Join me today as I interview the amazing Zena Dell Lowe as we talk about the storyteller's moral obligation to their audience and how incredibly important it is that we write and share TRUTH. "If truth doesn't matter, then stories won't matter."We also talk about the state of the Christian movie industry today and what writers need to focus on in these turbulent times and so the quality is better. And don't miss her three REFRAMING QUESTIONS that will help you have a conversation with those that attack you! Even if you don't write fiction, this is a timely and relevant interview! Zena Dell Lowe is an Award-winning Filmmaker at Mission Ranch Films; Speaker, Teacher and Podcast Host at The Storyteller’s Mission. Zena has worked professionally in the entertainment industry for over 20 yearsas a writer, producer, director, actress, and story consultant. Zena also teachesadvanced classes on writing at conferences all over the country, and as anadjunct professor at Covenant College in Georgia, Regent University in VirginiaBeach, and at the acclaimed Act One: Writing for Hollywood program, where sherecently came on board as the new Curriculum Director for the summer intensivewriting program. Zena’s independent film production company, Mission Ranch Films, is currentlyin development on three feature thrillers, which will all take place in the samestory universe located in Montana. Through the help of a small, select creativeteam, including Hollywood Super Story guru, Houston Howard, Zena and herteam have developed a story world mythology that is at once entertaining,poignant, and profound. To find out more about these projects, go towww.missionranchfilms.com. As a writer herself, Zena has written award-winning screenplays, plays, and aa number of articles on writing, religion, and trauma recovery. She’s also writtencomic books, most recently, Strawberry Shortcake by IDW Publishing, and iscurrently writing her very first novel. Zena has won numerous awards for herwork, including Best International Short Film Directo for "Rag Doll" at 2015Louisiana International Film Festival, two Grand Prize wins for her full-lengthfeature script, "Trial by Fire," at both the 2016 New York Screenplay Competition,and ISA highly acclaimed 2016 Emerging Screenwriter competition, as well asmany others. In addition to her work as a filmmaker, Zena is also passionate about supportingother artists and storytellers on their journeys toward success. In March of 2020,Zena launched her podcast, The Storyteller’s Mission, with Zena Dell Lowe, whichis designed to serve the whole artist, not just address “how-to” questions. This, inturn, led to the launch of The Storyteller’s Mission online platform, where sheoffers advanced classes on writing as well as a variety of other services tostorytellers. Zena’s passion is to equip and support all artists so that they willhave everything they need to truly change the world for the better through story. To find out more about Zena or her available writing services, check out herwebsite at www.thestorytellersmission.com Screenwriting Free Video: https://www.thestorytellersmission.com/formatting-as-an-artform Formatting as an Artform Course: https://www.thestorytellersmission.com/formatting-as-an-artform ------------------------------------- Do you have a book in you that is yearning to get onto the page? Learn how to write a compelling fiction or non-fiction book at https://www.TheWritersAcademy.net Want to tell the world you're a writer?! Check out the Just Writerly store!https://www.bonfire.com/store/justwriterly/
