Screenwriter and novelist Professor Juliet Giglio joins her former student, Jordan Bianchi, to discuss her approach to writing, professional practices in the industry, and insights gained from a decade of mentoring students at SUNY Oswego. Juliet shares reflections from her current film and writing projects, the significance of the writers’ strike, and strategies for navigating the challenges of working on and publishing projects.
Juliet & Keith Giglio
About Juliet
With her writing partner and husband, Keith Giglio, Juliet’s film credits include Disney’s Tarzan, ABC’s Noah, ABC Family’s Pizza My Heart, Disney Channel’s Return to Halloweentown, A Very Nutty Christmas, Christmas Reservations, Dear Christmas, and Reba McEntire’s Christmas in Tune.
She has also written the novels The Trouble with Tinsel and The Summer of Christmas and the writing guide Proof of Concept: Writing the Short Script, and contributed to Cut to the Chase: Writing Feature Films with the Pros at UCLA Extension.
Show notes
- Juliet and Keith Giglio at jkgiglio.com
- Juliet on Instagram, @julietagiglio
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