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Deconstructing Scenes Series: Voice

Los Angeles Writers Group @ Location will be, Los Angeles, CA

In this series of workshops, we will examine in depth a different element of scene writing every Wednesday evening, so that by the end of the series, you will feel like you have all the tools you need to write better scenes. Each workshop starts with introductions, then a presentation on the evening’s topic with examples, a Q&A period, and one or two writing exercises to help cement what you’ve just learned. You can join any session you’d...

(43) All levels 18 and older
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Biggest Mistakes & Scene Deconstruction

Los Angeles Writers Group @ Location will be, Los Angeles, CA

In this series of workshops, we will examine in depth a different element of scene writing every Wednesday evening, so that by the end of the series, you will feel like you have all the tools you need to write better scenes. Each workshop starts with introductions, then a presentation on the evening’s topic with examples, a Q&A period, and one or two writing exercises to help cement what you’ve just learned. You can join any session you’d...

(43) All levels 18 and older
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Hello World: Welcome to My Blog

Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd #203, Los Angeles, CA

Creating a stand out blog requires a compelling angle. In this class, successful editor and journalist, Margaret Wappler, will help you find yours! She'll share her secrets for generating endless posts from current events and what's happening in your life to keep your blog fresh and relevant. Margaret will also help you get into a regular blogging habit. You'll workshop two blog posts or blog concepts and get detailed instructor feedback. Margaret...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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It's Story Time: Storytelling for Kids

Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA

To be a successful children's author, you need to have good live storytelling skills. Whether you are an aspiring picture book author trying to promote your book, an actor launching a storytelling career, a parent trying to get your child to eat his vegetables, or a teacher struggling to get your class to pay attention, being able to tell a good story on the fly will give you superpowers with kids. In this class, award-winning storyteller Antonio...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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Stuff I Like: Crafting an Irresistable Blog

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In this one day class, successful journalist, Tim Grierson, will help you create a compelling concept for your blog and explore ways to reach an ever expanding audience. Tim will share samples of some of the hottest blogs on the net. You don't just want to post on Facebook about your neighbor’s organic silk worm farm. You want to share your passion for food, movies, politics, or fashion and you want readers to pay attention to what you have to...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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Hollywood Insider: Breaking Into the Biz

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With bated breath you prepare to send out that first draft of your TV Pilot to every agent under the sun. Wait! Don’t do it. It’s time to go into serious development mode, Writing Pad Style. Join TV Writer Ava Tramer (Netflix’s Atypical) as she takes you through the paces, stretching your pitch muscles, toning your gift of gab, strengthening your writers’ room political know-how and survival skills to weather the wear and tear of any showrunner....

(59) All levels 18 and older
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Bullies, Heartbreak and Teenage Angst: A Ya Workshop

Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA

By the end of the class, you will walk away with everything you need to hit that first page with verve and conviction. Soon others will be absorbed in the world of your creation. Angry journal entries not included. What does it take to write the next “Hunger Games”? In this class, award-winning Young Adult author Cecil Castellucci will show you. She’ll share her tricks for using personal experiences to bring your characters, conflicts and...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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From Blog Post to Book Deal: A Blog Writing Workshop

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You don’t just want to post on Facebook about your neighbor’s organic silkworm farm — creating the next Julie & Julia project is more your style. Can we add a book deal to that? If this is what you had in mind, then this is the class for you! Blog guru and successful journalist Natasha Vargas-Cooper (who procured a book deal and a journalism gig from her blogs) will show you craft a blog that gets noticed. She’ll cover the essentials...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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Going For The Gut: A Storytelling Workshop

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You’re up on stage at the Moth sharing how a bout of amnesia helped you fall for your ex a second time. Let essayist and three-time Moth Grand Slam Winner Cole Kazdin share her tips for finding the story that only you can tell. In this one day storytelling workshop in Los Angeles, you’ll learn how to generate gripping story ideas, find your first line, and hone the structure through playful writing exercises. By the end of the class, you’ll...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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From Slashers to Body Snatchers

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In this one-day class, you’ll learn everything you need to know about the Horror Genre, from setting up a terrifying premise, inserting those hair-raising scares, and paying it off with a heart pounding conclusion. From Slashers to Body Snatchers: Writing the Horror Screenplay Are you the type of person who dreams of writing the next breakout horror film?  Scary films are among the most lucrative films in an ever shrinking marketplace....

