Dave Trottier

SHORT VERSION: Dave Trottier -- produced screenwriter, top-ranked script consultant, and award-winning teacher -- has helped hundreds of writers sell their work and break into the biz. He is the friendly host of keepwriting.com. LONG VERSION: Dave Trottier has sold, optioned, or developed numerous screenplays and screen stories for The Walt Disney Company, Jim Henson Pictures, York Entertainment, On the Bus Productions, Hill Fields (for ABC television) and New Century Pictures. As a teacher and writing coach, he has helped hundreds of writers sell their work, break into the biz, and win contests (including two Nicholl Fellowship winners). Dave rated in the top 5% of the "Cream of the Crop" category of Creative Screenwriting's report, "The Best Movie and TV Script Analysts and Consultants as Rated by Screenwriters." He has taught at the major screenwriting expos and conferences, has lectured or led writing and screenwriting seminars at dozens of American universities, and has taught at the University of Phoenix where he was honored with a Distinguished Teaching Award in 2005. He also conducts his own online courses, workshops, and retreats, including his popular Sundance Retreat. He teaches and consults online at keepwriting.com. His major work, "The Screenwriter's Bible," is now in its seventh edition. He has also published several other books, including "Double Your Creativity" and "Dr. Format Tells All" (now in its fourth edition) He has written his "Ask Dr. Format" column for Script magazine since 1989 (the longest running screenwriting column in the industry), and has published hundreds of articles and stories in national publications. With his B.A. in business administration (from Cal-State, Fullerton), Dave has a strong business and marketing background and served for five years as the marketing manager and then executive vice president for a mid-sized company (about 100 employees) before turning to writing. Dave has an M.A. from Goddard College and is a graduate of both the Hollywood Scriptwriting Institute and the Hollywood Film Institute. He served on the board of the Arts & Humanities Department of Cal-State, Long Beach, before moving to his present home near Sundance, Utah, where he married Virginia artist and educator Marsha Sawyer. An interview with Dave: https://bit.ly/2YmEb2J