What we’re about
Working in Hollywood is unlike working anywhere else in the world, and this meetup meets frequently to help members get the skills they need. Most of our live events are free, and we have a deep library of past recorded workshops that will help you learn what you need to know on demand.
Media jobs in Hollywood usually last days, weeks, or months, not years. To thrive here in the entertainment industry, you need to be entrepreneurial, well-informed, collaborative, and financially savvy. You need to understand the economics of media and deal making.
If you are looking for lots of in-depth, practical, friendly events that dive deep into how you can engineer your success in one of the most competitive and fun industries on earth, this is the meetup for you.
Upcoming events (2)
See all- FREE: TABITHA WINTERS: FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGIST & MURDER MYSTERY AUTHOR INTERVIEWLink visible for attendees
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Like most authors, Tabitha Winters has a second life that informs her work. A practicing LMHC with a master's degree in clinical psychology and a PhD in sarcasm, she is a sought-after lecturer on the psychology circuit currently working within her state's mental health litigation division. And before she knew better, she served as co-leader of the Murderer's Support Group, which is exactly as glamorous as it sounds.
Tabitha, who writes under a pen name, has released one book and is finishing up another soon. You can find Dissonance: A SPKS Novel on Amazon now at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F94G54DP.
Like the author, the protagonist of Dissonance is a maverick psychologist named Ellie Brynne. She has a head full of trauma and an empty desk, relegated to the research department of an inept criminal task force whose greatest accomplishment was getting cornhole approved as an officially sanctioned police activity. When a cult begins murdering the faculty at her university, she thinks she's hit the lottery: all the gore you could want, and oddball suspects galore. Turns out murder is a great distraction when you're trying to avoid your own mounting pile of psychoses. You can find Tabitha Winters at TabithaWinters.com.Topics we'll address in this interview include:
- Plotting Murder When You Aren't Clinically Insane
- When Research & Personal Experience Inform Art
- Cults & Murder: Two Things That Go Great Together?
- Why Are We Fascinated by Murder and Cults?
- Real Murderers and How They Differ from the Fictional Kind
- Trauma & Catharsis for Mental Health Care Workers and the Rest of Us
This is the perfect workshop for
- Authors working on a psychological suspense, thriller, and mystery novels
- Screenwriters creating film and TV screenplays that feature murderers, cults, or mental health professionals
- Filmmakers looking for insight on working with mental health care workers to create resonant media.
If you have questions about this workshop, email nancy@nancyfultonmeetups.com.
For more workshops and interviews for authors, screenwriters, filmmakers, and other creative minds visit NancyFultonMeetups.com. - Writing About Politics: Without Annoying the Crap Out Of PeopleLink visible for attendees
Click RSVP to attend the live event for free. Want more? Get the live event + 3 Additional Videos & Supporting Workbooks that cover How to Write a Book or Screenplay in 40 Hours using Sprint Writing Techniques, How to Use AI to Create Better Character & Plots, and Easy Ways to Make Your Books, Films, and Screenplays More Valuable on Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-about-politics-without-annoying-the-crap-out-of-people-tickets-1408113087149?aff=oddtdtcreator
A candid, hands-on workshop for writers, screenwriters & even producers.
Politics stirs emotions—sometimes the wrong ones. Yet the stories that shape culture (from Parasite to The Handmaid’s Tale, from Black Panther to Ted Lasso) smuggle potent social and political ideas past even the most cynical audiences. In this fast-paced, no-BS session you’ll see exactly how it’s done—and practice the same strategies on your own material.#### What We’ll Cover — with Real-World Examples
- Packaging is everything.
- • Is your story a sermon, a polemic, or a hero's journey.
- • Why genre and tropes—thriller, romance, sci-fi—really matter
- Manipulating time and space
- • Why talking about the here and now rarely works
- • Making big ideas palatable by making them entertaining
- • Impacting behavior, not just opinion, with media you make
- Characters who win hearts and minds•
- Learning about archetypes that work over and over again
- • Understanding why some people love the villain
- Why the biggest blockbusters are stealth political essays
- • Examples of popular films and TV shows that sold big ideas
- • Creating unity and triggering discussiong in a very diverse world
- When you won't win and why
- • Triggers that make people reject the media you make
- • When, why, and how to talk about your political projects without destroying their effect and your career.
- Changes in media fundamentals and why they matter
- • Where to start your career as a persuasive media maker and why.
- • How to step around gate keepers and move past blocks to get your message into the zeitgeist.
#### Who Should Attend
- Writers & novelists aiming to weave social commentary into page-turners
- Screenwriters & showrunners developing issue-driven films, TV, or web series
- Producers & content creators who need to persuade investors/audiences without polarizing them
- Anyone with “something to say” who’s worried about getting cancelled or clobbered online
#### Format & Logistics
- Live Zoom Lecture with Handout distributed during the live event.
- If you want a recording of the workshop and additional resources to help you move your work swiftly forward, purchase a general admission ticket.
Stop tip-toeing around your convictions. Learn to craft stories that entertain first, persuade effectively—and leave your audience thanking you for it.
Media is at the heart of global civil discourse for a very good reason. It is how we as a world talk about the ideas that matter most and come to an agreement about what happens next.
Reserve your seat now and start changing minds (without losing friends).
