TropeBusters
Presented wtih DJ Stevenson on Friday, May 19, 2023
November 2025: The Things They Carry
Sponsored by PennWriters - Full Course
Explore how characters' interactions with objects can deepen your story. Learn to use props and "bits of business" to enhance characterization, add subtext, and propel your plot forward. Suitable for fiction writers of all levels and genres.
Format: Weekly on-demand lectures, worksheets, and live online workshop/feedback sessions with fellow writers
Duration: 4 weeks
When: Tuesdays 7-9pm, ET (November 4-25)
Price: $75 members, $100 non-members
Workshopping the Workshop
Presented with Timons Esaias on Saturday, May 29, 2023
Adapt Anything Into a Screenplay
Presented Sunday, May 21, 2023
- Powerpoint presentation (PDF)
- Seven Questions Handout (PDF)
- Scene-o-gram Handout (MS Word)
- Logline Worksheet (MS Word)
- Sample Option/Purchase Contract (PDF)