About Barb & Glenn

GLENN SCHIFFMAN has an MFA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University and an MSC in Counseling from the University of Santa Monica. 

A published author with screenwriting credits, he teaches FVCC Continuing Education classes on writing memoir or autobiographical fiction, crafting personal essays for publication, and creating short true life stories for spoken word presentation. 

Glenn's autobiographical novel LIFE IN THE FAST LANE -- inspired by his years as a rock'n'roll sound truck driver and crewman (late-1960s - mid-1970s) touring with over 40 top grossing rock bands -- is becoming a cult classic, especially among musicians and 70's music fans. Available at Amazon, Smashwords and Barnes&Noble in print or ebook.

His first autobiographical novel The Way I Was Taught was an Eric Hoffer Award finalist in 2015 (available at Amazon and Barnes&Noble.com). 

Glenn's true experience essay "Take Another Little Piece of My Heart" -- about knowing Janis Joplin and other music biz experiences in late-1960s San Francisco -- is featured in The Music Issue of THE WHITEFISH REVIEW literary journal (pub 8/13/24). Several of his other essays and short stories have also been published in The Write Launch and other online literary journals. 

Also check out Glenn's Roots & Wings Blog at: glennschiffman.net

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BARBARA SCHIFFMAN was a Hollywood script consultant and career coach for entertainment industry pros for over 35 years before "retiring" to Montana with Glenn to live near their grandkids. In 2020, she created and coordinated the MT Screenwriting Competition, sponsored by the Bigfork Independent Film Festival, to honor Montana screenwriters.

She and Glenn now focus on mentoring local storytellers. They co-taught a new course in spring 2023 at Flathead Valley College about crafting and presenting "true personal essays" to live audiences. This course is being taught again at FVCC in Spring 2026. They also created and curate Flathead Story Concerts to provide opportunities for other local authors and storytellers to share live stories in Kalispell MT.  Get info on FSC events and workshops at:

https://FlatheadStoryConcerts.wootick.com

Barbara has also guided writers and others to overcome the fear of public speaking as a clinical hypnotherapist and guided imagery master facilitator. She co-founded two Toastmasters specialty clubs designed to help all types of writers practice skills for confidently speaking about their work and themselves. 

She's published numerous personal development books, anthology chapters and articles about “living, loving and expressing your life story.”  Her books The Akashic Muse, Your Akashic Records Coloring Journal and Living in Balance for Boomers are available on Amazon in print and ebook editions. Her self-discovery program Ready Set Next (about moving forward by embracing your past and empowering your future using NLP meditation tools and journaling processes) is available in print or ebook at Amazon and Smashwords.

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NOW WRITE! SCREENWRITING: Screenwriting Exercises from Today’s Best Writers and Teachers (anthology) Now Write! Writing Guide Series 

(Tarcher Books 2011)

“Now Write! Screenwriting is an excellent collection of essays and writing exercises by a wide array of writing professionals compiled by Sherry Ellis and Laurie Lamson. This well-structured book offers very practical solutions to almost any writing crisis that could arise. All of the contributors are working writers who have been in the trenches themselves and therefore, understand the many challenges of writing and the creative process… What I most enjoy is that it’s a book that be picked up and randomly opened for pearls of wisdom and encouragement without having to be committed to a long read or one point of view…" ~~ Divariffic

"A Must for the Writer’s Library: If you’re a screenwriter, this book is one that should be in your library. It’s an amazing compilation of advice from working and successful writers as well as respected instructors… It’s a breeze read and if you take the advice to heart and mind, you will definitely improve as a writer." ~~ JK

"A great mix of practical and creative…The chapters are highly focused, and bite-sized for easy consumption, and the talent behind them is quite staggering – as well as their willingness to part with great techniques…" ~~ Matthew Nagle