Writing My Writing Down
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Episodes of Writing My Writing Down
Mark All
Do you get distracted? You might say that I am an *expert* at distraction. But distractions aren't without results, and now my kiddo has a pogo stick coming for his birthday and I finished a pitch deck. Episode 30 is edited by Katie Marquette
Welcome back and happy Halloween!! Even when it’s time to take time for yourself, your writing finds a way to haunt you. IG & Twitter @hellokathleenj, @writingmywritingdown. Episode edited by Katie Marquette of BornofWonder.com, art by Joanie S
(If you haven't seen Ted Lasso on AppleTV yet, RUN to your tv/laptop and watch the pilot, it's life-changing)I had my very own "Ted Lasso" moment this week, a moment so heartfelt and joyful the warmth of that moment carried me through the week
Inspired by the poem Dream Song 14, by John Berryman. "Ever to confess you are bored is to admit you have no inner resources." It takes every ounce of willpower I have to work. I tend to be lazy and I enjoy my rest, I enjoy TV I enjoy comfy cl
Do you have dreams of being that writer who never sleeps, glass of whisky half-full, using a worn journal as a coaster while staring wistfully at the moon? Oh, you do? Well throw 'em out the window! Your body and mind need rest. In this episode
There's no prize for doing it all yourself. Asking for help is humbling and requires so much vulnerability but consider this, you're going to be humbled in one way or another. Whether it's asking for help with meals (I'll explain in the in the
Every project is worth starting... but not every project is worth finishing. In this week's episode we bid farewell to all those projects we never finished, but first, we honor them. This week was tough for me and after some reflection, I reali
After a short break, we're back! And I have a confession - I haven't been writing. I've been taking some time to see life up close and practice recognizing the extraordinary within the ordinary. I'm extremely hopeful that this exercise will mak
Remember as a kid when you'd wake up Saturday morning feeling inspired and creative and write a story in your journal with gel pens and you just couldn't wait to show your parents? I miss that. This season of my life with foster kids is so beau
Foster Care? Hard. Finding the energy to workout? Hard. Writing while Moana plays in the background for the 5th time today? Really hard. But honestly, I'm in the mood to do hard things. I'm in the mood to challenge myself and get bigger through
Welcome Maureen Monterubio as she discusses the power of collaboration and how she went from a director, to a writer/director - emphasis on the “writer”. Maureen (@maurmontie and http://maureenmonterubio.com) is a freelance audiobook director,
As my life has changed I've done a lot of reflecting, and not a lot of writing. My priorities haven't changed, they have just been re-arranged to accommodate three children, a marriage, a dog, a job, and a pandemic. Unsurprisingly, the need for
I have been obsessed with minimalism ever since I heard about it, you could say it "sparks joy", and the more serious I’ve gotten about writing, the more pared down I need my life to be. Most of the reason I don’t write is because I’m distracte
*and a special announcementAfter reflecting on what to say for a Valentine's Day themed episode, I realized that my love story is not movie worthy - and I wouldn't have it any other way. The obstacles that make for the best love stories, those
I recently embarked on a quest for a catchy, friendly theme song to open and close the podcast with, and what I discovered was the importance of having a battle cry. What is so fun for you, so exciting, gets you so jazzed up instantly, that you
Kathleen, for the love of God, wake up early and write your screenplay.Thanks for joining! Use the hashtags #writingmywritingdown and #writereadwatch to show me what you’re working on. I follow these hashtags and read and share every single p
Every day, do a little thing that reflects the type of career you’re striving after.WRITING: CF movie, and also spec script Nun of the AboveREADING: pilot of Friends, SeinfeldWATCHING: Friends, Seinfeld, MomThanks for joining! Use the hasht
Writing: Cystic fibrosis movie Reading: Pilot of CheersWatching: Cheers, and of course MOMThanks for joining! Use the hashtags #writingmywritingdown and #writereadwatch to show me what you’re working on. I follow these hashtags & share from
WRITING: Writing a new spec pilot about medieval nuns-- eek! New projects coming for 2021.READING: Juliet's School of Possibilities. I love the audiobook -- it's a short read and a fun fiction story of some useful time-management ideas to impl
It's the Building & Loan for me.WRITING: Outlining an old movie scriptREADING: Hercule Poirot's Christmas.WATCHING: It's a Wonderful LifeThanks for joining! Use the hashtags #writingmywritingdown and #writereadwatch to show me what you’re w
Below the threshold of thousands of hours of dedicated work, we’re all flailing around in a bucket hoping not to get shot as we try to blindly write scripts. I don’t know what I’m doing. Maybe you don’t either. That’s okay! Do your pages today.
Few know this, but teaching kids their ABCs leads straight to a staff job at ABC. Hopefully, no one in the writer’s room will need a diaper change, and if they do, fingers crossed that’s below my pay grade by then. But! Here are some ways I thi
Try to work out your work in progress with a few different writer brains; your calm writer brain is frequently, but not always your sharpest. WRITING: A new sitcom pilot! Feels so good to write a new fun thing. I'm writing it in an online clas
Few know this, but teaching kids their ABCs leads straight to a staff job at ABC. Hopefully, no one in the writer’s room will need a diaper change, and if they do, fingers crossed that’s below my pay grade by then. But! Here are some ways I thi
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