Writing Courses & Workshops

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Screenwriting Retreat

Screenwriting Retreat at Sundance Resort -- September18-21, 2009 -- 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

"Writing a Successful Spec Script" Develop your story ideas into a salable script.  Get valuable feedback and questions answered.  This four-week course beginning February 4, 2009.

Proper Formatting Technique: How to Prepare a Compelling and Professional Screenplay. This four-week course is presented through Writer's University online beginning February 2, 2009. For further information contact Dave Trottier or Writer's University.

"How to Make $100,000 a Year as a Writer" A four-week course with individual direction beginning January 22, 2009.

Other workshops and appearances

Los Angeles -- Screenwriter's Expo -- November 14, 2008, at 4 p.m. –“Formatting & Spec Writing For Fun and Profit.”  At 6 p.m. on the same day, “Hollywood’s Back Door—20 Strategies to Break In.”

Las Vegas – March 7, 2009 – “17 Ways to Make a Living as a Writer” and “How to Break Into Hollywood” at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.

Virginia – June 13, 2009 – “17 Ways to Make a Living as a Writer” and “How to Break Into Hollywood” at Richmond University.

Dave Trottier's Screenwriting Retreat at Sundance – September18-21, 2009.

For information on any event, contact Dave Trottier.