The Creative Writing Life

20Books Vegas just opened up again for registration, so Brian Drake joined us AGAIN to discuss the conference with Justin. Also, this year, Justin joined a Skyrim designer to discuss writing for games.  http://20booksvegas.com/ What is 20Books Vegas all about? Here’s the introduction speeches and high-powered author panel from 20Books Vegas 2022. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTrqmZBt-FWUW...

Adrienne Young and Isabel Ibañez discuss their new release for writers - The Storyteller's Workbook https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593539435 About the Author Adrienne Young is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Fable duology and the Sky in the Deep duology. She is a foodie with a deep love of history and travel and a shameless addiction to coffee. When she’s not writing, you ca...

Join us as we discuss fun lives in writing for books, film, and games!  Go Ahead and Ask! https://www.amazon.com/Go-Ahead-Ask-Interviews-Screenwriting/dp/B09WRFNMV5 Creative Writing Life - https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Writing-Life-Justin-Sloan-ebook/dp/B07YR2FMYK Creative Writing Career - https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Writing-Career-Justin-Sloan-ebook/dp/B07YR2SHJ4

What are the basics in terms of creative writing? Justin and Paul dive into all of that! Enjoy.

Hudson Phillips joined Justin and Paul to discuss screenwriting and how to develop awesome characters. Enjoy!  Writer & Producer of @thisworldalonefilm and #guacamoleyesterdays 📖 Writing Unforgettable Characters now available on Amazon! hudsonwrites.com From Hudson:  I'm a screenwriter from Atlanta, GA that writes big, breezy genre films with equal parts humor and heart. I wrote and...

Author Troy Lambert joined Justin and Paul to discuss PLOTTR and 20BooksVegas! Plottr: Plan Your Books The Way You Think Outline faster , organize smarter , and turbocharge your productivity today with the #1 visual book planning software for writers. https://plottr.com/  How Plottr Will Help You Outline Your Books Visualize Your Plot Points Plottr lets you easily arrange (and rearrange) your...

Amanda Innes joins Justin and Paul to discuss writing, theater, publishing novels, and PA work.  ABOUT AMANDA Amanda Innes has been a production assistant on film sets, a dogsbody for community theaters, a performer of Shakespeare, an instructor for summer camps, and worked for major publishing houses before turning her attention to her own writing. She grew up in Texas, went to graduate scho...

Ashley Poprick joined Justin and Paul to chat about the Austin Film Festival, game writing, and the new game writing panels the #AFF is putting on.  From Ashley I’m Ashley “Ash” Poprik and I’m a game writer with 4+ years of game writing and 7+ years of screenwriting experience working in highly-collaborative studios. I have a knack for crafting memorable characters, snappy text, and whimsical...

James Ridgley joined Justin and Paul to discuss filmmaking. He also shared his information on performing standup as well as on cruise ships, sketches, and going from juggling to microbudget films.  His IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0725927 About James James Ridgley grew up as a latch-key kid in West Los Angeles attending IPS, a program within University High School; an highly experimenta...

PJ McIlvaine joins Justin and Paul to chat about writing picture books, screenplays and so much more.  https://pjmacwriter.com for her website! ABOUT: PJ McIlvaine is a prolific kid lit writer/author/screenwriter/writer/journalist. PJ’s debut middle-grade supernatural historical mystery from Darkstroke Books (April 2022) VIOLET YORKE, GILDED GIRL: GHOSTS IN THE CLOSET about the misadventures...

Robert People speaks about writing your first book and more!  Find his books and more at robertpeople.com . FROM ROBERT: Hi, everybody! My name is Robert People and you’ve reached People’s Court. I am an author with six self-published books and I am also a poet and an aspiring professional screenwriter. I’ve completed several works and at the moment and I’m still looking for agency representa...

In preparation for the #AFF22 panel on Interactive Storytelling, Philip Balli joined us to discuss the Austin Film Festival, Writing Games, and Working in TV. He has a wealth of information to share!  https://austinfilmfestival.com/festival-and-conference-aff/panelists-and-awardees/ About Philip: Philip is a Laredo, TX native with an MFA in screenwriting from the University of Texas at Austin...

This week Collin Lieberg joined Justin and Paul to discuss writing groups such as the Virtual Happy Hour (VHH), the Austin Film Festival, and Creative Development. Enjoy!  https://twitter.com/collinlieberg From Collin: Due to being a nerd (before it was cool), as well as years living abroad and feeling out of place, I write drama and genre stories about outsiders struggling to fit in.  I...

Isabel Dréan chatted with Justin and Paul about what it's been like for her to write fun screenplays - Christmas and not - and to direct movies. She shared some great advice on not giving away power. Listen to find out what that means!  Check out her movies, to include The Holiday Switch and Christmas on the Rocks.  Her IMDb – https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2605838/ ABOUT ISABEL: Originally...

Former Marine Mark R. Clifford wrote The Typhoon Coa st and joined Justin and Paul to discuss writing historical thrillers and his other endeavors. Enjoy! Website: https://typhooncoast.com/ The book: https://www.amazon.com/Typhoon-Coast-Mark-R-Clifford/dp/B0875ZKL2Y About Mark:  Mark R. Clifford is a proud fourth-generation San Franciscan. He is the second-born in an Irish Catholic family of...

James Moorer talks screenwriting as a gift, Roadmap Writers, why we write, and pancakes. He recommends DuPars at The Grove, by the way.  Bio, from James:  I was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and from a very early age I loved books and fantastic stories. I wrote my first play in elementary school and performed it along with some of my fellow students. My desire to write went crazy a...

This week we spoke with James Mason about loglines! He's putting together a book on loglines, so be sure to check out the episode and then stay tuned to hear when he publishes.  https://www.facebook.com/screenrioter  Join Justin and Paul in another episode of Creative Writing Life!  Paul's book - GO AHEAD AND ASK - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09WRFNMV5 Justin's book - CREATIVE WRITIN...

This week, Justin and Paul spoke with Chad Ayinde about making comics and writing screenplays, moving to Los Angeles, and attending the WGF Veterans Writing Project. Enjoy!  The WGF Veterans Writing Project - https://www.wgfoundation.org/programs/the-veterans-writing-project  Learn more about his comics -- https://www.battlebornecomics.com/battlebornebasics  From Chad: After a colle...

Justin Sloan shares his experience with the WGF's Veterans Writing Project - enjoy!

Justin and Paul look back at their writing over the first half of 2022, including screenwriting successes, books published, and more. Also, what's next? Come find out! 

Dave Chesson joined us to chat about his book writing and formatting tool ATTICUS.  https://www.atticus.io/ Atticus is an easy, all-in-one writing and formatting tool that helps authors generate beautiful, professional-quality ebooks and print books. In this episode of Self Publishing Insiders, we’re chatting with Dave about the origins of the software, where it’s going, and more importantly,...

Author Jason Vandevelde is a member of the Elder Tree NFT team, and has done writing on at least 20 NFT projects. He shares his experience working on NFT projects, writing for Fiverr, and more. Enjoy! ELDER TREE NFT: Story nerds dedicated to taking your NFT projects to new heights through writing, storytelling, and consulting services. www.eldertreenft.com

Justin and Paul share their thoughts on writing in other people's worlds and on contract. How do you read their minds?! 

Justin and Paul chat with Mark Fielding about writing Web 3 and NFT -- to include stories and copy writing.  Learn more about Mark here:  https://metaverse-writer.io/portfolio/  https://linktr.ee/markfielding

Justin and Paul discuss ghostwriting on services such as Fiverr, Upwork, Reedsy, and more. Ever thought about earning a living by writing for other people? Come on by and listen :)