MAGICAL DIALOGUE
I created this class for my students when I was teaching playwriting at the U of Iowa (mid90s), and it has been a favorite for many. It will change how you think of dialogue, how you write dialogue, how you understand forward momentum, and how you can create builds and climaxes in your scenes. It will help you with exposition and conflict too. So run, don't walk, to sign up for Magical Dialogue! CLICK HERE to let me know you want to sign up!
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STRUCTURE is NOT a DIRTY WORD
Do you dread the S word? Do you feel unprepared to discuss your work in terms of its STRUCTURE? Would you like to know more about structure? Do you feel trapped by structure? Would you like to be able to create new structures that don't adhere to patriarchal norms or the boilerplate of the blockbuster? Would you like to use the power of structure to unlock your work?
Change your relationship with Structure in 10 weeks and gain the confidence to use it with skill in your work!
This workshop will provide you with a series of in-class writing exercises so that you can learn to feel how structure functions in your work and recognize it on the page. You will develop skills for pacing your work through the creation of builds, stichomythic exchanges and other dynamics to serve your stories. Because we all need structures to hold the risks we want to take.
EVENTS & REVERSALS: Making Things Happen
Events & Reversals, a fun intro to structure that will help anyone who wants to sharpen their story skills. How can you make things happen? How can you turn your scenes? This was created specifically for playwrights at any level, and you can work with the play you’re already writing! But it could be helpful for anyone working with narrative.
We will define and identify events (what they are and what they do). We will practice creating them. We will do the same with reversals so you can practice and get feedback on how to do it and how to make sure you’ve done it. CLICK HERE to register for this class!
ARTISTIC STATEMENT SEMINAR
Artistic Statements are a kind of scaffolding we create for ourselves so that we can keep going with our project, a way to maintain our commitment to the work. When you have your Artistic Statement scaffolding in place, you can scale greater heights in your work and take bigger risks. If you do fall off or out of your project, your scaffolding catches you, so you never fall far. You are able to stand on it to stay grounded for the best approach and to reach the deeper/higher places.
