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Location: Red Lion Inn, Sacramento Address: 500 Leisure Lane Date: August 20, 2015 Time: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Want to write a marketable screenplay? Have you already written a screenplay but can’t seem to sell it? Join Scott D. Roberts as he teaches the Insider Secrets to Successfully Writing a Sales-Worthy Screenplay. In this 3-hour workshop you’ll learn 10 Key Tips to Screenwriting: ·  How to write an enticing log line ·  What is the “acceptable” structure to Act 1, Act 2/second part of Act 2, and Act 3? ·  Why does exciting “pacing” make or break a script? ·  What is the value of storyboarding? ·  The importance of writing scenes on 40 index cards ·  How to use the “Pacing Breakdown” as your pitch guide ·  How to utilize your storyboard to write your script ·  Do’s and Don't’s and bad habits to avoid ·  Why you’re not finished when you think you’re finished ·  How to get your script read with the rig...

Find out from screenwriter, director, producer and publisher how to transform a story from page screen. If you would like to buy a print or eBook copy of Vengeance is Now, click here and buy from Amazon or click here and purchase off the 3L Publishing website .   RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif .—Have you ever thought, “My book would make a great movie, but I have no idea where to start?” Join Scott D. Roberts, novelist, screenwriter, producer, actor and director, as he teaches the elements of taking a story from page to screen. Roberts is presenting June 20, 2015 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. as part of the California Writers Club (Sacramento Branch) at Cattlemen’s Restaurant in Rancho Cordova (located near I-50 and Hazel Ave.). Join Roberts as he discusses: How to sell your book for acquisition Methodologies to adapt a book for screen Unique ways to write captivating and winning “log lines” that attract agents and producers Where and how to fi...