(59) All levels 18 and older
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From Heartache to Literary Break: Memoir (1 DAY)

Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Have you ever thought about turning your life’s trials and tribulations into a NY Times bestseller but didn’t know where to start? In this one day class, successful memoirist Sara Benincasa will share her secrets for painlessly excavating your tumultuous past to craft a gripping page turner! Her fun, in-class exercises will help you write a kick ass story about the moments that have (temporarily) kicked your ass. She’ll cover crucial topics...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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From Teen to Tween: A Middle Grade and YA Workshop

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What does it take to write the next “Harry Potter”? Whether your story takes place in Middle Earth, a dystopian future, or a gated suburb, bestselling author D.J. MacHale will show you how. He’ll share his tricks for using personal experiences to bring your conflicts and characters to life with vivid detail. Through fun in-class writing exercises you’ll mine your life’s trials and tribulations to create intriguing stories for tweens and...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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Writing A Script You Can Actually Go Out and Shoot!

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In this class, Steven will take you from the blank page to cinematic gold in this thrilling one day class. Through intensive brainstorming, a detailed craft talk, and focused in-class writing exercises, Steven will help you avoid the rookie pitfalls, harness your limitations, and craft a roadmap to your killer breakout film. By the end of the class, you’ll walk away with a solid plan for your project that will help you follow the Red Carpet Road...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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The Real Story: A Short Story Workshop

Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA

Have you always dreamed of writing brilliant tales of urban intrigue for the New Yorker? Now’s your chance! In this class, successful fiction writer, Jim Gavin will share his recipe for crafting an irresistible short story! Through fun, in-class writing exercises and an engaging craft talk, he’ll help you brainstorm new ideas, and write a draft of a Pulitzer prize winning gem. He’ll show you how to hook readers with an engaging premise and...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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Writing Accessible Poems

Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA

When most people hear the word poetry, their eyes glaze over. Not when veteran poet Ron Koertge is in the house. In the hands of a master, words become delicate instruments, allowing the fusion of sound, sensory experience, sybolism, and humor. In this one day class. Ron will help you find your inner Wordsworth, through fun in-class exercises and targeted workshopping. You’ll learn what you need for your poems to sing, and by the end of class...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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A Young Adult Novel Writing Workshop

Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA

What does it take to hook a reader on page one? Award-winning YA author Ron Koertge will answer this question and many more in this one-day young adult novel writing workshop. Ron will show you how to create relatable characters, electric dialogue and gripping pages.   Through fun in-class writing exercises you’ll mine your life’s trials and tribulations to create intriguing stories for teens. You’ll learn how writing YA stories are different...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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Humorous Essay Workshop

Writing Pad

Have you always wanted to write a humorous personal essay but you don’t know where to start? Or have you dreamed of seeing one of your essays published in the New York Times or Salon? Then this humorous essay workshop is for you. Using fun in-class exercises, we’ll help you transform your bad blind dates and visits from unruly parents into insightful, compelling revelations. Christopher Noxon (NY Times) will show you how to make your essay hilarious,...

(59) Beginner 18 and older
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Copywriting 101

General Assembly @ 1520 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA

Through guided discussions, group exercises and interactive explorations, students will define copywriting and how it compares to other types of writing, understand its value as a business and marketing tool, learn a basic process for practicing and evaluating copywriting, and apply this knowledge to real-world examples. This class is designed to be highly practical in its applications and appropriately playful in its methods—imagination and creativity...

(2637) All levels 18 and older

Intro Novel & Memoir Writing (1 Day)

Writing Pad @ 1132 Van Pelt Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Is it your dream to write the great American novel or a bestselling memoir? In this one-day Los Angeles lecture format Intro Book Writing 101 Class, successful novelist and bestselling memoirist Brett Paesel will teach you the fundamentals of writing a page-turning book, whether it is fiction or nonfiction! She’ll also teach you techniques for creating a thrilling story arc, irresistible dialogue, characters and conflict. If you’re...

(59) All levels 16 and older
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TV Fellowship 101

Writing Pad

TV fellowships can be provide front door access to your TV writing career through mentorship and meetings with studio execs, showrunners and in some cases, staffing. But with thousands of applications and a handful of spots, competition is stiff. In this three-hour Online Fellowship 101 class, former NBC Writers on The Verge Manager, CBS Fellow and current staff writer Krystal Banzon takes you through the current fellowship landscape as well as...

(59) All levels 16 and older
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