| As a newly self published author, I am
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| | three-act Greek play. His class taught
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| amazed by how many people have told me
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| | specific methods of story and character
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| that they have a novel or idea for a book
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| | development. It gave me an entirely
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| that they always wanted to have
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| | different set of tools as a writer and I
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| published. I usually tell these aspiring
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| | began to write my first screenplay. After
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| writers that it can happen and, if they
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| | 3 months of writing, I completed Dance of
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| are willing to listen, I tell them my
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| | the Heart. The method of writing I
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| story about how I self published my book.
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| | learned from Lew made the process of
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| I have always enjoyed writing, mostly for
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| | writing much more structured and as a
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| my own enjoyment, but knew I had a talent
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| | result, made writing easier. I sent my
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| for creative writing. My first audience
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| | screenplay off to a couple of
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| was my co-workers at a bank I worked for
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| | screenwriting competitions and readers,
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| in Seattle, where everyday, I filled in
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| | but like most screenplays that are
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| for the receptionist while she when to
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| | written, it didnt get noticed. My story
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| lunch. During that hour, I wrote
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| | sat in my files for about 5 years until I
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| installments to a suspense thriller, set
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| | decided that I believed in my story and
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| on the Oregon coast, which I shared with
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| | that I would rewrite it into a novel. I
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| the other assistants on the floor who
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| | took me about a year, but I finally
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| eagerly awaited my new chapters. Years
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| | finished Dance of the Heart as a novel.
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| later, I moved to Hawaii and sent regular
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| | When I was ready to explore how to get
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| email updates of my adventures to my
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| | published, I again picked up a Learning
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| friends, which I called Memos from Maui.
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| | Annex catalog and found a daylong Book
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| Living in Hawaii is kind of like living
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| | Camp, which was a workshop on how to
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| in a foreign country and I had fun
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| | publish a book. It was an informative day
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| sharing my observations of life on a
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| | and I quickly realized that getting my
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| tropical island. Memos from Maui were
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| | book published by a traditional publisher
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| well received and I knew then that I was
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| | was as likely as my screenplay being made
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| hooked; I had to do something with my
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| | into a movie. The good news was that the
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| writing. Like the aspiring writers I
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| | instructor, Penny Sansevieri, a
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| mentioned earlier, I too was engaged in
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| | self-published author of From Book to
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| making a living as well as dealing with
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| | Bookseller, had representatives from
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| lifes other distractions. I have had a
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| | companies at the workshop that offered
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| number of different careers, but none
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| | self-publishing services to writers. They
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| gave me the satisfaction I felt when I
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| | provided me the technical support and
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| had people tell me that they liked my
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| | expertise that I lacked and made it
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| writing.
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| | possible for me to publish my novel. So
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| Returning to the mainland, I settled into
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| | with motivation and dedication, and a
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| a familiar routine of working for a
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| | little help from the Learning Annex, I am
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| living. One day, I picked up a Learning
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| | now a published author and am quick to
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| Annex catalog and came across a
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| | share with others that they too can
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| screenwriting class and decided to
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| | realize their dream of seeing their words
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| enroll. The instructors name was Lew
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| | in print. Its just a matter of being
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| Hunter, who for years taught his
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| | committed to your dream; believing in
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| Screenwriting 434 at the UCLA Film
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| | your work and not letting anyone say it
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| School. His method for writing a
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| | cant be done. I am proof that it can!
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| screenplay is a formula based on the
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