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Nils Osmar

Nils Osmar
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NilsOsmar - Wonder School of the Arts

Seattle, WA

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Nils Osmar has made his living in the arts for over twenty years. He has worked as a fine and commercial artist, book and magazine illustrator, portraitist and cartoonist. His artwork has been published in the United States and Europe, and featured in several national magazines.

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Nils Osmar has made his living in the arts for over twenty years. He has worked as a fine and commercial artist, book and magazine illustrator, portraitist and cartoonist. His artwork has been published in the United States and Europe, and featured in several national magazines.

In addition to his work as a visual artist, Nils has been active in Seattle's theater scene as an actor, director and playwright. His stageplays have been produced at the Seattle Fringe Festival and other venues. He is the author of a short story collection, The Hungry Time (Wonder Publishing, 1996). His films have played at international film festivals.

Nils has also taught a variety of classes and workshops for over 20 years, at the ASUW Experimental College (http://exco.org), Shoreline Community College, the Wonder School of the Arts (http://www.wonderschoolofthearts.com) and other programs.

Nils can be reached at Nilsosmar@gmail.com, or 206-420-1309

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  • "A wonderful screenwriting class"

    Review of Nils Osmar, April 05, 2009

    I've taken several classes from Nils at the Wonder school and Experimental College. The most recent one was the screenwriting class, It’s Time to Write Your Screenplay.

    I learned an amazing amount in five weeks, and got lots and lots of practice. The class energized my writing, cleaned up some problems I was having, and gave me focus. The exercises were almost unbelievably helpful, to myself and other students. The feedback was GREAT. I improved a lot and saw tremendous improvement in several other students’ writing, as the course went along.

    Nils’s classes are well-structured, fun and very professional. I recommend this class to anyone who has ever daydreamed about writing a screenplay.

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    I've taken several classes from Nils at the Wonder school and Experimental College. The most recent one was the screenwriting class, It’s Time to Write Your Screenplay.

    I learned an amazing amount in five weeks, and got lots and lots of practice. The class energized my writing, cleaned up some problems I was having, and gave me focus. The exercises were almost unbelievably helpful, to my...

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  • "Good class. I learned a lot."

    Review of WRITING FICTION & short stories, November 06, 2008

    I took the writing fiction and short stories class in summer 2008 through the experimental college, taught by Nils Osmar. I found it on Craigslist and signed up online on the experimental college web page. It's a good class. I got a lot of writing done, worked some kinks out of it and learned a lot. Nils covered all the basics and cleared up some things I had been wondering about. As a teacher he is encouraging, but also will tell you if there is a problem with your writing, and help you get on track and get it figured out. Five of us got together after the class for a writing group which was another thing I had been looking for, which Nils encouraged and gave us some good suggestions about how to set it up.

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    I took the writing fiction and short stories class in summer 2008 through the experimental college, taught by Nils Osmar. I found it on Craigslist and signed up online on the experimental college web page. It's a good class. I got a lot of writing done, worked some kinks out of it and learned a lot. Nils covered all the basics and cleared up some things I had been wondering about. As a tea...

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    Short story writing: Playing with point of view

    Posted by Nils Osmar in Essay Writing

    (This article is © Nils Osmar 2009)
    Stories can be told from any of three viewpoints:First person (“I was hungry...”)Second person (“You were hungry...”)Third person (...

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    Hey, who's driving?!

    Posted by Nils Osmar in Writing

    Hey, Who’s Driving?!
    by Nils Osmar

    Part of the fun of writing comes in exploring the range of approaches you can take as an author.  Short stories and novels can be driven by plot, ideas, chara...

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