcoming procrastination and dealing with self-criticism: “I need to overcome my procrastination. I am trying to write a...
When I first started writing fiction regularly (screenwriting, specifically), our first child was quite young — like 3 ½. I really had to "steal" time to make writing happen, mostly from my own...
In this month’s “Ask the Coach” article, I’m responding to a writer about whether to give up on a script after not getting the response they anticipated from contests and fellowships: “I’m ready to...
In this month’s “Ask the Coach” article, I’m responding to a writer about picking up the pieces after getting burned out: “I was on a writing streak but then I took on a project that completely...
In this month’s “Ask the Coach” article, I’m responding to a writer about character naming, who says: “If I have many characters of a certain group, Ninjas for example, too many to name individually...
In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I'm responding to a writer about script marketing, who says: “Hello, I come by this way to be informed about where to send my 44 movie scripts? I sent it to...
In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I'm responding to a writer about confidence, who says: “I’ve had a rough year and a half, which is affecting my writing confidence hugely now.” In the...
In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I'm responding to a question about recovering a writing practice after a busy summer. Hi Jenna, I’ve lost a lot of my writing momentum over the summer...
In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I'm responding to a comment from a writer about recovering a writing practice. Hi Jenna, I’ve found recently that the way I used to write just isn’t working...
In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I'm responding to a comment from a writer online about having a moment of wondering why she’s still trying to write. Having one of those nights where it...
In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I'm responding to a question from a reader about staying motivated and disciplined after receiving discouraging feedback. Hi Jenna, I recently had a major...
In this month's "Ask the Coach" article, I'm responding to a question from a reader about managing procrastination. Dear Jenna, I struggle with procrastination and getting started writing. I want to...