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One-on-One with Screenwriter and Novelist Lee Matthew Goldberg

Recorded

May 15, 2023

Duration

1.5 Hours

Cost

Free

Subjects

Publishing, Screenwriting

Topic

Craft
Listen

It's never been more important for writers to cast wide nets and write in multiple mediums. Lee Matthew Goldberg does just that.

Lee has been a finalist in both Script Pipeline and Book Pipeline, and continues to create stories for not only the screen but also for your bookshelves.

Don't miss this one—especially if you're considering adapting your script into a novel!

Resources from this session:

EM Forster's Aspects of the Novel
Stephen King's On Writing
Elmore Leonard 10 Rules of Writing
Jeanne's writing sprint clock
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Host

Jeanne Veillette Bowerman
Jeanne Veillette Bowerman is a Senior Executive at Pipeline Media Group and Book Pipeline, Editor-in-Chief of Pipeline Artists, co-host of the Pipeline Artists original podcasts, "Reckless Creatives" and "The Story Will Save You," former Editor-in-Chief of Script magazine and a former Senior Editor at Writer's Digest. Her Script column "Balls of Steel" was selected as recommended reading by Universal Writers Program. A […]

Panelist

Lee Matthew Goldberg
Lee Matthew Goldberg is the author and screenwriter of thirteen novels including THE ANCESTOR, SLOW DOWN, THE MENTOR from St. Martin’s Press, STALKER STALKED, ORANGE CITY, the five-book DESIRE CARD series, and the Young Adult trilogy RUNAWAY TRAIN, GRENADE BOUQUETS, and VANISH ME, currently with actress Raegan Revord from TVs Young Sheldon attached to develop. THE GREAT GIMMELMANS is forthcoming in November 2023. He has been published in multiple languages and nominated […]

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