Writing Courses & Workshops

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Screenwriting Retreat

Screenwriting Retreat at Sundance Resort -- September17-20, 2010 -- Prepare your script for market. A rich and rewarding experience.

Mentoring

Write a script in 4 steps  Get direction from idea to completed script and craft a showcase script at your own pace. This is an ongoing opportunity.

Online Courses

How to Sell What You Write  A four-week course with individual direction. This is for freelance writing of every kind – books, articles, novels, copywriting, scripts for business and Hollywood, writing for children, and more.. 

Writing a Successful Spec Script  Develop your story ideas into a salable script.  Get valuable feedback and questions answered. 

Sell Your Script   Let's get that script sold!  Create a laser-focused strategic marketing plan that you can use to sell your script and/or move forward your screenwriting career.  

Proper Formatting Technique: How to Prepare a Compelling and Professional Screenplay. This four-week course is presented through Writer's University online beginning September 13, 2010. For further information contact Dave Trottier or Writer's University.

4 Keys to a Salable Script  This is a self-directed work-at-your-own-pace course that guides you through the four keys, which are 1) a fascinating character, 2) a hook, line, or zinger, 3) a compelling story, and 4) a readable spec script.  Registration is FREE; the course curriculum is only $19.   If you wish, you may submit homework assignments to me for a small amount, usually about $39 per homework assignment, depending on the assignment.  One assignment is to submit a query letter; I will provide a complete evaluation of that query for only $95.   That saves you $20 off my normal fee, making the course essentially free, since the curriculum cost is $19.  Once you register for the course, I will email you a 30-page pdf file that you can download.

Other workshops and appearances

Dave Trottier’s Screenwriting Retreat at Sundance – September 17-20, 2010.

The Writer's Store – 11 a.m. on October 16, 2010 – 3510 W. Magnolia Blvd, Burbank, CA – Q&A with Dave Trottier, who will share a few comments about breaking in to today’s Hollywood and answer the question, “Do query letters work anymore?” In addition, Dave will respond to your questions about writing, formatting, and selling your screenplay, plus he will sign your copy of the new fifth edition of The Screenwriter’s Bible. RSVP via Facebook.

Northern California Screenwriter’s Expo – March 25-27.

UNLV, Las Vegas – April 15, 2011 – “The New Hollywood – How to Break In.” On April 16, “17 Ways to Make a Living as a Writer.”

For information on any event or course, contact Trottier.