About Dara

Dara Marks is a leading international script consultant who has specialized in the analysis of the modern screenplay for the past two decades. Creative Screenwriting Magazine has consistently rated her one of the top script consultants in the film industry. Her advice has been sought on a wide variety of films and television programs, and her clients range from beginning and apprentice screenwriters to top studio writers and executives.

Dara is the author of an exciting new book on screenwriting – INSIDE STORY: The Power of the Transformational Arc. In it she reveals her innovative process that helps writers maintain the artistic integrity of their vision throughout the development of their story. Her unique workshops and seminars are drawing national and international praise.

"In the beginning there was Syd Field. Then came McKee and Vogler. Now there is Dara Marks."

Read a review of Inside Story by Creative Screenwriting

Special Events

Engaging the Feminine Heroic
A 7 Day Women Writers' Retreat at Sea

Cruise to Alaska and Work Closely with Dara Marks and Director/Facilitator Deb Norton!

Who says writing can't be fun?!

Join Dara for a week-long women's writing retreat this summer as we cruise aboard the luxurious Celebrity Infinity. Enjoy all that a cruise has to offer while Deb and Dara guide you toward your own feminine heroic: communion, connection and relatedness to the Other. You will:

• Transform life's pain and hardships into creative expression.
• Re-context your experiences, giving them archetypal relevance.
• Discover an incorruptible connection to the essence of the human story.

Register by June 15th and Save!
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Latest News

Inside Story Reviewed by Creative Screenwriting
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