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NOW ACCEPTING RESERVATIONS FOR

WRITING THE WAVES 2012

Hosted by Playwright/Screenwriter Cynthia Whitcomb

PART ONE: TRANS-ATLANTIC:

Day 1  Fort Lauderdale, Florida  (Sat 4/28)

Day 2  Writing at Sea (Sun 4/29)

Day 3  Writing at Sea  (Mon 4/30)

Day 4  Writing at Sea (Tue 5/1)

Day 5  Writing at Sea (Wed 5/2)

Day 6  Writing at Sea  (Thur5/3)

Day 7  Writing at Sea  (Fri 5/4)

Day 8  Writing at Sea  (Sat 5/5)

Day 9  Writing at Sea  (Sun 5/6)

Day 10  Gibralter  (Mon 5/7)

Day 11  Alicante, Spain (Tue 5/8)

Day 12  Barcelona, Spain (Wed 5/9)

Day 13 Marseille, France (Thur 5/10)

Day 14  Florence/Pisa, Italy (Fri. 5/11)

Day 15  Rome (END OF PART 1) (Sat. 5/12)

PART TWO:  MEDITERRANNEAN

Departs from Rome:

Day 16  At Sea (Sun. 5/13)

Day 17  At Sea (Mon 5/14)

Day 18 Alexandria, Egypt (Tue 5/15)

Day 19  Alexandria, Egypt (Wed 5/16)

Day 20  At Sea (Thur 5/17)

Day 21  Mykonos, Greece (Fri 5/18)

Day 22  Istanbul, Turkey (Sat 5/19)

Day 23  Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey (Sun 5/20)

Day 24  Athens, Greece (Mon. 5/21)

Day 25  At Sea (Tue. 5/22)

Day 26  Venice, Italy (Wed. 5/23)

Day 27  Venice Italy (Thur 5/24)

YOU CAN BOOK PART ONE ONLY,

PART TWO ONLY, OR BOTH

All “At Sea” days will feature writing workshops from 9:00 a.m. to Noon.  We’ll write on our own in the afternoons.  We will reconvene to talk shop over dinner together, then hold evening writing salons where we read aloud, critique our work and solve any writing problems that come up.  With eight At Sea days, it’s possible for each writer to have more than 50 pages written on this voyage.

The workshops will cover everything you need to know to successfully create, complete and market your projects. Subjects include:

How to choose an idea.  Research.

Story structure.  Character Development.

Scene cards and Storyboards.

Love Stories.  Humor.  Genres.

Film and Theatre Formats.

Style.  Voice.  Scene and Summary.

Revising and Polishing.

Using Right Brain/Left Brain.

Laura Whitcomb’s Novel Shortcuts

How to Write a Non-Fiction Book Proposal

Agents, Editors, Producers & Managers.

Pitching. Editing. And most importantly:

Dealing with Success!

Cynthia Whitcomb has sold over 70 screenplays, 29 of which have been produced on prime time national television.  She’s been nominated for the Emmy, Cable Ace, WGA, Humanitas and Edgar Allan Poe Awards.  Her books and classes on screenwriting are widely popular.  She co-authored with Marc Acito the play Holidazed, a quirky Christmas comedy produced at Artists Repertory Theatre in Portland, Oregon.in  2008 & 2009.

• If you would like information on how to register for Writing the Waves 2011 please email Cynthia at: cwhitcomb1@aol.com

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Cynthia Whitcomb’s

Screenwriting Class

Fall  2011

Six Saturdays 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Sept. 10, 24, Oct. 8,22, Nov. 5.12

Cost $495

Location:  Cynthia’s Home in North Wilsonville

To enroll call Willamette Writers

(503) 305-6729

Or online at willamettewriters.com

From Idea to Completed Script

Includes structure, scene cards, storyboards, set ups, payoffs, subplots, character development, research, format, dialogue, hiding exposition, buttoning scenes, how to write great openings, great endings, big moments.  How to make ‘em laugh and cry.  Selling, Marketing.  Agents, producers, deals, WGA, breaking in.  Everything you need.

Writers welcome at every level of experience from novice to pro.

Come prepared to work hard and break through!

Make it happen!

  Email  cwhitcomb1@aol.com for info