Screenplay Focus Group

Many people aspire to write the next big blockbuster hit coming to theatres across the nation. However, unlike other genres of writing, there are rules and conventions that must be addressed when writing a screenplay. This includes how screenplays differ from other forms, like novels, and what exactly needs to happen in the first ten pages.

The screenwriting focus group will discuss the form of screenwriting. We'll read examples of existing screenplays from TV shows like Lost to award-winning movies like Back to the Future. We'll discuss the elements that made them successful and begin to employ them in our own scripts. Additionally, we'll work on developing good habits and routines in our own lives that successful screenwriters use. We'll share our work with the group and help to hold each other accountable to our writing goals.

Membership in Tampa Writers Alliance is required for meetings past the initial visit.