This sounds like a valuable class for fiction writers as well as screenwriters.

Dammit Scott. All this does is remind me how much I still have to learn.

Is it just me and my optimistic nature, or are there others who would be interested in taking this class but aren't going to bother JUST IN CASE they make the glorified Cut of Four? Just wondering.

I'm Bangkok time zone and cannot commit to the specific times. Is there anyway to get / buy the lectures as downloadable pdf's ?

When I wrote my first "jump back in time" scene it felt very "powerful". Like I was actually constructing a story with my characters rather than just relaying events. Would be an interesting class - good call Scott. Cheers

Mark, one of the values of online education is that the experience is what they call 'asynchronous' [I had no idea that word existed until I started teaching online]. What that means practically is that you do almost everything on your own time: download and read lectures, review and comment on the forums, analyze and post feedback on writing assignments, all if you choose in the comfort of your bed, with a cup of coffee, lounging in your pajamas. The only set time in my classes are the teleconferences and we can almost always work out a time for everyone. For example, in the current Prep class I'm teaching, we have 1 writer in Germany, 2 writers in the U.K., and the rest here in the U.S., and we all talk together on Skype on Saturdays at Noon Pacific. If you'd just prefer the lectures, drop me a line via email.

Like they say, Donna: "Keep your head in the clouds... and your feet on the ground." That may be the single best description of how an aspiring screenwriter has to think about what they do. The odds are difficult, but someone always succeeds. And that someone could be me!