The Screenwriter’s First 10 Pages
with Dawn DeKeyser
Your storytelling blueprint for breaking in.
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Who Should Attend
This is for you if:
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You’re a screenwriter breaking in (or trying to break back in)
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You’ve gotten vague notes, and you’re tired of translating them
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You know something’s off, but you can’t diagnose it anymore
- You’ve rewritten the same pages so many times that they’ve lost meaning
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You want a professional approach without paying for a full script consult
By the end of this class, you’ll be able to
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Spot the page issues that make scripts feel fine… and still not work
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Fix a passive protagonist without rewriting the whole damn thing
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Add stakes that land on the page and not just in your head
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Tighten mushy structure into a cause-and-effect engine
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Diagnose whether your opening is story or just scenes
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Use my 10-minute repairs when you’re stuck and don’t know what to do next
Your storytelling blueprint for breaking in
Free. Fast. No spam ever. Just good intel.
What We’ll Cover
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What Your pages must accomplish right out of the gate
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The reader’s decision-making process
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The 4 most common failures and their repairs
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Passive protagonist
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Soft story structure
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Unclear stakes
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Dialogue doing the heavy lifting
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Live example breakdowns
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A simple “what to fix first” priority map so you stop thrashing
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A Q&A - Dawn wants to hear what's on your mind
Dawn DeKeyser
I’m a working TV and film writer and script consultant. I’ve spent decades in writers’ rooms, pitch meetings, table reads, and rewrites, writing and producing hundreds of hours of television across cable, legacy, and streaming.
I’m not here to cover your script. I’m here to help you make it work.
BY THE NUMBERS
30+ years writing and developing for film and TV // 100+ produced episodes across prime-time television // Thousands of hours in writers’ rooms, rewrites, and table reads // Prime-time credits seen by millions of viewers // Worked alongside award-winning writers, directors, producers and actors
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