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THE SCREENWRITER'S FIRST 10 PAGES with Dawn DeKeyser

 

IF YOUR FIRST TEN DON'T WORK, THE REST won't get read.

 

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 Who Should Attend 

  • You’re a screenwriter breaking in (or breaking back in)

  • You’re tired of translating vague notes 

  • You know something’s off, but can’t quite diagnose it

  •  You’ve rewritten the same pages too many times

  • You want a professional approach without paying for a full script consult

What You'll Learn

  • Spot the red flags that hold the pages back
  • Fix a passive protagonist without rewriting the whole script
  • Add stakes that land on the page
  • Tighten structure into a cause-and-effect engine
  • Diagnose whether your opening is story or just scenes
  • Use my 10-minute repairs when you’re stuck and don’t know what to do next

What We’ll Cover 

 

// WHAT THOSE PAGES MUST ACCOMPLISH IMMEDIATELY

 

// The reader’s decision-making process

 

// The 4 most common failures: 
- Passive protagonist 
- Soft story structure
- Unclear stakes
- Dialogue doing the heavy lifting

 

// Live example breakdowns  

 

// A “what to fix first” map so you stop thrashing 

 

// Q&A - Dawn wants to hear what's on your mind
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Dawn DeKeyser 

// 30+ years writing for film and TV 
// Hundreds of primetime episodes 
// Thousands of hours in rooms and rewrites 
// Credits seen by millions 
// Worked with award-winning writers, directors, producers and actors

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