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# Screenwriters Group to hold seminars By Daily Press staff
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/screenwriters-group-to-hold-seminars-by-daily-press-staff/
- Published: 2003-07-05T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T02:29:20.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Do you want to write a screenplay but aren’t sure how to start? The Screenwriters Group will be holding two free screenwriting seminars on Monday, July 14 and Wednesday, July 16 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at its school, located near the LA County Museum of Art.

The seminars will feature Dan Decker, the author of “Anatomy of a Screenplay” and winner of the American Film Institute scriptwriting competition.

The professional writing classes will teach techniques for developing a storyline and give reviews for each student’s script to help make it more professional. The Screenwriters Group also has a management company that helps sell and/or produce student scripts.

“Having no idea to start or how to write a screenplay, the Screenwriters Group got me from an idea, to a script, to a sale,” said Alan Anderson, screenwriter of “Thin Ice” and “Souled Out.” “ The company that bought my script was so impressed, they hired me to write another.”

The upcoming seminars will focus on how to develop an idea and turn it into a marketable script, which is usually the toughest step for aspiring writers.

To reserve your space for the free screenwriting seminar or for more information, call the Screenwriters Group at (866) 665-8500.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 5, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/070503.pdf?ref=smdp.com)