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Insider Secrets to Successfully Writing and Marketing Sales-Worthy Screenplay: $99   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 right people Date: August 20, 2015 Time: 6pm to 9pm Lo...

Find out from screenwriter, director, producer and publisher how to transform a story from page screen. 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 CaliforniaWriters 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 find an agent by overcoming the Catch-22 Understanding the buying process and knowing the difference between an option or a purchase Insider tips and tricks to gettin...

Why should you sign up for something like a screenwriter's workshop or hire a script coach? I always like to tell new writers that they really only have five pages (it's supposed to be 10 pages ... but the truth is most readers only last through five pages) to capture the reader's attention. If you blow the first 10 pages, you're completely out of the game. And what are those pages supposed to contain? You can mess up so many different elements in your script and be immediately eliminated as a prospect before you've even had a just to shine. Issues with even something as simple as formatting communicate to the reader. If you don't know formatting, what it immediately says is you don't know what you're doing. Again, you're eliminated before you have even had a chance to have the script read. Many writers might argue it seems ridiculous to be shut out of the game with a reader not even reading the story. Well, it doesn't matter what you think about...

I love both movies and books no doubt. Fans of books, though, tend to get all riled up when the movie doesn't precisely follow the book. Although the difference between novel and screen writing is tremendous. Now that I've officially done both, I have a much better understanding as to why it's not easy to keep the film version married to the book. As a novel writer, I have a much greater canvas to paint. I can take my time (to a point, of course, lest we bore the reader) developing my story and characters. I'm not constrained necessarily by parameters of length. A feature film, though, cannot be more than 120 pages. Now that's not to say that some screenwriters can't write a mini-series or even a series. But if you're a new writer and you break from tradition you greatly increase your chances of being largely ignored by the Hollywood community that does stick to protocol. Even within that community, different studios have different requirements. I've hea...