Whether you're crafting short stories, novels, screenplays, or memoirs, strong writing can be learned and refined. Through practical coaching, personalized feedback, and proven strategies, you'll develop your voice and find the confidence needed to bring your ideas to life.
Writing well is a skill—not a talent reserved for a few.
Meet YOUR coach…
Russ MCGARRY
Following a 6 year run as a stand up comedian out of Chicago (starting at the tender age of 19), Russ quickly transformed his years of experience on the road into a television writing career. Eager to cut his teeth, he made the move to Los Angeles and began writing in every imaginable genre, including several docu-series, as well as story producing on many hit reality shows. Russ has also written in animation for multiple seasons on series for Disney and Dreamworks and more recently, has produced the documentary feature documentary film One Fall and has also created the adult-animated series Headliners. His credits include, but aren’t limited to:
Grandma’s Cats (Are Trying To Kill Her) – Dreamworks Awesomeness TV — Writer
Randy Cunningham 9th Grade Ninja — Disney XD — Writer
Ice Road Truckers – History Channel — Story Producer
Axmen – History Channel — Story Producer
Gene Simmons Family Jewels – A&E — Story Producer
Viva La Bam! — MTV — Supervising Story Producer
One Fall — Independent Feature film — Director/Producer — Winner, Bronze Award, Atlanta International Documentary Film Festival
Headliners — Independent Animated Series — Creator/Director/Writer
www.headlinerstheseries.com
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Three packages for tailored support, encouragement, and goal-setting to meet you exactly where you are in your writing and help you traverse obstacles.
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Work in community and benefit from open discussions, collaboration, and exposure to other writer’s ideas and processes. Spend time with a group of with fellow writers, whether you’re breaking a story- outline, or tightening your first or second draft!