Traci Nell Peterson at 2013-02-05 09:21:16:
At the risk of coming off as a SMC whore, I will say that this is a MUST take course. Most of us don't realize there are ways to handle the exposition beast, so we plod along, not knowing that we don't know. And our writing suffers for it. An easy tell for Readers/Agents/Managers between amateur and professional screenwriters is how they use Subtext, work Scene Transitions and handle Exposition. Enlighten yourself.
Scott at 2013-02-05 15:53:04:
Thanks, Traci. I think you are absolutely right. People in the business have an acutely developed sense re exposition. And that is whenever they start to drift or feel bored by facts and information. Not a good thing to lose a reader after you've gone to all the trouble to lure them INTO your story universe. I'm glad you found some things of value from the Handling Exposition course because I have worked on this subject for many years, studying scripts and professional writers, how the great one manage this type of thing. There are ways a writer can handle exposition well. That's what the course is about.
Shaula Evans at 2013-02-05 17:12:14:
I'd love to take this class! But I'm maxed out with working towards a big writing deadline at the end of the month. I'll definitely watch for this one the next time it comes around, Scott.