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Story Development Workshop, August 9, 2012

Hyannis, MA

STORY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
Thursday, August 9, 2012
The Resort and Conference Center at Hyannis, Hyannis, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Executive Summary
If your writing doesn’t grab an agent or editor’s eye, then they won’t read on. This class analyzes what it takes to write something that people will want to read. Spend 8 hours with master teacher, Prof. Richard Krevolin and learn the secrets behind writing that grabs the attention of readers, agents and editors. Learn how to create real page turners with dynamic dialogue, surprising plots and compelling characters. Like all SEAK training, this workshop will be lively and interactive. Attendees will have the opportunity to get all their questions answered. There will be video examples and networking opportunities, and most importantly, the class will watch as Prof. Krevolin analyzes and edits ordinary pages and turns them into extraordinary ones. Pre-Class Homework: Attendees are invited to submit a PDF file of their first five pages to be analyzed in class. Please understand that all submissions are not guaranteed to be critiqued during the seminar and all
feedback is designed to be instructive and constructive, not destructive.

Goals
To create a safe, nurturing environment for veteran and first-time writers interested in fiction/thrillers, memoir, non-fiction, and storytelling.
• To help the writer create commercially viable, award-winning work. This will be an intense, supportive and constructive workshop - a unique learning experience.
• To explore structure, character development and dialogue – using examples from popular films and books, as well as other storytelling models…
• This will be a hands-on workshop in which you will be eligible to share your work with Prof. Krevolin and others and learn from their responses.
• Throughout the course of the day, Richard will also devote significant time discussing the current state of the industry: e.g., agents, editors and the market today.

If you are interested and willing to have your work scrutinized and critiqued publicly, please submit a writing sample –preferably, the first 5 pages of whatever you are working on. Not everyone is guaranteed to get feedback, but several of the submitted works will be critiqued, developed and analyzed in class.

Frequently Asked Questions:
I just have an idea, but I haven’t written anything yet. Should I still come?
Definitely. The classes will be supportive, growth-inducing experiences that will help jump-start your writing career.
If I’m a beginner, will I be out of my element?
No, the class is structured so that it will help you whether you are working on your first book or your twelfth.
Why is it important to be in a workshop?
Writers can listen to lectures all day, but it is only in a workshop in which you can see how writing is transformed from mediocre to magnificent.

Faculty
Richard Krevolin is a graduate of Yale University. Richard went on to earn a master’s degree in screenwriting at UCLA’s School of Cinema-Television, and a master’s degree in playwriting and fiction from USC. From 1990 - 2002, Richard taught both undergraduate and graduate writing classes at the USC School of Cinema/TV as well as UCLA Film School, Ithaca and Pepperdine. Under his guidance, his students have sold books, film scripts and TV shows to numerous publishing houses, Universal, Paramount, Dreamworks and other studios. This year, he just wrote and directed the feature length documentary, Making Light in Terezin. He is the author of the books, Screenwriting From The Soul (St. Martins Press), Pilot Your Life (Prentice-Hall), How To Adapt Anything Into A Screenplay (Wiley and Sons) and Screenwriting in the Land of OZ (Adams Media). Richard also has several screenplays and stageplays under option and in development. He was one of the writers of the documentary, Fiddler on the Roof: 30 Years of Tradition. His play, King Levine opened at the Odyssey Theater under the direction of Joseph Bologna and after receiving rave reviews, transferred to The Tiffany. Over the years, his plays have been performed with Ed Asner, Allen Arbus, Jean Smart, Mackenzie Phillips and Richard Kline. More info at www.ProfK.com or www.PowerStoryConsulting.com

TUITION
Tuition is $495 and includes continental breakfast, lunch, breaks, and a seminar handbook.

Cancellations: Conference Cancellations: Conference cancellations received in writing before July 15, 2012, will receive a full refund. Persons canceling after July 15, 2012, will not receive a refund.

Schedule
8:00–8:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30–9:45 The Basic Principles of Storytelling and Good Writing
Secrets, Tips, Techniques and Theories to help you elevate your writing to the professional level.
9:45–10:00 Break & Networking Opportunity
10:00–12:00 A Master’s Degree in Writing 101: An Advanced Level Course in Creative Writing in 120 Minutes!
12:00–1:00 Lunch With Faculty (Provided)
1:00–2:15 Master Class Writing Exercise #1
Prof. Krevolin will give a writing exercise and all the class will try to master it. Then, several adventurous class members will get to read their work out loud and have it critiqued.
2:15–2:30 Break & Networking Opportunity
2:30–4:30 The Art of Revision – A Hands-on Workshop
Prof. Krevolin will select writing samples that have been submitted in advance of the class. He will project these pages onto the big screen and show how the writing can be altered and revised for greater power and impact.
4:30–5:00 Question & Answer Session

Price: $495.00