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The Inspired Screenwriting Method
A System for Creative Decision Making
“It’s like if The Artist’s Way and Save The Cat had a love child.”
Create Your Best Work
Learn how to write from a place of integration of your two selves:
The Creator and The Refiner
Classes
Note: By purchasing any of the following, you agree to the Terms and Conditions linked at the bottom of this page
Dig into your subconscious mind, release your fears, and start creating again from a place of pure authenticity.
This self-paced workshop uses journal prompts, freewriting exercises, our proprietary guided meditations, and the insights of your own dreams to identify the cause of your writer’s block and help you overcome it.
Uncover the stories you were meant to tell and then learn how to turn them into a screenplay written in your authentic voice.
When you finish the course, you will have
THE PERFECT STORY
and KNOW HOW TO TELL IT
in a way that lets your authentic voice shine.
Coming Soon:
Don’t want to take the full From Generic to Genius course?
Soon you’ll be able to purchase ANY of the 5 classes a la carte!
Choose from:
Class 1: Ease & Flow
Class 2: Tone & Genre
Class 3: Ideation
Class 4: Character & Theme
Class 5: Style
Learn about the importance of having a strong inciting incident for your script and how to craft one in this 30 minute workshop.
Learn what tools are available to you when developing your own personal screenwriting style.
Learn how to make outlining your script so much easier by using the 8 sequence method in this 30 minutes workshop.
Script Feedback
Find out whether or not your script is connecting with your audience.
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Everyone can benefit from feedback.
This business is about making an impression and we all need to know how our writing is coming across to an audience. That’s why we provide the judging scorecard to every script submitted to the competition.
And if you want more detailed coverage, we can help with that, too.
We’re screenwriters ourselves, so we know what it’s like to get notes that completely miss the mark of what our script was trying to do.
That’s why when you choose to get additional script coverage from us, we ask you to fill out a brief questionnaire to send along with your work. Do you want your script to be a hilarious and ridiculous broad comedy? Great, let us know. Or is your story more of a subtle satire? Also great! Just tell us.
We want to give you useful feedback that will bring you closer to your intended goal. Not just our ideas of ‘how we would do it.’
Check out the options below if you are interested in having us help you tell your story your way.Description text goes here
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Price. $150
Includes written feedback with evaluation of script elements as well as suggestions for improvement. Right after you check out, we’ll send you an email with instructions on uploading your script. Expect a 2-3 week turnaround for coverage.
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Additional $50
Includes the standard feedback plus a 60 minute online discussion of the notes with your reader.
Self-guided Writing Retreats
Write your heart out in the Mojave desert.
The Method
Where do great stories come from?
Tara and Jen each have two very different responses to that question. Tara believes in quieting the mind to access transcendent ideas while Jen believes the answer lies in learning how to use your true voice.
Either way, when Tara and Jen compared their approaches they found a striking concept at the center of both: our two selves.
The Creator and The Refiner. The head and the heart. The ideas and the feelings.
We believe that the foundation of all great work is the integration of these two selves, working together in harmony to produce something beyond all expectation.
Together, these two mindsets become The Inspired Screenwriting Method.
Anyone can follow a formula and end up with a structurally sound script. But in order to elevate your story beyond the formulaic, you must infuse it with your own unique perspective.
But how do you do that?
How do you separate the good ideas from the bad ones? How do you tap into that place where the magic happens? How do you create with ease and flow instead of clenched teeth and fists?
We’ve both banged our heads on a lot of walls over the years trying to figure it out, and we finally came up with a method that works for us. And now we want to share it with you.
So… here it is.
The Inspired Screenwriting Method. By exploring the connection between The Creator and The Refiner we’ve designed a process to help you use both to their greatest potential. Our method uses guided meditations along with more traditional writing work to nurture the artist within and bring out your inner genius. We hope it benefits you as much as it has us.
Who We are
First and foremost, we’re screenwriters.
Between us, we have:
bachelors and masters degrees from USC and UCLA film schools
sold and optioned scripts to Sony, Amazon, and Fox
written and directed three independent features distributed by companies such as Lionsgate and Shudder.
been selected to participate in both Sundance and Fox Diversity Labs
been nominated for two Emmys
been creatively involved in numerous television and documentary projects,
had our work featured at several major film festivals such as TIFF and SXSW
created so many short films, music videos and commercials,
taught screenwriting courses for Sundance Collab
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hello@inspiredscreenwriting.com