Here's a message I got from the Carnegie Screenwriters, a group of about 30 screenwriters in the Pittsburgh area. I've taken 3 shorter classes from Jim Mercutio, and he's brilliant, knows his stuff, and always packs as much material into his lectures as he can. Most of what he teaches isn't specific to screenwriting.

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JIM MERCURIO'S SCREENWRITING WORKSHOPS
Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Sep. 13, 13-14, 13-15, or 13-17

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So, I read "Business Trip" by AlwaysDressesinStyle. Aside from being just an amazing story, s/he gives an excellent tour of the New York City area. And as I've never lived in NYC nor visited there for a long time, I don't think I would be able to give as nearly as engaging of a picture of NYC as s/he does.

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I just got back from the 3 Rivers Screenwriters' Conference in Pittsburgh, PA, USA. It would've been a lot more useful for me to have posted this before the conference, but I didn't find out about the conference until it had already started, so I only had time to pack up and drive down there. I'm on the screenwriting panel at Bronycon (run by GaryOak), so I ought to learn something about screenwriting.

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Inspired by this video . . .

. . . here's my spin of one of the tapes he showed on it. Complete with disclaimer!