David Nixon - Entertain and Engage Spiritually

2/28- What a hoot to have David Nixon share his secrets in "How to Entertain and Engage Spiritually" in today's webinar.  Loved the God-stories behind the making of Facing the Giants and Fireproof.  We'll have a post up soon about his insights and how to view the recorded session. 

George Makeen

2/22- Had an great time meeting George Makeen, the Arabic Programming Director for SAT 7, this week.  He started there 10 years ago as a content reviewer and now finds himself producing, writing, programming, and more. Make yourself invaluable and watch the opportunities that will come your way!

Story Movement

2/18- Wow!  Just had a great time with Jim Green, Travis Mendel, Brian Bird, Key Payton, Craig Forrest, Paul Luebbers, and Jeff Holder discussing how to launch a "story movement" in the global church.  Great minds.  Great hearts. See the notes under the "Story Movement."

David Nixon and Giving Up

2/14- Travis Mendel and I WebEx'd David Nixon (Fireproof, Facing the Giants) today in preparation for his 2/28 webinar (see Event Calendar).  David: "After 30 years, I gave up on trying to make features.  Three months later the Kendricks brothers came to me with their movie Firefly and asked me to help their next project look like a movie."  Travis: "Why didn't you give up sooner?"  

How to Create Great Characters - Monday

2/11- How do you create characters your audience will fall in love with?  My personal favorite of late: The Dowager Duchess of Downton Abbey (Maggie Smith). VSN Board member Brian Bird will answer in a free webinar on Monday, February 11 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific / 8:00 p.m. Eastern.  Sign up at http://www.bestsellersociety.com/events/.

Internship Update

2/6- We've updated our internship outline to include majors most likely to be interested, benefits, and a tighter role description.  If you know someone who may be a candidate, have them look at www.visualstory.org/intern.