Day #13 and 14 of MasterClass Online – Dialogue The next few lessons with David Mamet are about dialogue and I decided to combine them. I been through several classes and lectures, and the way David explains dialogue is something that catches my ear. He said that dialogue is like rhythmic poetry, and that’s theContinue reading “Day #13 and 14 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet”
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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 #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 #24 of NaNoWriMo
Day #24 of NaNoWriMo – German Fairy Tales I was on the road again today and listening to a new book about shifters. This was more mild in content that some Adult books but it was part of my research on other authors who write about the same genre. The gears in my mind startedContinue reading “Day #24 of NaNoWriMo”
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