Lesson 18 – The Writing Process Continued Learning about the writing process with David Mamet continues today. David dives deeper into his process. He says naps are okay and help prevent burn out. He becomes a master of simplifying his scripts in movie format. What does that mean? David creates an outline by breaking downContinue reading “Lesson #18 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet”
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Lesson 17 with MasterClass Online with David Mamet
Arts and craft weekend is over and it’s time to get back into school before the Holidays at the end of the week. We’re going over Lesson 17 and talking about the writing process with David Mamet. In this lesson, he talks about his writing environment, dealing with writer’s block, and his inspiration onContinue reading “Lesson 17 with MasterClass Online with David Mamet”
Day #15 of MasterClass Online with David Mamet
Day #15 MasterClass Online – Narration and Exposition “What can you do without, not what can you put in.” David Mamet Lesson number 15 with David Mamet went over Narration and Exposition. This lesson was to the point and without fillers, just like his take on story telling. His main point was to write asContinue reading “Day #15 of 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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