Soulful Screenwriting Workshop Series
on Zoom - starts Tuesday 3/24
Struggling with a screenplay? Want a deeper understanding of narrative storytelling? Join this informative and empowering workshop.
Soulful Screenwriting helps you explore the soul of a screenplay, and yourself as a writer. This is an empowering interactive workshop, where we explore key dramatic narrative storytelling principles, as well as common pitfalls to avoid to make your screenplay or dramatic story more effective.
Soulful Screenwriting is not just for screenwriters. Much of what we discuss applies to other forms of dramatic narrative, such as a play or modern novel.
Bring a notebook! The series includes in-class writing exercises culled from several of the Now Write! books to help you get out of your own way, get creative juices flowing, and benefit your stories – whether a rewrite or starting from scratch.
Each Soulful Screenwriting meeting begins with a brief guided meditation to get present.
Do I need to have an idea ready?
If you don’t already have a story or screenplay to work on, you’ll have the chance to zone in on one idea during the first two sessions. For maximum benefit, focus one particular story for the duration of the workshop series.
SCHEDULE
Every Tuesday evening for nine meetings, March 24 through May 19
(NO workshop on May 12)
6:30-7:30pm PDT I 8:30-9:30pm CDT I 9:30-10:30pm EDT
TOPICS
Key storytelling ingredients we’ll explore in the series:
• What is a Dramatic Narrative Story
• Conflict
• Stakes & Dilemmas
• Character Development
• Thematics
• “Happy” Endings (and three other types)
• Scenes, Dialogue & Nonverbal Communication
• Genres (sprinkled throughout)
SIGN UP ON Eventbrite
Big Picture: What is a Dramatic Narrative Story on March 24: $25 plus Eventbrite fee
Whole series of 9 meetings: $250 incl. Eventbrite fee
WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT SOULFUL SCREENWRITING
“Your exercises have proven very helpful! …Thanks so much for a beneficial and thought-provoking workshop.”
- Award-winning screenwriter and co-founder of San Antonio Screenwriters’ Guild (two-time attendee)
“I enjoyed the workshops; they helped me figure out some basic plot points for my next screenplay.”
- Screenwriter, top 10 percent in many notable screenwriting contests, co-founder San Antonio Screenwriters’ Guild, rock singer
“Had a blast! Very valuable information.“
- Writer, Entrepreneur (two-time attendee)
Recommended Viewing List Link
This is a list of movies and a couple of TV shows I will talk about in the class. I recommend at least seeing the priority list if you haven’t seen them before.
Instructor: Laurie Lamson
A produced and published writer dedicated to original storytelling, creative practice, and positive impact - with art, heart & soul.
With a film/video production background, Laurie’s specialty is scriptwriting. She has written 122 produced film, video and audio scripts for education, marketing and entertainment, including a multi-award winning feature film. She has also directed internationally well-received short films and videos, including a metaphysical romance with thirteen honors.
Laurie was editor or co-editor of three books in the popular Now Write! creative writing series, and recently published a similar compilation for actors: Now Act! Insight, Advice, and Preparation Processes from Actors, Coaches, and Casting Directors.