Stephen Kastner

Stephen Kastner

Stephen Kastner is a Vermont-based writer and digital media specialist who founded the Green Mountain Writers Group. Once a professional photo-journalist, he has lived and reported on life in Paris, Havana, and all across China. He is currently working on a novel and a screenplay about his Quaker ancestor Thomas Maule, a rebel against the Puritan theocracy during the Salem witchcraft trials. Kastner typically works solo under the commercial banner of DesignWise Studios where he creates print and digital story content including websites, press releases, book trailers, and social media enhanced with custom video and photography. You can find him on Substack, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook Pages, and several of his own websites. Follow his Antediluvian Attitudes on Substack: https://stephenkastner.substack.com

Saturday Watch Party 3/20

Green Mountain Writers Review

Join us at this Watch Party to learn from the masters including: David Sedaris on Observing the World Malcolm Gladwell on Holding Readers: Tools for Engagement Roxanne Gay on Challenging Ideas and Changing Minds Steve Martin on Story Techniques …as…

Saturday Watch Party 3/13

We will screen Burroughs: The Movie, a 1.5-hour film at 7 PM followed by a half hour discussion. Made up of intimate, revelatory footage of the singular author and poet filmed over the course of five years, Howard Brookner’s 1983…

Saturday Watch Party 3/6

Green Mountain Writers Review

Join us at this Watch Party to learn from the masters including: Mystery Writer David Baldacci on Outlining, Joyce Carol Oates on Exploring Taboos and Darkness, Poet Billy Collins on Working with Form, and Aaron Sorkin on Writing Captivating Dialogue…

Saturday Watch Party 2/27

Our next Watch Party on, Saturday Feb. 27 will feature Jim Jarmusch’s Stranger Than Paradise. Click to RSVP on Meetup… Here’s a link to download the original screenplay (PDF) to study in advance…  Stranger Than ParadiseDirected by Jim Jarmusch • 1984…