The Art of Commercial Fiction
Have you ever dreamed of being a writer? This eight-part course will give you a glimpse into a writing career and the life of a writer. You’ll be immersed in creative exercises that stretch your ability to write, envision possibilities, and overcome writer’s block. You’ll be able to participate in stimulating class discussions that validate the writing process. The tips, techniques, and advice are invaluable as you discover the right niche for your work. Additionally, you’ll be instructed by some of the country’s most successful writers.
Screenwriting
How do you write a screenplay that might get bought by a studio or a production company? Write a compelling script that’s impossible to stop reading, vividly cinematic, properly formatted, and realistically producible. Our screenwriting courses will help you meet these criteria and guide you in creating characters, building plots, shaping scenes, sharpening dialogue, and, of course, pitching your script. Whether you seek to write big Hollywood movies or low-budget indies, we’ll show you what it takes to get into the screenplay game.
Stage Plays
From high-budget Broadway productions to small-town summer theater, exciting things happen when you get involved with theater of any sort. And the playwright is at the center of it all.
- How to tell a story well in dramatic form
- How to develop and direct it in a way that best captures and retains the interest of a theatrical audience
- How to choose or invent a good story
- How to lend dignity to dramatic storytelling
- How to observe and portray the human character
- … and more!
