5 Writing Tips from The Help (2011)

The Help (2011) directed by Tate Taylor

Kate Stockett's book turned movie is a gem filled with vital and applicable lessons for young, aspiring and even seasoned writers. And although the story is set in Jackson, Mississippi in the 1960s, it still managed to strike a cord deep inside of me where St. Martin is concerned. 

Nutshell Summary:

In the 1960s, Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan[Emma Stone], a young, white college graduate, upsets the residents of Jackson, Mississippi and exposes the racist work conditions of many African-American maids, beginning with Abileen  Clark [Viola Davis] and Minny Johnson [Octavia Spencer], who are as determined to tell their stories in secret as she is in writing them, breaking the law. 

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