Literary Manager Lee Stobby now added as a Master Class advisor!

Dear writers,

The Story Maps Master Class has always featured the exclusive benefit of giving writers feedback on their loglines from industry professionals like development executives, sold screenwriters and major agency professionals. My goal from the start has been to get my writers read, repped and sold, and I’ve always promised them that if they complete their script and get it to a submission-ready level, I will pass it on to my contacts in the industry. I can’t guarantee success or even that a script will be accepted to be read by my contacts, because it’s always contingent first on their interest in the logline and genre, but I can assure you that I will never stop advocating for my writers. Read more

TRILOGY BUILDING Part III: The Star Wars and Halo Sagas

You will be...you will be.

The trilogy (of articles) is complete!

Here’s the third part of our analysis of the story structure behind great Science Fiction and Fantasy sagas, using the original Star Wars Trilogy and the Halo Trilogy as focus points. I’d like to thank James Robert Martin for his fantastic work on these essays, and I invite you to revisit Part I and Part II and to post a comment below.

TRILOGY BUILDING PART III: The Saga

by James Robert Martin Read more

Boot Camp Contest! Win a Free Spot in my “Story Map Your Feature Film” boot camp!

THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.

Here’s your last chance to win one of TWO FREE SEATS in this weekend’s  “Story Map Your Feature Film” boot camp with Screenwriters University. This is a $199 value!

Be one of the first two people to email me [dan at actfourscreenplays.com]  the answers to the following trivia questions: Read more

STORY MAP YOUR FEATURE FILM Boot Camp @ Screenwriters University

Dear writers,
I’m teaching a weekend “Boot Camp” online workshop on November 15-17th, 2013, with Screenwriters University. This weekend seminar will give you a great crash-course in my Story Mapping method and a critique of your own story map plus a bonus webinar on mapping Oscar screenplays. The price is $199 and it includes an exclusive webinar lecture, a worksheet, a private 3 hour message board forums Q&A session and my notes on your work. Go HERE to sign up.

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What do 95% of great movies have in common? They all follow the STORY MAP. Read more