There are fundamental principles and little-known secrets in all best-selling writing. Spend 8 hours with master teacher, Prof. Richard Krevolin and learn the secrets behind writing dynamic dialogue and creating surprising plots and characters that come to life. Like all SEAK training, Secrets to Writing a Best-Seller is lively and interactive. Attendees will have the opportunity to get all their questions answered. There will be video examples and networking opportunities. NOTE: There will not be time for people to share their pages or read excerpts of their work aloud.

Richard Krevolin is an author, playwright, screenwriter, and professor. A graduate of Yale University, Richard went on to earn a masters degree in screenwriting at UCLA’s School of Cinema-Television, and a master’s degree in playwriting and fiction from USC. For 15 years Richard has taught both undergraduate and graduate screenwriting classes at USC Cinema/TV School as well as UCLA Film School, Ithaca and Pepperdine. Under his guidance, his students have sold film scripts and TV shows to Universal, Paramount, Dreamworks SKG and numerous other studios and production companies.

Krevolin has been a panelist and keynote speaker at a variety of popular writers’ conferences, including the Maui Writer’s Conference, The Santa Fe Screenwriters Conference, the Hollywood Film Festival, The Surrey Writer’s Conference, and The Learning Annex.

Schedule

8:30 - 9:30 The Basic Principles of Storytelling!
The history of storytelling and how, we, as human beings, are hard-wired to remember stories. And then, how, you, as a writer, can tap into this.

9:30 - 11:30 Creative Writing 101: A Master’s Degree Course in Creative Writing in 120 Minutes or less!
Getting Started, The Classic Aristotelian three act story structure, The Seven Essentials Elements of Storytelling, Subplots -- The "A", "B" and "C" story line, inciting incidents and causal relationships in drama, the importance of themes, tone and symbolism, creating original story-lines and scenes, writer’s block - how to overcome it.

11:30 - 12:00 Using Myths to Deepen and Enrich Your Story
How you can tap into mythical elements to help write stories that sell.

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch With Faculty (Provided)

1:00 - 2:00 You Don’t Say or The Essence of Good Dialogue!
The basics of good dialogue will be illustrated with video excerpts from Hollywood films.

2:00 - 3:00 Put on Your 3-D Glasses and Create 3-D Characters!
The basics of character creation, development and arc.

3:00 - 4:00 The Art of Revision
The key to writing that sells is the author’s ability to revise and rewrite. Proven techniques to make your writing come to life.

4:00 - 5:00 The Creative Writer’s Survival Guide!
Questions and answers about agents, publishers, and even book tours. Inspiring stories and tips on how to survive as a writer in a world that does not foster artistic creativity. Guerrilla tactics on how to make a living as a writer, lessons on perseverance, patience and persistence and how to sell what you write.