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Julie Marsh - Story Consultant

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About Me

I provide professional story development services through my company, YourBestDraft.com. I do my best to offer my clients both the insight and understanding of a professional writer, and the discernment accumulated over a decade as a development executive. Whether you are honing a pitch, polishing a spec, deciphering notes, need an objective read before you turn in a draft, story meetings or notes, even just brainstorming, your next draft should always be your best draft.

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"Julie's insight is like turning on the light in a dark room." -- Steven Elliot Altman, Best selling author, graphic novelist, screenwriter/producer, game developer

"Julie's razor-sharp mind and wit are assets to any producer or writer who needs a treatment or screenplay whipped into pitch-perfect shape."-- Scott Addison Clay, Producer

"Julie brings to the table the knowledge and heart of a craftsman, and the objective commercial sensibility of a studio executive."-- Stephen A. Leeds, Writer/Director

"...she's helped shave months off the time it takes me to produce a polished script. She's like having a smart, story-savvy development executive in your corner. Invaluable" -- Rod Barr, Screenwriter

"Julie has two rare assets: the ability to diagnosis a script's flaws and to provide guidance as to how to actually fix them." -- Jay Hollenback, Writer/Director

"My experience with script consultant Julie Marsh was great. She gave me incredible notes and helped me see aspects of my script, Distribution, that I never noticed before. I recommend her highly."-- David Matthew Guest, Screenwriter

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I'd like to meet:

Producers, writers, filmmakers, game designers, and new media mavericks. I have over 12 years professional experience in story development for independent and studio features, including those tricky micro-budget films.
Every great film is founded upon a great story. Translating that great story into a successful script is the first step in the arduous process of making a worthwhile film in any genre.
I'm eager to connect with all types of storytellers.

My Blog

My Booth @ The Great American PitchFest

The Great American PitchFest is this weekend in Burbank at the Marriot. I will be offering 15-Minute Pitch Tune-Ups at my booth at the Trade Show on Saturday.  I can help you polish your log...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:34:00 GMT

Genre Works: How to Reverse Reality

Professional Screenwriter Sean Hood recently asked me to contribute a short piece on genre writing for his blog, "Reality Hack." My piece, which appears on his blog, is reprinted ...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:55:00 GMT

ALERT! Creative Businesses -- Your Right of Way on the Internet is in danger!

Hey! This message is important for creative professionals -- writers, composers, filmmakers, rock stars, actors, bloggers and artists -- but if you have ANY marketing and/or business p...
Posted by on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 14:22:00 GMT

MASTERING GREAT EXPECTATIONS: Making Genre Work for You

I wrote this article on genre for Creative Screenwriting last year. The following is reprinted by express permission. Visit www.CreativeScreenwriting.com. Mastering Great Expectations  By Julie M...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Mar 2007 23:48:00 GMT

THE SMART SCRIPT PRIMER FOR SHORT FILMS

THE SMART SCRIPT PRIMER FOR SHORT FILMS By Julie Marsh   Shorts. There must be a million of them by now on YouTube. Despite the deluge of pet antics, never befor...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 21:09:00 GMT

PAN'S LABYRINTH: An Older Fairytale

  Guillermo del Toro truly has the mind of a lyrical poet. So, thank goodness he makes movies in Hollywood. But thank GOD he still makes movies outside of Hollywood. Like PAN'S LAB...
Posted by on Sat, 27 Jan 2007 02:07:00 GMT

Genre Geek speaks on Horror

The nice people at PollyStaffle.com interviewed me before the Screenwriting Expo in October, where I spoke on one of my favorite subjects: the Horror Genre. I have been known to talk for hou...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 15:02:00 GMT