Tracks (Spring, 2018)

There are three 12-hour workshop tracks to choose from for the Writers’ Summit, each limited to 12 participants. Dates for the next Summit are May 26-27, 2018.

1. Into the Deep: Mining Substance and Shaping Narrative

With author, educator and internationally renowned writing provocateur Judy Reeves
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Sometimes a writer skates on the surface of a story, or tiptoes around its edges, hesitant to dig into its depths. Or maybe she doesn’t recognize the markings of a vein, rich with possibilities. Another writer may know exactly where he’s going, but he’s in such hurry to get there he doesn’t take the time to slow down and look around. His story may move from plot point to plot point, but the piece doesn’t hold any surprises, for him or for the reader. This workshop is for writers of all stripes willing to dig deeper to truly reach the reader.

2. Screenwriting from Scratch: Why, What, How

With award-winning screenwriter, director, documentarian Michael Steven Gregory
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Be it features, network TV, premium channels, streaming original networks such as Netflix, Hulu or Amazon Studios, or even self-produced YouTube or Vimeo videos, today’s screenwriters have more opportunities than ever to get their work in front of audiences. The movies and shows that catapult careers, however, those whose whole remain greater than the sum of their parts, are built upon bedrock on which every good picture is anchored. This workshop will focus on writing the commercially viable script. Your script. That’s it.

3. Your Legacy in Print: Writing and Publishing Your Life Story

With author/acquisitions editor/freelance editor Jennifer Silva Redmond
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“I’ve got a kick-ass story to tell, but I’m not a writer!” Don’t worry about it. You have a memoir-worthy life story and no idea how to get it written? You’ve maybe even started writing (or even written) a memoir and need to get it ready for publication? No problem. Your legacy should be handed down with pride—the book may have a larger audience, but no readership will ever matter more than its true audience, your family and its future generations. Learn how to craft your memoir and get it into print for both commercial and personal purpose.