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2020 Florida Heritage Book Festival Workshops

E-Publishing and Author Blogs are two subjects I’ll be teaching at the 2020 Florida Heritage Book Festival at World Golf Village in Florida, February 20-21, 2020. The writers conference showcases Florida’s rich and diverse literary legacy, welcoming writers and literary … Continue reading

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Scribbler’s Corner at River of Grass Podcast

Darlyn Finch Kuhn interviewed me for her fascinating podcast Scribbler’s Corner at River of Grass, October 2, 2019. I’d forgotten I knew so much about writing! Especially the part about how I got started writing fiction. Hint: I lived in … Continue reading

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Writers’ Guild of America Helps Members Get Scripts Directly to Production Companies!

Thanks to my union, Writers Guild of America, for creating a writers’ directory so producers/directors may contact us directly instead of going through agents. The first WGA email to producers/directors went out Friday with writers’ loglines for available spec scripts. … Continue reading

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Trip to France Inspires New Fictional Stories and Characters

It’s impossible for a writer to go to a picturesque country like France without being inspired. A story. A character or two. Scenes. Everything new sparks the imagination. So, when I spent two weeks in France September 2017, I couldn’t … Continue reading

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Dalton Cyr Music Video Written by Sharon Y. Cobb & Justin Suttles

So happy to say we’ll be premiering a new music video by Dalton Cyr called INVISIBLE on Sunday, January 31, 2016 at the San Marco Theatre in Jacksonville, FL from 12 noon through 2:00 p.m. Director Justin Suttles and I … Continue reading

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Screenwriting Panel – “Keys To A Successful Screenwriting Career”

I was honored to be invited to speak on a screenwriting panel during the World Arts Film Festival in Jacksonville, Florida, May 16. Here are the details: The panel will be presented Friday, May 16, 2014, from 5-6 p.m. Panelists include: … Continue reading

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June, Film Written by Sharon Y. Cobb & L. Gustavo Cooper, Announced Cast in Variety!

Read original article in Variety: https://variety.com/2014/film/news/casper-van-dien-addy-miller-join-supernatural-thriller-june-1201133303/

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WJCT 3X5 Classic Film Festival

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The NRP radio station located in Jacksonville, Florida presented their 3×5 Classic Film Festival, March 28-30, 2014. Sharon Y. Cobb and WJCT’s Melissa Ross (host of “First Coast Connect”) introduced the opening evening’s film Citizen Kane. Sharon also introduced and … Continue reading

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World Arts Film Fest Features Two Shorts Written by Sharon Y. Cobb

The World Arts Film Fest, scheduled for April 11-13, 2013, at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Jacksonville, Florida, will feature two award-winning short films written by Sharon Y. Cobb and produced by Best Friends Films. The shorts are Being … Continue reading

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Florida Writers Association Indie Publishing Panel

What a wonderful turn out of more than 70 writers at the Florida Writers Association (FWA), Ponte Vedra Beach Chapter, for the Independent Publishing & You panel, Saturday, January 26, 2013. A big thank you to organizer, Vic DiGenti, for … Continue reading

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