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 #15 NaNoWriMo

Day #15 of NaNoWriMo – Lazy Sunday Cold weather, snow, and hot chocolate create a lazy Sunday.  I’m warm and cozy in my pajamas while the world runs out of hand sanitizer again.   Will there be another crazy of toilet paper again?  I never thought I would write that but I did this year.Continue reading “Day #15 NaNoWriMo”