1:1 coaching

with Julia Meltzer

EASE. FLOW. VISION.

(and 1/2 hour tv comedy :-)

1:1 Coaching

with Julia Meltzer

Ease.

Flow.

Vision.

And half-hour TV comedy :)

Welcome! I’m Julia. I help screenwriters find flow and move their careers forward (and have fun doing it).

I also help TV comedy writers craft outstanding, bulletproof half-hour pilot samples.

I also help feature writers! Imagine that! Some clients love me so much they want to work with me on their one-hour samples! Read on to figure out what's best for you...

Coaching for half-hour pilots

If you already have a draft of your pilot (that's less than 40 pages), start with the half-hour pilot audit/deposit.

If you're just getting started, check out Your Amazing Half-Hour Sample, book a Development Breakthrough Session, or hourly coaching.

Coaching for features

If you already have a draft of your feature (that's less than 135 pages), start with the feature audit/deposit.

If you're just getting started, book a Feature Outline Breakthrough Session, or hourly coaching.

Career/creative coaching

If you would like Julia to totally unfuck your creative process and/or career momentum, book a Block-Buster Session.

You can also book hourly coaching.

Any questions about what's right for you? Ask away...

Screenwriter

"I feel better than I have in years. Thank you x10000 Julia!!"

Actor/Screenwriter

"Julia is so intuitive at knowing what would help each person individually put their goals into action."

Writer/Director

"This session was like 1000 hours of therapy in one fun sitting with a friend."

Who am I?

I’m Julia - I’m a Los Angeles-based screenwriter, writing coach, and postpartum doula/lactation educator. I started my career in entertainment as a development assistant for Modern Family star Ty Burrell’s production company before selling my original multicam pilot YOURS, MINE & PAUL’S to 20th Century Fox Television in a competitive situation; it later sold to ABC with Burrell producing and Sarah Hyland attached to star. My next pilot, MARRIED WITH FRIENDS (also a multicam), sold to CBS in the room; I then went on to adapt the Israeli TV series THE STYLIST into a feature film for Amazon Local Originals. I also developed an original single cam pilot, MORE KIDS THAN PARENTS, with Fanfare Productions, and wrote on the scripted audio series THE GOOD LIFE (Broadway Video and Audible).

During the 2023 writers’ strike, I staved off credit card debt (kind of) by teaching pilot writing classes through the Upright Citizens Brigade Training Center, and discovered that not only could I do, I could also teach :) I am now a sought-after screenwriting coach with an in-depth curriculum for three-act structure in half-hour pilots, and after observing my students’ challenges that could not be addressed by understanding how an effective pilot is structured, I developed tools to help screenwriters to overcome procrastination, writer’s block, and career stagnation. My coaching has been described “a magical drug,” “a godsend,” “perceptive as hell” and “legit brilliant.”