Workshops

Classes and Workshop

What Producers Do --
And How Writers Can Help Them
NEW DATE & TIME:
Oct. 26, 2024 * 9:30AM – 11:30AM
Plaza Branch Library * 4801 Main Street
FREE! Hosted by the Kansas City Screenwriters

What do Producers even do?? Strangely enough, most writers don’t understand what this most essential job entails – and how they can better partner with their new boss (or even consider producing themselves!). This relationship starts on the page – your script has to be “produceable.”  Understanding what producers are looking for at every budget level helps you deliver a script that can sell – and get to the screen. 

Finding Your Story’s Voice
Johnson Country Library Writers Conference
Online Modules – Oct. 2024
In Person All Day – Nov. 15th 9AM – 3PM
FREE!
https://www.jocolibrary.org/our-stories/writersconference
Whether you write fiction, creative nonfiction, or screenplays, one of the most important aspects in engaging your readers is your story’s voice. But what even is “voice”? Why does Stephen King sound completely different than Jane Austin? And how exactly does a writer connect to the right voice for their story? In this craft workshop we’ll break down this crucial craft element into its components, and then give you a step-by-step guide for engaging your own voice!
Two other tracks also available — again, for free!

Beyond 3 Act Structure
Dec. 14, 2024 * 9:30AM – 11:30AM
Plaza Branch Library * 4801 Main Street
FREE! Hosted by the Kansas City Screenwriters
One of the most helpful craft elements a writer can learn is the underlying structure found in nearly every modern movie and commercial novel. Some of these “beats” go back thousands of years; others are fairly new, and this workshop reveals and explains the beats of our modern literary and reading culture. Come learn these powerful tools for supercharging your story with momentum, connecting in a meaningful way to your theme, and refining your characters’ arc and purpose — that’s the “beyond” part!

Writers Workshop – FILLED
Six total screenwriters are accepted to this high level workshop.
We meet twice a month, and each writer gets notes on 50 pages of their latest work + workshop,
and we read and give notes to the other writers.

Missouri Stories Scriptwriting Fellowship
2024 Judge
Mentorship Contest opens Oct. 1
https://mofilm.org/film-community/scriptwriting-fellowship-competition/

Teri Rogers Screenwriting Award
Committee Member
Hosted by ArtsKC
Winners Reception Nov. 15

UPCOMING CLASSES

8 Week Classes are online
Advanced Screenwriting
Writing the TV Series
Writing the Novel
Details to come…