This week we are getting the professional Hollywood “zhoosh!”
Developmental editor and writing coach Kristina Paider shares how she became the “story doctor.” Starting in a small town in Wisconsin, while bleeding green and gold for the Packers, Paider takes us along her path through Journalism, International PR, and then her courageous decision to fully immerse herself in screenwriting and book doctoring.
Whether she’s jumping down waterfalls, being a chocolate chef, or riding motorcycles around the Dominican Republic, Kristina Paider’s journey of Great Work is nothing short of a Hollywood Thrill Ride.
Whether she’s jumping down waterfalls, being a chocolate chef, or riding motorcycles around the Dominican Republic, Kristina Paider’s journey of Great Work is nothing short of a Hollywood Thrill Ride.
She started her journey as a Hollywood story analyst, and has since done all the story-related careers: screenwriter, author (of the Hollywood Approach, a GREAT book!), ghostwriter, speechwriter, and book coach.
My favorite moments in this week’s interview are when Kristina talks about her own creative writing projects.
As she’s been writing Hollywood scripts “on spec” she’s been drawing inspiration from all around the world of words.
Sometimes her mentors are characters, or the stories themselves, or other screenwriters she admires.
When you are in the business of telling stories, you see them everywhere!
Join us as we discuss:
01:41 Kristina’s Great Work
11:29 What is Character DNA
12:38 Savages to Structure
14:35 Creating an environment into which a character can express their full self
16:01 If you’re creating a book or a screenplay, it’s got to have a rhythm
18:16 Unleashing your voice to express something in a way that’s truer to the character DNA
24:12 Achieving Narrative Transport
26:07 The Hollywood Approach book
31:57 Overcoming uncertainty and self doubt
35:49 Stay curious and be seeking, you have to be seeking the thing that you want to do
36:24 The opportunities that Kristina seized
44:13 Storytelling is about the story you’re living
