by Erik Bork | Feb 28, 2012
I will be presenting workshops on “Creating Series Ideas for Television” and “What Makes a Great Scene” at the first “Studio Networking and Screenwriting Conference” on the morning of Sunday October 14 at the Westin LAX. The event...
by Erik Bork | Jun 18, 2011
I presented workshops for a third straight year at the 2011 Screenwriting Expo, at the Westin LAX in Los Angeles. Great new location this year, and I really enjoyed meeting all of you who attended! On Friday 9/16 at 9 AM I taught Finding and Writing the...
by Erik Bork | Jun 18, 2011
I had a great time presenting workshops, speaking and hearing writers’ ideas at the Willamette Writers Conference in Portland, OR August 5-7. Thanks to all who attended and staffed the event for making it such a...
by Erik Bork | May 25, 2011
A week from Saturday I’ll be speaking (and offering private consultations) at the eighth annual Great American PitchFest & Screenwriting Conference, which takes place June 3-5, 2011 at the Marriott Burbank Hotel & Convention Center (2500 N Hollywood Way,...
by Erik Bork | Mar 21, 2011
I’ll be teaching a class at this annual event on Saturday morning, June 4, in Burbank – and also will be available for private consultations there. It’s a chance to meet with producers, agents, development executives, managers, and other industry...
by Erik Bork | Jan 14, 2011
The folks at Blake Snyder Enterprises asked me to do a beat sheet of THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT for the Save the Cat website, which they posted today – it’s right here…
by Erik Bork | Oct 28, 2010
I’m interviewed this month on Pilar Alessandra’s “On the Page” podcast. You can hear the first fifteen minutes free here (I’m the third one down, number 161f, talking about “Miniseries and Adapting Real Life”). Or you can find...
by Erik Bork | Oct 26, 2010
I just cross-posted yesterday’s thoughts about writing miniseries on spec on the SCRIPT MAGAZINE website, where they asked me to contribute posts on a regular basis. There are a lot of other experts, writers and consultants posting tips there, so you might be...
by Erik Bork | Sep 19, 2010
I’ll be presenting two workshops this coming Saturday at this great annual event where I spoke last year. Writers come from all over to discuss fiction, non-fiction, screenplay writing, etc. I met some great people there last year who I’ve done fiction...
by Erik Bork | Sep 11, 2010
Here are details on the three classes I’ll be offering next month at the 2010 Screenwriting Expo (Oct. 7-10 at the LAX Hilton). The first two are updated versions of talks I gave last year, that the Expo asked me to offer again. The last is a new one. They...
by Erik Bork | Sep 6, 2010
I’m speaking at the monthly meeting of this group on Monday, Sept. 13th, 7:30 PM at 20th Century Fox. They are a group of screenwriters who meet each month for in-depth discussion of a screenplay for a new movie (which everyone has read prior to the meeting),...
by Erik Bork | Aug 29, 2010
If you’re in Los Angeles’ South Bay, you might be interested in this group which meets in Manhattan Beach. I am the guest speaker at their monthly meeting on Wednesday, September 8 at 7:00 PM. For more info, see...
by Erik Bork | Aug 2, 2010
THIS JUST IN… Scriptwriters Network has postponed their TV Staff Writers Workshop scheduled for Saturday, August 21 (I am one of the professional writers slated to lead it, when they reschedule). Instead, they’ve invited me to do my own workshop on...
by Erik Bork | Jul 28, 2010
I’ll be speaking on at 10 AM Saturday August 7, at the monthly meeting of the Alameda Writers Group, in Glendale, CA. See this link for details…
by Erik Bork | Nov 25, 2009
Longtime Dramatica expert and contributor to their newsletter, Jim Hull, has been quoting me on his excellent blog about story with a Dramatica slant, which I highly recommend!
by Erik Bork | Oct 11, 2009
I’ll be doing three seminars at this year’s event on Friday, October 16 at the Wilshire Grand Hotel in L.A.: “Addressing Others’ Input on Your Work to Move Your Career Forward,” “Finding and Writing the ‘Story’ in True...
by Erik Bork | Aug 3, 2009
I’ll be presenting at this year’s event in Irvine, on September 25 and 26, and I’ll also be offering consultation on writing submissions there. See the schedule here: http://writersconference.com/la/lasched.html#SESSIONS...
by Erik Bork | May 14, 2009
This event is put on by Scriptwriters Network, on June 20, 2009 at CBS Radford Studios. I’ll be acting as a “showrunner” helping attendees craft a pitch for a new drama series in a limited amount of time, as an exercise on “working in the...
by Erik Bork | Apr 2, 2009
This one’s new to me… I’m speaking there on April 14, 2009…...
by Erik Bork | Apr 2, 2009
I was a member of this organization when I first moved to Los Angeles, and appeared there once before as a guest speaker. This will be my second time speaking… http://www.scriptwritersnetwork.org/swn/
