Meeting Schedule
All regular meetings start at 6 pm until further notice
Important: Our in-person meetings are held in the classroom at A1 Vacuum and Sewing Center, 140 West Center Street, Kalispell, MT. We ask you to please park in the rear and use the back door.
April 16 - Crafting a Tellable Story
This is an Online Workshop for Flathead Story Concerts
Note: The time is 6:30 to 9 pm - Zoom only
Flathead Story Concerts returns to Sacred Waters with new stories by local Tellers (free live events = Tuesdays 5/21 and 9/17). But we need more stories for them: 2 for May; 6 for September.
To help potential local Tellers craft 6-8 minute stories (900-1200 words) for FSC consideration, Barbara and Glenn Schiffman will lead another free "story incubator" workshop Tuesday, 4/16 (6:30-9pm). Online only via Zoom; RSVPs required.
To reserve a spot and get Zoom link (sent Monday 4/15) email them at story23fvcc@gmail.com with your full name and phone number (in case of schedule changes).
Get more details on this free online workshop at https://FlatheadStoryConcerts.com or call them at 747-238-0038 or email to story23fvcc@gmail.com
April 18 - Open Readings
Time change: Beginning Dec 7, 2023 all meetings will start at 6 pm through the rest of the Winter months.
You are invited to our Open Readings at 6 pm at A-1 Vacuum in downtown Kalispell - please park in the rear & use the back door.
Plan to read up to 6 pages if there is a light crowd; otherwise, 2-3 pages, double-spaced with 1" margins.
If you have a few pages, you'd like input on, make about 8-10 copies to pass out, and bring them along. Plan to read up to 6 pages if there is a light crowd, otherwise 2-3 pages, double-spaced with 1" margins. If you're shy about reading aloud your own prose, someone else would be glad to read for you.
If you don't have anything to present, please come and share your enthusiasm & experience with the readers. We were all newbies at one time...
April 20 - Book signing - M F Erler
Join M F Erler for her book signing at "The Bookshelf" 101 S. Main Street, Kalispell, 1 to 3 p.m. April 20.
Her latest book, Peaks at the Edge of the World is a fantasy saga with underlying Christian values, in the spirit of C.S. Lewis. Suitable for ages 12 and up.
For more info
April 25 - MT Screenwriting Group Interviews Amanda Toney
Meet AMANDA TONEY, Managing Director for Stage 32, the social network for film and TV professionals. Founded in 2011, Stage 32 now has over one million members in 185 countries. It offers opportunities to submit scripts to producers seeking specific types of stories, plus networking and education for filmmakers and screenwriters (3,000 hours of webinars, classes and labs).
Amanda works with hundreds of entertainment executives who serve as Stage 32 educators and mentors. As a TV producer she recently sold a scripted series to Amblin TV (founded by Stephen Spielberg) and attached an A-list showrunner from an Apple series. She also sold a premium unscripted show to the USA Network.
Find out what Stage 32 has to offer MT screenwriters -- and authors with books that can be adapted for films or TV series -- for education and networking. They provide free accounts as well as monthly Writers Room memberships with additional services. Get info on Stage 32 at: https://stage32.com
This is a Zoom only meeting - 6-8pm MT time.
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Questions? Email Barbara Schiffman at montanascreenwriting@gmail.comMay 2 - Kathy Dunnehoff
Topic: Stupendous Story Structure - Part 2
Time: May 2, 2024 06:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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Passcode: AuthorsJune 6 - Kathy Dunnehoff
Topic: The Frankenstein Method for Revising Your Stories
Time: Jun 6, 2024 06:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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