neil-gaiman:

How to Talk to Girls at Parties (eBook Original): Neil Gaiman: Amazon.com: Kindle Store

It’s my SF short story (currently being adapted into a film by Hedwig’s own John Cameron Mitchell) it’s free, and comes along with an OCEAN AT THE END OF THE LANE preview — you can read the first 3 chapters, a month before publication. It’s up on Amazon now and you can download it to your Kindle or, if you do not have a Kindle,  to Kindle software on your computer, phone, tablet etc.

Feel very free to spread this one around.

In the UK, that’s http://www.amazon.co.uk/o/ASIN/B00C2UUJX4?tag=adapas-21 instead, or at Google Play for Books at https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=SP1Mzpj9F1IC

First of three interesting resources

FREE SCREENWRITING CLASS!
WITH EXPERIENCED STUDIO WRITER
West Los Angeles area

We are opening up a FREE Script Writing Workshop where you’ll be learning from an experienced studio screenwriter on a weekly basis.

This weekly class will teach you critical screenwriting skills:
* Story Structure
* Plot Development
* Character Development
* Dialogue
* All the basics from Concept to First Draft

PLUS:
* Pitching your completed screenplay
* Key elements to the Business of screenwriting

In short, you’ll get all the tools you need to get you started, and keep you going in a career as a screenwriter.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:
You’ll be learning from a produced writer with twenty years in the Business who has written films for most of the major studios, and has worked with some of the best producers and directors in the Hollywood, including Jeffrey Katzenberg, Neil Moritz, Joel Silver, John Woo, Luc Besson, and Mike Medavoy.

Please — We are NOT LOOKING FOR ESTABLISHED WRITERS — this class is for people who are outside the Industry or new writers who want to learn the art of screenwriting. Must be age 18 and above to be considered. Class is in West Los Angeles area.

Enrollment is limited to only twenty students to keep the class intimate and productive, so APPLY NOW!

TO APPLY FOR A SPACE IN THIS FREE WORKSHOP:
Be sure to mention you heard about this from Jeff Gund at INFOLIST.com, and email ALL the information requested below ASAP to:
tweakclass@gmail.com
Be sure to include:
1. Your name (first and last)
2. Contact phone number
3. A brief paragraph describing why you want to take this class
4. A short writing sample (5 pages or less) that showcase who you are as a writer (pdf format preferred)
5. Be sure to mention you heard about this from Jeff Gund at INFOLIST.com!

Free teleseminar to prepare for upcoming conferences like NATPE and pitching TV in general.

If you can’t afford the industry standards like Final Draft and Movie Magic and you’d like the option for cloud based software and document storage that lets you access your work anywhere-this is an excellent choice. For about $10 a month, you can upgrade if you need more flexibility like multiple formats or if you want ipad/iphone access.

From Keys to the Street to Inception and including one of my personal fave’s The Prestige.

“Start off your New Year right with new ways to create characters that undergo truly satisfying metamorphoses. Move your main character from an old way of being to a new one through a plot that unfolds because of your main character’s flaws and vulnerabilities. “

Free 21 steps of rewriting teleconference from ScreenwritingU’s Hal Croasmun. Lovely, helpful strategies. Most importantly: pointers to focusing and how to find and fix problems.