3D STORYTELLING: Drama, Dialogue and Direction Whether you’re writing a memoir or a novel, your story will be have more color with Drama, Dialogue and Direction. Find out details about Jo’s latest writing workshop here.
Jo’s Memoir “Woman Overboard” Now Available on AudioBook!
Looking for a book to listen to on that long road trip? Or just while you’re cooking dinner? Check out Jo’s memoir, “Woman Overboard: How Passion Saved My Life” now available on audio book to down load! Read by the author!
Click here and start listening!
NEW: Memoir & Fiction Writing Workshops
It’s always a good time to invest in your writing. Sign up now for one of two new writing workshops: “Writing A Memoir that Moves, Sings & Inspires” (in July) or “Fiction Writing: Heroes, Wars & Sunsets” (in September).
Click here to register today!
BEYOND EMPIRES VoD release to Higher Ed.
It’s appropriate during the 500th anniversary of protestant Christianity to release to universities and colleges, seminaries and churches the documentary, BEYOND EMPIRES as a streaming or downloadable file on Vimeo’s VoD service.
With Dr Daniel Jeyaraj in Tranquebar during filming, August 2010
BEYOND EMPIRES tells the story of a 23 year old German, sent by the Danish King to his trading port of Tranquebar on the south east coast of India in 1706. He died age 36 under the persecution of the Danish trading company and an official on the King’s mission board. True. Yet, the Indian federal government and state of Tamil Nadu promulgated a week of celebrating his life in July of 2006 – the 300th anniversary of his arrival in India. Even releasing a postage stamp in his honour.
Why would India regard the first protestant missionary to their shores as a cultural hero? And why is his name mostly erased from western memory.
Beyond Empires Trailer 1:53 mins
The Musical Legacy of St. Hildegard
Amanda Cole has brought to the stage a remarkable legacy left by Hildegard of Bingen especially in her music and the advances she achieved for the role of women in the 12th century Catholic church. Her performance and that of narrator Jo Kadlecek brings a haunting reminder to the contemporary world that courage with art is a necessary part of maintaining the freedoms we can so easily take for granted.
Ms. Cole’s mezzo soprano performance is a dazzling reminder of the roots of western musical forms as is her mastery of the medieval stringed instruments that Hildegard preferred. The performance takes place on a simple stage adorned with the plant pigment art on hemp canvas of Anne Harris, which captures St. Hildegard’s love of nature, and its many mysteries.
New! Sunshine Coast Writers’ Cafe
From Memoir and Fiction Writing to Masterclasses and Screenwriting, several new writing workshops are available now for storytellers and wordsmiths at all levels. What a great way to celebrate—and build—our writing community on the Sunshine Coast! Registration is now open for January 2017 FICTION WRITING WORKSHOP, held in Noosaville. More to come!
Book Trailer – New Author Video
When Roland Lowther contacted me from Brisbane in March, I was delighted to be able to assist him by producing the book trailer below for what is the beginning of a three book series. It took a morning to shoot using two cameras, and 16 hours to edit, finesse, and output to web.
If you or an author you know are looking for a web video to promote a book or other creative project – call me on my Australian Mobile # +61 456 732 828 – Chris Gilbert – LAMP POST MEDIA
July Writing Workshop
Writers need writerly friends and mentors to grow their work. With the May workshop successfully launched, Jo will teach the next memoir writing workshop in July, again in partnership with local Hearts and Minds Art Gallery in Noosa and Tewantin at the Marina. The second of our “Hearts & Minds Writing Workshops” will be “Writing Your Memoir – 1” in JULY. Space is limited to 10. For more information on the workshop and our July class, click here! Write on!
New Year’s Resolutions for Writers
Make 2016 the year you finally:
- start writing that memoir;
- finish that novel;
- revisit that screenplay!
Jo is now offering:
Individual or group writing instruction, editorial coaching, and story consultation for writers at all stages. Online or locally (as in Noosa, Australia). Find out more about her reasonable rates and professional support. Make it a creative resolution to keep!
Just Released: WHEN GIRLS BECAME LIONS, A NOVEL
The incredible championship of the U.S.A. Women’s Soccer Team at the June 2015 FIFA World Cup confirmed the sport’s popularity and the growing impact of women athletes as role models. Now comes a novel that continues the celebration of both: WHEN GIRLS BECAME LIONS.
Co-authored by Valerie J. Gin and Jo Kadlecek, both former college athletes and coaches, WHEN GIRLS BECAME LIONS is a tale of two teams, Title IX and the women who became champions—and friends—in the process. It is a unique literary contribution to both women’s fiction and the ordinarily male-dominated sports genre as it celebrates women’s friendships against the backdrop of sport history. Now available in print and e-book through any independent, chain or online book seller.
Watch the book trailer!