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. 

Writing a Successful Spec Script  Develop your story ideas into a salable script.  Get valuable feedback and questions answered.  This four-week course begins July 7, 2010. 

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 March 15, 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

Northern California Screenwriting Expo – March 26-28, 2010 – Award winning screenwriters, producers, and Yours Truly.  This is a major event that includes a pitchfest.

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

Los Angeles – Screenwriter’s Expo – October, 2010.

The Screenwriting Conference in Santa Fe, June 1-6 – I have arranged for a special package price for my clients and students.

For information on any event or course, contact Trottier.

Screenwriting Conference in Santa Fe, June 1st thru 6th, 2010