Create More Compelling, Castable Characters!
Date and time
Location
Online event
Description
Great Characters bring stories to life.
Compelling, Original Characters attract major talent and grab executives' attention.
Iconic Characters are remembered forever.
Nothing keeps an executive, agent, actor or contest judge reading to the last past more than a character that connects with and engrosses them.
If you've ever struggled with getting to know your characters, giving them depth, making them pop on the page, crafting convincing arcs, keeping your protagonist consistent, or making your characters feel three-dimensional ... Then join me for this 4-Week Online Course sure to improve your story-telling skills.
Through 4 Weeks of Interactive Webinars, Special Industry Guest Q&A's, and over a dozen Exclusive Character Exercises and Assignments, I will show you new ways to approach your characters, stories and structure that will lead you to creating more elevated and more compelling, castable characters!
Live Webinars will be held every Friday at 1pm PST. But since this is an online course, you can attend from anywhere and listen at YOUR convenience!
During this course, we will cover:
- 12 Exclusive Exercises to Create a Character Profile with Purpose
- 12 Elements of Three-Dimensional, Elevated Characters
- Crafting Strong, Original Female Characters
- How to take Archetypes to the Next Level
- Different Strategies to Introduce your Characters
- Keys to Describing your Characters in Engaging, Visual Ways
- The Pathology of Great Antagonists & How to Write Memorable Villains
- Keys to Creating Subplots & Strong Supporting Characters
- Writing Roles Actors Want to Play
- Studying Character Profiles of Iconic Movie Characters
- Effective strategies for Pitching Your Characters
- And More!
*** UPDATE: Every week we will have a Special Industry Guest Live for a Q&A before our lesson! Our currently scheduled guests will include:
- Chad Hayes, co-writer of the $200M hit THE CONJURING and the upcoming disaster film SAN ANDREAS starring Dwayne The Rock Johnson
- Ben Lustig & Jake Thornton, the screenwriters who just sold their first major script WINTER'S KNIGHT to Sony for a MILLION dollars!
- Blake Robbins, actor/writer/director. In addition to starring on The Office and OZ on HBO, Blake is the writer/director/star of The Sublime and Beautiful, a movie new indie drama currently winning awards on the festival circuit.
- Our 4th Guest will be a Development Exec/Manager still TBD.
These esteemed guests are sure to give you insight into every aspect of character from different perspectives!
The Registration Fee for this class is only $199!
And for a small additional fee, you can order the BONUS PACKAGE and receive these extra add-ons:
- A 60-Minute First Act or Brainstorming/Career Counseling Consultation (normally $95)
- My Downloadable 90 Minute Webinar "The No B.S. Guide to Pitching & Pitchfests" (normally $59)
- 20% OFF Exclusive Coupon Code for ALL books, classes and merchandise on WRITERSSTORE.COM
- The Pocket Screenwriting Guide E-book
- And more, still TBA!
REGISTER NOW and I look forward to helping all of you make your characters shine!