Writers Action

Who We Are

The Writers Action Group was founded by Roger Wolfson - former staff to four US Senators and writer for five TV series. Together with Academy Award winning writers such as Callie Khouri (“Thelma and Louise”), Tom Schulman (“Dead Poets Society”), and political leaders such as former Congressman Steve Israel, Writers Action has assembled some of America’s best storytellers with the express goal of helping Progressive candidates causes organizations and businesses find their most compelling stories express those stories authentically and develop long-term emotional relationships with large and diverse audiences.

We have worked with the some of the most prominent figures in Democratic politics. We’ve given speeches on the art of storytelling to the entire Democratic Caucus in the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House, and to all Democratic Communication Directors and Press Secretaries in both houses. We’ve trained candidates for the DCCC, DLCC, the PCCC, the NLC, the NDTC, and worked directly with the DNC and DSCC on issues related to message and terminology.

Since 2017, we’ve written speeches, crafted message, performed debate prep for over a dozen Presidential candidates and for the most competitive Congressional, State, and local races in the nation. We’ve written speeches for the Democratic National Convention. We’ve also worked for Governors and Mayors, and written or contributed to States of the State and States of the City for the largest states and cities in the nation. .   

Our Advisory Board

Our Team

Services

Find Your Story Seminars

Everyone has more than one genesis story.  But most of us don’t know which of these stories connects most deeply to our own excitement and passion.  And, even among those who recognize their ideal story for a given circumstance - few can speak of it, from the heart.  

The core principle of Writers Action is - if your words don’t evoke deep feelings in you, then they can’t evoke a deep response in your audience.

We’ve performed Find Your Story seminars for Senators, members of Congress, mayors, heads of non-profits, CEOs, scientists, and even professional public speakers.   In a ninety-minute session, in person or by Zoom, we interview our clients and -- based on our artistic abilities and instincts -- we help them craft their their most compelling and exciting narrative.  Then, we teach them how to tell this story with authenticity and candor.

Every client of ours who has engaged this service has based most of their subsequent communications on the result of their seminar.  The stories we cultivate have become the basis of stump speeches, convention addresses, fundraising drives, and entire messaging operations.  

Turning Issues into Stories

Writers Action typically performs “Turning Issues Into Stories” seminars with a candidate, officeholder, or leader -- and their entire senior staff.  We go around the room and ask each individual to explain the most challenging part of their job. Then, we teach how to turn any challenge or issue, even the most dry, into a riveting narrative.

In ninety minutes, we can improve, if not turn around every aspect of entire operations.  We then work with staff to produce scripts, and then perform follow-up sessions to ensure these stories can be conveyed with the greatest possible emotional response.

Fundraising Letters

Money matters.  The ability to raise money raises profile, increases influence, and creates results.  And yet - most fundraising efforts sound like Ransom Notes. They aren’t entertaining or engaging.  They alternately preach to or threaten the choir.

Writers Action brings to bear the full force of the multi-billion dollar storytelling industry.  We engage your donor audience in an ongoing, enveloping storyline that empowers them to become one of the meaningful characters in your story through their contributions, participation and support.

Our entire careers as writers are based on our ability to capture attention from already stimulated masses, then draw them in, engage them emotionally, and invest them in the struggles of our characters.  We succeed by motivating massive audiences to commit their limited time and resources to becoming an active part of the worlds we develop for them.

Let us bring that power and emotional engagement to your fundraising campaigns.  

Speechwriting

Writers Action develops campaign speeches, TED talks, fundraising appeals, corporate presentations, and major event speeches.  We have written Presidential Stump Speeches, States of the City for Mayors, and speeches related to every aspect of political, corporate, and personal life.   We also draft website copy, position papers, and more. Our goal is to ensure that your compelling core stories are front and center, consistent, and integrated in everything you present to the public.  Every time the public is touched by you, they should know clearly what you stand for, what you are up against - and what you are doing for them.

Videos

Our writers, designers, directors and filmmakers can help develop all the media surrounding your campaign or organization, bringing state of the art talent and production abilities to the task.  We have completed short videos and advertisements, fundraising videos, and entire social media campaigns.

Webinars

Contact 

For more information, or to speak to an account manager who can discuss our offerings and find the right package of services to suit your needs, email rogerwolfson@me.com, or fill out the following: