🎙️ INTERVIEW: Creating a Writing Life w/ Writer, Actor, Director Guinevere Turner (American Psycho, L Word, When The World Didn’t End)
​** This is a LIVE interview with writer Guinevere Turner about the craft of writing and reality of building a writing career. Attendees will be sent a recording after the interview. **
​How can you create a life around your writing? What does it take to persevere as a writer?
​Join us for a conversation with Guinevere Turner as we delve into her philosophy on writing and her unconventional journey to screenwriting, from the cult queer film "Go Fish" produced on a modest $15,000 budget, to co-writing the screenplay for Bret Ellis's book American Psycho, in which they critically examined hyper-masculine '80s yuppie culture.
​We’ll explore lessons learned from her decades of experience as a writer from the hit TV show The L Word to her screenplay about the Manson family, Charlie Says. We'll also talk about her recently released memoir, When the World Didn’t End, about her childhood in the infamous Lyman Family cult.Â
​We'll also explore:Â
​Her approach to writing challenging materialÂ
​Guinevere’s initial resistance to writing about her childhood
​Guinevere’s approach to storytelling in memoir and how she brought her skills from the screen into her book writing
​How she balances the craft and business side of the creative industries
​About Guinevere TurnerÂ
​Guinevere Turner is a writer, director and actor who has been working in film and TV since her 1994 debut film Go Fish, which she wrote, produced and starred in. She teamed up with director Mary Harron to write the films American Psycho, The Notorious Bettie Page and the 2019 film Charlie Says. She was a writer and story editor on Showtime’s The L Word, and she played the recurring character Gabby Deveaux on that show. She has written and directed seven short films, two of which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.
​She can be seen in film roles that include The Watermelon Woman, Chasing Amy, American Psycho and The L Word. Her latest screenplay, Charlie Says, was directed by Mary Harron and opened in theaters and on digital platforms in May of 2019. Guinevere has taught screenwriting at Sarah Lawrence College, Columbia University, University of Georgia, UCLA and NYU. Her memoir, When the World Didn’t End, is published by Penguin Random House.Â
​Your London Writers' Salon Hosts:
​Parul Bavishi and Matt Trinetti are the co-founders of the London Writers' Salon, creators of the webby-nominated Writers' Hour daily writing sessions, and hosts of the London Writers' Salon podcast.
​Parul Bavishi has been an editor for over a decade. In addition to running LWS she helps thriller, YA and non-fiction writers level up their craft and get published. She writes and edits for the Story Grid. She has worked as an editor and literary scout at Random House, Quercus & Eccles Fisher. She analyses TV hit shows (Killing Eve, Ozark, Game of Thrones) on the Story Grid Showrunners Podcast.
​Matt Trinetti is a writer, publisher, TEDx speaker, and facilitator. In addition to running LWS, Matt designs programs to help unfulfilled professionals pursue creative work, start businesses, and reinvent their careers. Matt's work has appeared in Quartz, Observer, Creative Mornings, and on his blog GiveLiveExplore.
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