Shaula Evans

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About Shaula Evans

I'm a writer, curator, and community builder. I'm also a passionate advocate of increasing diversity in stories and supporting under-represented writers. I have more than a decade of experience in offering online workshops to support writers in developing their voices and telling their own stories. To find out more about me, read my full bio.

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Writing Prompt: Naked Came The Stranger 8 comments

This entry was posted in Prompts & Writing Games and tagged hoax writing prompt on March 20, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on March 20, 2015)

This week’s Idea Factory writing prompt takes its inspiration from one of the great literary hoaxes of all time: the infamous 1969 novel Naked Came […]

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What’s Your Wooden Leg? 3 comments

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged writing strategy on March 18, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on March 20, 2015)

To wave your wooden leg means to take your problem and put it up there on the screen, full-on, no apologies. We were watching Good […]

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Julian Friedmann: The Proper Study For a Writer 2 comments

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged Julian Friedmann psychology on March 17, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on March 20, 2015)

The proper study for a writer, producer or director should be why people behave the way that they do, especially when that behaviour is shocking […]

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Weekly Check In: 2015 Week 11 24 comments

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on March 14, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on April 4, 2015)

This week’s check in is a little early because I have an update of my own: I’ve been battling a nasty stomach bug for a […]

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Mogens Rukov on connecting with a story

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged audience engagement Mogens Rukov relatability on March 13, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on March 20, 2015)

“You can’t make films about something the audience knows nothing about. The trick is getting the audience to tell their own stories in the story […]

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The Exterior World Reflects The Interior Journey 3 comments

This entry was posted in Writing and tagged Amma Asante character arc location on March 11, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on April 14, 2015)

“[Belle] was shot in London, the Isle of Man, and Oxford. We had to piece together their world. Kenwood House, Dido’s original house, was made […]

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Find Your Own Path 3 comments

This entry was posted in Creativity Writing and tagged advice bad advice creativity success writing advice on March 10, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on March 20, 2015)

If you want to achieve creative success of any kind, in any field, you need to find your own path. What’s prompted that (somewhat obvious) […]

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The Representation Test

This entry was posted in Diversity Writing and tagged characters with disabilities diversity LGBTQ characters representation on March 9, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on February 23, 2015)

Click on image for larger version The Representation Project has compiled The Representation Test as a media literacy tool a media literacy tool that grades […]

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Weekly Check In: 2015 Week 10 31 comments

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on March 8, 2015 by Shaula Evans (updated on April 4, 2015)

Happy Check In and Happy International Woman’s Day (which is one hour shorter than normal days, a joke which writes itself). In honor of IWD […]

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