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I have an idea, I think it is very good. How do I find out if it is worth persuing? Jed Power jedpower@verizon.net
--Jed Power

Is your Story Idea Worth Anything?

Summary
The single biggest mistake I have seen writers make - and the ONLY mistake that can never be "fixed" by rewrites is writing the WRONG story, with a central concept that is weak.

This seminar is designed to help you avoid making that mistake.
Presented by

Michael Hurst

Mike Hurst started in England with his brother, making a 20,000 dollar sci fi/horror movie that they sold to the makers of Independence Day for half a million dollars. That brought them out to Hollywood and since then he has been a working writer and director, with 18 movies and 6 TV episodes made (so far) for Netflix, Fox, Sony, Syfy, the CW and HBO, with actors like Cuba Gooding Jr, Val Kilmer, Carrie Ann Moss and Lance Henriksen, amongst many others.

While he never got to make a blockbuster (yet) he worked out the other day that the combined budget of all his credits would be over 40 million dollars!

     

More about this webinar
A common question every creative writer gets asked is: how do you come up with your ideas?

Often the answers are frustratingly vague - and sometimes, it's true, ideas just hit like lightning.

BUT - sometimes you CAN inspire yourself and here's how...

The single biggest mistake I have seen writers make - and the ONLY mistake that can never be "fixed" by rewrites is writing the WRONG story, with a central concept that is weak. This seminar is designed to help you avoid making that mistake.

How to come up with a cool concept, vetting it, comparing it, developing it, testing it - all before you commit to it...
What others have to say...

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-- Jonathan Zoesman

Fantastic presentation. Thank you so much!

-- kathy mccurdy

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