Friends: The Art and Soul of Collaboration

The Story Summit Writer’s School Class is on for February 15 to 19, 2021

“There are three critical ingredients to success as a writer in the entertainment and publishing fields — talent, mastery of craft, and the ability to collaborate,” says Story Summit Founder, David Paul Kirkpatrick, former President of Paramount Pictures and former Production Chief of Walt Disney Studios.

“If you want to become a writer, write. But if you want to have a successful career, learn how to collaborate,” says Tab Murphy, Story Summit mentor and Academy-Award-nominated screenwriter for Gorillas in the Mist and Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tarzan, and Atlantis, The Lost Empire

“I have seen many gifted and able writers crash and burn because they did not develop an other-directed personality that made them an appealing creative force,” says Kirkpatrick. “That’s why this class which Debra Engle and Amy Ferris have cooked up is so incredible. It will help talented and capable writers develop that third ingredient that is essential to a sustainable career in entertainment and publishing.”