WHEN 6 weeks, June 9 - July 21 Chats Mondays, 9:30-10:30 pm ET WHERE Online. Click here for more information. LEVEL Intro PRICE $425 ($400 for ) more info

Course Details

You want to write fiction. Whether you're trying your hand at a short story, novella, novel, or screenplay, this course will show you how to build on what you have, starting with character development, then studying the principals of narrative structure as they relate to character motive. By focusing your imagination in specific directions and rediscovering your innate knowledge of how stories work, you will be able to turn your ideas into a substantial piece of fiction, with all the right peaks and troughs.

• Instructors post lectures once a week. You can read them online, print them, or download them at your convenience.
• Students post completed assignments for feedback and discussion by the instructor and class.
• Weekly chats allow your class to get together via instant message. Transcripts are available for review if you can't attend.
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Instructor Bio

Andrew Craft's Courses

Andrew Craft has taught personal memoir writing at the 92nd St Y and the Makor Steinhardt Center. He also created a class designed to access the creative writer's voice. He recently completed ghostwriting a memoir about to be sold to a major publisher. He has run three writer's groups, the members of which are all writing personal memoirs of various length -- some full length autobiographies, some shorter essay pieces.

He has taught screenwriting at beginners, intermediate, advanced, and master class levels at NYU for seven years. Andrew is a busy screenwriting consultant and script doctor and has two films currently in development. He also teaches creative fiction and nonfiction. Andrew is an Englishman who has lived in New York for eighteen years.

Testimonials

This class is an excellent introduction to screenwriting. Andrew Craft provides great context and content, engages each attendee individually and personally, and is a highly entertaining and informative teacher. -- Beth Amorosi

"When it comes to working with a wide range of story ideas in the classroom, Andrew Craft is a master craftsman." -- Steve Govoni, president, Connecticut Center for Patient Safety

"Andrew Craft is at the top of his game. He is a talented, lively, well-informed teacher who brings perspicacity and humor to his teaching. He was able explore the specifics of screenwriting and give illustrative examples from movies that really helped to clarify the points he was making. Andrew's class was also extremely motivational. I'm already on my way to writing my story thanks to him." -- Susan Schwartzman, Susan Schwartzman Public Relations

"Andrew Craft got to know a little about all of our stories at the beginning of the seminar and was able to tailor the discussion around our writing. That approach was really helpful, and made it easier to understand the storytelling and screenwriting concepts and helped individual students start thinking about how to focus their scripts." -- Katie Petro

"Andrew not only knows his stuff, but he knows howto teach it. I sent him an e-mail last night telling him that I actually learned something that I'm going to use in my script right away." -- Nelly Sidoti