Day #12 of MasterClass Online – Case Study of Structuring Plot – Glengarry Glen Ross As I listened to this new Case Study about Structuring Plot with David Mamet, he finally stated the obvious, that Tragedy and Drama are two different things. He went on to explain that Tragedy is more about a series ofContinue reading “Day #12 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet”
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Winter Weekend in Minnesota
The weekend is here and class will begin again on Monday through Masterclass Online. We’re only a few weeks away from Christmas in Minnesota and the ground is clear in the Twin Cities. The temperature outside is still hovering around freezing but I decided to get in some exercise this weekend. I don’t know about otherContinue reading “Winter Weekend in Minnesota”
Day #11 with MasterClass Online with David Mamet
Day 11 – Structuring the Plot – case study – American Buffalo Today, David Mamet shared one of his tragedies “American Buffalo” and took us through the progression of his plot. His example went through the steps of his previous lessons. He went on to break down his play in 3 parts. The first questionContinue reading “Day #11 with MasterClass Online with David Mamet”
Day #10 MasterClass Online with David Mamet
Masterclass.com course: Dramatic Writing with David Mamet Day 10 Lesson #10 Structuring Plot Continued: After listening to lesson 10 with David Mamet, I found myself a little disconnected from the examples that related to a 3 act structure of a play. He used the example of a knife and the three different ways we use an object forContinue reading “Day #10 MasterClass Online with David Mamet”
Day #9 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet
Masterclass.com course: Dramatic Writing with David Mamet Day 9 Lesson #9 Structuring Plot: Every writer has their own way of structuring plot. Some of us use post-it notes that can be rearranged. Others use outlines or index cards. Plotting the journey of our main character’s story is part of our process. To David Mamet’s point, we share theContinue reading “Day #9 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet”
Day #8 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet
Masterclass.com course: Dramatic Writing with David Mamet Day 8 Lesson #8 Plot: “Plot is all that there is.” David Mamet Lesson 8 was all about finding your plot. As you write, you teach yourself. The only way to learn how to find your plot, is to keep writing. It’s okay to start over after you finish your novel.Continue reading “Day #8 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet”
Day #7 of MasterClass with David Mamet
Masterclass.com course: Dramatic Writing with David Mamet Day 7 Lesson #7 Character: My lessons continue with David Mamet and my discovery of their app made learning more convient. I can learn on the go and fit everything into my busy schedule. Lesson number 7 moves into the meaning of character and I would say that David’s thinks alongContinue reading “Day #7 of MasterClass with David Mamet”
Day #6 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet
Masterclass.com course: Dramatic Writing with David Mamet Day 6 Lesson #6 Story Ideas: Lesson number 4 and 5 with David Mamet covered his Dramatic Rules asked an important question. Is my introduction starting at the right point? Am I building the right kind of action? Don’t make your audience wait to get to a destination. As aContinue reading “Day #6 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet”
Day 5 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet
Masterclass.com course: Dramatic Writing with David Mamet Day 5 Using Advice from Lesson 4: My fingers resist hitting the dreaded delete button. It’s the enemy of all writers. Today is a painful day of cuts in order to keep my story simple, with the right progression. My audience will feel sidetracked and delayed and that’s not theContinue reading “Day 5 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet”
Day #4 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet
Masterclass.com course: Dramatic Writing Continued with David Mamet Day 4 Dramatic Rules Continued: Lesson 5 might end up being a painful lesson because it may a lot of cutting of unnecessary scenes from my novel. David’s first line, “Tell the story.” is all he needs to say about this lesson. In order to write a good story,Continue reading “Day #4 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet”
Day #3 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet
Masterclass.com course: Dramatic Writing with David Mamet Day 3 Dramatic Rules: I’m on day #3 and today is about the Dramatic Rules of writing. Each video is around 8 to 12 minutes long and there are so many nuggets, I hit pause often. When we’re sitting down at the campfire and we’re telling a story progressionContinue reading “Day #3 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet”
Day #1 of MasterClass Online
Day #1 with David Mamet on Dramatic Writing December is here and it’s day of MasterClass online and I thought about taking a break but my goal is to finish another novel this year. Our first class is with Pulitzer Prize winner, David Mamet on Dramatic Writing. I’ve published Children’s Books and I took aContinue reading “Day #1 of MasterClass Online”
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