Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Movie outing with Charity Johnson on 12/23/09

Went to see PRECIOUS with CJ at Laemmle's Sunset 5 Theater in West Hollywood.

Main topics discussed:

  • themes of the film as compared with the book upon which it was based (PUSH by Sapphire)
Actions taken:
  • agreed to critique CJ's review of PRECIOUS and any other projects relating to the film and book versions of the story

Friday, December 18, 2009

Mentoring meeting with Charity Johnson on 12/18/09

Met with CJ at a coffee shop near the Jewish Federation building (6505 Wilshire Blvd.) at noon to assess progress and create an action plan for 2010.

Main topics discussed:
  • enrichment activities
  • financial matters
  • marketing of reconstructed t-shirt line
  • networking
  • writing improvement strategies

    Actions taken:


    enrichment activities
    • pledged to begin reading Chanel biography and see more educational movies with CJ
    • initiated plan to incorporate CJ's community service activities into her mentoring program
    financial matters
    • brainstormed funding opportunities to further CJ's continuing education goals
    marketing of reconstructed t-shirt line
    • received black ruffled t-shirt from CJ in exchange for English books
    • promised to display shirt at WOTGG and other networking events
    • discussed Internet marketing strategies (Facebook photo gallery, etc.)
    networking
    • heard update from CJ regarding her networking activities relevant to both fashion and fiction
    • suggested financial strategies that might allow CJ to pay for membership in selected writers' unions
    writing improvement strategies
    • directed CJ to peruse Gucker and Fogarty books in order to set a regular schedule of writing lessons
    • agreed to return CJ's celebrity bio outline sample and edited one of CJ's Amazon book review drafts (will base first few writing lessons upon recurring errors in these texts)