Unlock the Hidden Power of Your Voice: A Scene Description That Will Change How You Express Yourself Forever

On August 11th, I’ll be offering an important one-week online class. It’s called Scene Description Spotlight which sounds super practical. And in a way, it is because at one level, it’s an immersion into the nuts and bolts of the writing craft. However, what it’s really about is this: Exploring and expressing your voice as a writer.

You hear this over and over and over again in Hollywood development circles. Agents, managers, producers, execs, talent. All looking for writers with distinctive voices.

If you think voice just means character dialogue… think again. Voice also involves scene description. You know, that boring stuff you write to set up and play out a scene.

Over the years, professional screenwriters have learned to use scene description as a way to create strong visuals… convey mood… entertain the reader… and express their voice. Like this from The Matrix:

Or this from Wall-E:

Or this from Little Miss Sunshine:

In my 1-week Scene Description Spotlight class, you will learn about:

• How Genre + Style = Narrative Voice
• The crucial importance of ‘editorializing’
• Using tempo and pace to make scenes spark to life