03/05/10 - 03/31/10 - Online Workshop: Is that Hollywood Calling with Cindy Carroll

March 2010 — Is that Hollywood Calling?
Presented by Cindy Carroll
Dates: March 5-31
Deadline: March 2

Course Description:
Just because we can write books doesn't mean we can write screenplays. Based on my popular 8 part newsletter article Is That Hollywood Calling? is a quick and dirty month long course on the differences between writing books and writing scripts. And how writing a screenplay can help improve your novel writing.

Topics covered:
• Introduction
• The Basics of Screenwriting — assignment
• Show don't tell — assignment
• The polish – assignment
• Queries – assignment
• Contests
• Meetings/pitches/conferences – assignment
• After you sell
• Do's and don'ts list
• Resource list
• Recommended reading list

Instructor Bio:
Cindy Carroll joined RWA in 1992 and started out writing novels but turned to scripts when an idea for one of her favorite television shows wouldn't leave her alone. That first attempt, and her second teleplay for the same show, garnered her honorable mention in the Writer's Digest 76th Annual Writing Competition in the screenplay category. She graduated from Hal Croasmun's screenwriting ProSeries intensive in June of 2008.

Her interview with David Rambo, writer/producer for CSI appeared in the summer special edition of The Rewrit, the newsletter for Scriptscene, Romance Writers of America's screenwriting chapter. Currently working on the rewrite of her second feature, Cindy is also developing two new television pilots.

Read more about Cindy at her website: www.cindycarroll.com

Register for Online Workshop at http://lowcountryrwa.com/online-workshops/#MAR