Janeane Bernstein is a writer, speaker, radio host/producer at KUCI 88.9fm, and host of the new series, OUTSIDE THE BOX. She earned a doctorate from Boston University in Educational Media & Technology and graduated from Syracuse University with her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Education & Communications. She is a 2021 Age Boom Academy Fellow with the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Centerin partnership with Columbia Journalism.
She first started writing at age 15 when her creative writing teacher told her, "There are no wrong answers." Her love of all things creative has helped her throughout life's ups and downs. Her first book, GET THE FUNK OUT, %^&* Happens, What to Do Next! about creating resilience and strength through life’s curveballs was published by Post Hill Press, distributed by Simon & Schuster and Audible.com. She currently speaks to students and adults about finding resilience in challenging times, making mental, physical, and emotional health a priority, and the power of mentorship.
Janeane's short script, WYLE, was a Finalist in the Big Apple Film Festival Screenplay Competition November 2020. Her TV pilot, FINDING MS. KATEY, was an Official Semi-Finalist in the 2020 LA Femme International Film Festival October 2020, and her feature screenplay, BIRDIE, was a Finalist in the 2018 LA Femme International Film Festival, and an initial selection in the 2018 Black List / Women In Film Feature Lab. As of July 2021, she is a Semi-Finalist in the Rhode Island International Film Festival for her two short scripts, WYLE and LOW BATTERY. She is currently working on comedic short screenplays and pilots, and sees screenwriting as an incredible way to capture the unexpected, funny and touching moments of what life looks like now.
In this episode Leslie and Janeane discuss her writing process, shorts vs. features, character development, exposition, soliciting for your film and writing a proof of concept.
