CREATIVE WRITING COURSES ON PAXOS

‘AN INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING’ (no dates currently available)

"Having studied writing with Linda over the last eight years, I can confidently say she is stimulating, thought-provoking, entertaining, challenging, inclusive, inspiring, warm, encouraging, imaginative and fun. I have now written over 10 plays, have been short-listed in a competition run by the BBC and am in talks with a producer about a comedy series." - P D, Mayfield

"I can recommend Linda to anyone, whether they wish to write for pleasure or a possible career.  She has an inspired critical ear with constructive, spot-on editing advice, which she combines with an infectious enthusiasm. She also has lots of inside knowledge on how to break into the publishing and broadcasting world." - K W, Wadhurst

Whether you are an experienced writer who now wishes to move on to create or adapt existing plays and novels for the screen, or a complete beginner, 'An Introduction to Screenwriting', led by novelist and playwright, Linda M James, will take you through the writing process in easy stages: from creating characters and a story-line that will immediately grab your audience’s attention, right up to finding a buyer for your finished script.

The course will be based around group tuition sessions on five mornings a week and there will also be an opportunity for some one-to-ones. Afternoons will be free, leaving plenty of time to carry on writing, explore Paxos or simply relax.

During the course you will learn how to

·         create fascinating characters with interesting flaws and back-stories

·         create desire and conflict

·         write a story outline and identify your sub-plot

·         identify the most effective structure for your story and create sensational scenes

·         write the first 10 pages of your play so that it hooks an audience from the outset

·         write effective dialogue through getting into your characters’ heads, so that you not only know how they speak, but also how they will react in any situation

·         create anticipation and suspense using a variety of techniques

·         copyright, market and sell your script

Throughout the course you will study existing films and will also spend some time reading and acting out other students’ scripts.

Click here to read what previous students have said about Linda M James' courses.

Register Your Interest: If you would be interested in joining this course and would like to receive more information once future dates are confirmed, then please Contact Us.

Second Holiday/Course Discount: We will give you a discount of £40 if you book any two holidays or courses in our current programme.

Group Discounts: If you are a group of four or more who wish to book the  'An Introduction to Screen Writing', please contact us to see if we can offer you a discount.

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