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Finish Your Project This Year

Recorded

January 21, 2026

Duration

2 Hours

Cost

$35

Subjects

Filmmaking, Publishing, Screenwriting

Topics

Craft, Creative Mind

How to reignite your passion for a long-term project and complete it by the end of the year.

Whether it’s a screenplay, novel, or memoir, it takes a long time to complete a longform project. And yet many projects stretch out longer than they need to, the finish line receding farther in the distance as we wonder if we’ll ever reach our goal: a complete manuscript. January can be a painful reality, leading us to lament all we did not achieve in the prior year, to doubt we’ll ever get there.

But this year will be different. This year you CAN finish your project. If you have a plan.

In this session, we will explore what it means to finish a project, how to create structures that create forward progress, common obstacles that slow writers down, creative solutions to the ever-present challenge of finding time and space in this busy world, and what relationships are essential to getting to the finish line.

In this session you will learn:

  • How to reinvigorate your creativity and enthusiasm for a project that has slowed down or is stuck
  • How to create a plan and schedule that will lead to you actually spending productive time on your project
  • How to leverage your family, friends, and fellow creatives to help you achieve your goal
  • How to quickly move through common obstacles that contribute to creative slowdowns
  • How to measure and celebrate progress, and what “finishing” really means.

You will walk away with renewed determination to tackle a project you really care about and a clear path toward achieving your creative goals. This year, you’ll finish it.

What attendees have said ...

"I really enjoyed Julia’s presentation. Her honesty and self-compassion are qualities we writers need reminding of. I hope I have opportunities to enjoy her work more in the future. She is very inspiring to me."

"I loved the concrete suggestions!"

Host

Julia F. Green
Julia F. Green (she/her) is an award-winning writer, editor, and instructor. She holds an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and teaches creative writing at universities and arts organizations around the Triangle and online.

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