Dear Spin Sisters...

Join Calamity and Roxy as they discuss this week's favorite movie, books, and podcasts. Find out what's happening with the Big Emma screenplay and take a few minutes to think about how you're doing moving towards the big dreams you set for 2021. June is half way done and that means, six months are already gone in 2021! Time races on...!

Roxy interviews CJ's daughter, Taylor as a gift for Mother's Day.  

On this episode, Roxy admits to yelling at a traffic cop and both talk about why it's so hard to take a pause before reacting to an external stimulus, despite all efforts to do otherwise.

They also announce the closing of their Facebook accounts following several issues with hacking. You can find them on Instagram where they will post links to their podcasts, but you can also follow them on iTunes, iHeart radio, and Spotify.

And finally, all of the episodes of the Dear Spin Sisters podcast can be found on their buzzsprout website: https://dearspinsisters.buzzsprout.com/

Join Calamity Jayne and Roxy on location for the first time in months as they continue their journey towards producing an actual screenplay! 

Listen in as they discuss the steps they've taken so far to put ideas and scenes on paper. They talk about the movies they've watched and what they liked about them as they continue to learn the secrets of writing a great movie.

And they announce the taping of another mother/daughter interview to be released this week.

Listen in as CJ & Roxy talk about how they've managed to fit their desire to write a screenplay into their normal and busy lives. They discuss how choices are important and managing the drama that is life in order to focus on what they want.

What do you want? 

How do you manage to take the steps to get closer to what you want?

Writing a screenplay may not be on your list, but CJ & Roxy offer some tips on the daily mindfulness required to do what is on your list!

What's new for Calamity Jayne and Roxy this week as they continue to learn more about writing a screenplay. Join the discussion as they consider different ways to join the stories of three women spanning multiple generations. 

Weigh in on the Facebook group with your favorite movies about women! And if you haven't seen the following movies, CJ and Roxy recommend you add them to your must see list! 
1) Thelma and Louise  2) The Divine Secrets of the YaYa Sisterhood 3) How to Make an American Quilt.

There is so much to learn about the tips and tricks to telling a great story! CJ and Roxy talk about last week and the lessons learned about being screenplay writers. They also play with ideas about the best way to adapt the book to the screenplay.

As they've learned so far, their favorite movies did not necessarily follow the rules and possibly for that reason alone, captured audiences in a different and meaningful way.

Homework for CJ this week includes taking the ten initial scenes and challenging the cliches' that are commonly a trap for new writers. What is a more interesting and unusual way to create a particular scene without falling into the seen it before trap? Roxy is on vacation and plans to read the screenplay for How to Make an American Quilt poolside!

Join CJ and Roxy as they share updates on their progress towards completing a screenplay adapted from their book, Shut Your Mouth!

Come along for the journey as they learn tips and tricks to putting together a screenplay that will grab producers' attention. And of course, join the Dear Spin Sisters Facebook group to add your own ideas/suggestions for CJ and Roxy.

Join Calamity Jayne and Roxy as they interview a lovely mother/daughter duo. The conversation is lively, honest and multi-generational. The episode is a perfect example of how women of different ages can view the same issue with very different perspectives. This is the  second interview of the monthly women's series focusing on relationships with women and the stories of the women who helped to shape them. 

CJ & Roxy offer their weekly update on learning to write a screenplay adapted from their novel, Shut Your Mouth. As they mention, while the listeners may not be interested in writing their own screenplay, the tips to setting out goals to accomplish a dream apply no matter what you desire in 2021.

So grab a cup of tea, and listen in as they discuss what happened last week and what their homework looks like for this week.