Screenwriters University

With details of upcoming courses, here are the Screenwriters University newsletters:

Write your series bible - course starts Thursday

Develop Your Series Premise

Once execs have decided they like your pilot, they will want to see your series bible. Make sure they fall in love with your series by using your bible. This workshop will help you get your TV series ready for an executive by developing your series premise and writing your series bible. Hurry, this course starts Thursday!

•  Secret weapons for selling a TV series. •  What a TV series needs before it can get off the ground. •  How to write a series bible. •  The key elements of a pilot that can launch a series. •  What a first season needs.

•  Writers wanting to put together a sales kit for their TV series. •  Writers who want to understand how to develop series long story arcs. •  Writers looking for tools to generate ideas for new episodes. •  Writers developing a TV show.

•  "Great format of tuition followed by assignment ensuring progress and productivity." -VW •  "Good and helpful feedback. Thanks." -WW

January 4 - February 1, 2018 $199.99 Sign Me UP >>

Instructor: Susan Kouguell Kouguell worked as associate producer on two features and teaches screenwriting at Purchase College SUNY. Her award-winning short films are in the archives and permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art.

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Register for Proper Formatting Technique today! Script Formatting Made Easy Are you unsure of which formatting rules you can break? This course will teach you the necessary formatting techniques that will set your script apart from the heap. Dave Trottier's unique lesson plan will guide you through the rules of script formatting without software, while also showing you when and how to break those rules. Throughout this course you also will receive invaluable feedback on your writing. •  When and how to break the rules of formatting •  The ins and outs of writing narrative description and dialogue •  Formatting techniques that may be applied to any given writing situation •  Common errors that Hollywood readers hate and how to avoid them •  Those looking to create a story with a large imapct. •  Students looking for the formatting techniques they need in order to take their script from good to great. •  Writers who would like to enhance their story and create a reader-friendly screenplay. •  "David Trottier obviously cares deeply about the subject and his students" -FS •  "Imperative seminar for any screenwriter starting out...excellent course on how to format and map your screenplay." -KR •  "So helpful, so informative. Best $ spent" -LR January 4, 2018 - February 1, 2018 $149.99 Call To Action Dave Trottier Dave Trottier has sold several screenplays and projects for The Walt Disney Company, Jim Henson Pictures, and more. As a script consultant, helps clients sell their work and win contests. This email was sent by: F+W, 10151 Carver Road, Suite 200 Blue Ash, OH, 45242 USA     Lead your ideas to the big stage Lead Your Ideas to the Big Stage! Whether you've never written anything before or you're experienced in another kind of writing, "Introduction to Playwriting" offers clear, step-by-step guidance in the basics: character, conflict and structure, setting, dialogue and formatting. This class contains over a dozen elements to help you through the writing and rewriting process of your play with invaluable feedback from your instructor. Register today! •  The three "levels" of dialogue and how to use it to improve your story •  A guideline of events that occur in a play's beginning, middle, and ending •  The four different play structures & which to use for your play •  The different types of stages and how to account for them in your writing •  Writers of all levels looking to learn the basics of writing for the stage. •  Students wanting to learn about the process of writing a play from start to finish. •  Writers who want to understand basics of the stage, the structure of a play, the proper format for your work, and how to prepare it for submission. •  "I found this course extremely helpful - Professor Dorf's instructions made the process of playwriting...more manageable and approachable." -EB •  "[This Course] has new challenges and I appreciated the feedback from the instructor" -DC Dec. 28, 2017 - Jan, 25, 2018 $149.99 Sign Me Up >> Instructor: Jonathan Dorf Playwright and screenwriter Jonathan Dorf has had his plays produced in over forty-five states, as well as internationally, and is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America. This email was sent by: F+W, 10151 Carver Road, Suite 200 Blue Ash, OH, 45242 USA