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Novel I: Intro to Novel Writing Workshop

Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA

Is it your dream to write the great American novel? In this 5 week Online intro novel writing class, successful novelist Jennifer Brody will teach you the fundamentals of long form fiction! She’ll also teach you techniques for creating a thrilling story arc, irresistible dialogue, characters and conflict. If you like, you can even bring in up to 1000 words of your novel for targeted feedback every session! With the aid of fun, hands-on exercises...

(59) Beginner 16 and older
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$425

5 sessions

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Humorous Personal Essay: Find the Funny

Writing Pad

Using fun in-class exercises, we’ll help you transform your bad blind dates and visits from unruly parents into insightful, compelling revelations. We will help you dig deep into your treasure trove of personal experience to find the literary diamond in the rough that you can polish into a hilarious, relatable and tantalizing gem. You’ll even get a private meeting to get final notes on your piece and figure out where to send it. By the end of...

(59) All levels 16 and older
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TV II: A TV Drama Draft Writing Workshop

Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA

You have a killer beat sheet for your TV Pilot, but when you sit down to write, everything turns to mush: vague characters, huge data dumps, clunky dialogue, and scenes that go nowhere. If this sounds familiar, successful writing partners John Herrera and Nina Fiore (The Handmaid’s Tale) can help.  In this ten-week Online TV Draft Writing Workshop, you’ll get John and Nina’s help crafting an amazing outline and writing scenes that have...

(59) Intermediate 18 and older
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$1,140

10 sessions

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TV III

Writing Pad @ Online Classroom via Zoom, Los Angeles, CA

In this class, you’ll learn how to focus your story, trim the fat, tighten your dialogue and sharpen your action. You’ll refine the language of your script word by word, line by line, scene by scene and act by act. You’ll also learn how applying theme to your pilot will elevate your work and get you closer to the impeccable pilot script, which will advance your career.  Brett will also show you how to introduce your characters, write...

(59) Advanced 18 and older
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$925

8 sessions

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Advanced Screen Writing: From Page to Screen

Santa Monica College @ SMC Bundy Campus, Santa Monica, CA

Empower yourself in your journey from the blank page to the silver screen! In a hands-on workshop for screenwriters who have written at least a short or a feature film, gain practical tools to solve both storytelling and business issues. Find out how to address typical concerns of a screenwriter--from researches to writer’s block, from story structure to how to market your script--and pick up tips and techniques you can immediately apply to your...

(513) Advanced 18 and older
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$129

6 sessions

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Get Motivated to Write the Lazybones Writing Magic Way

Los Angeles Writers Group

Learn to curb perfectionism and self-pressure so you can write more and have more fun. Most writers are not lazy but sometimes they have a hard time sitting down to write and they call themselves lazy. My clients, between sessions, sometimes have weeks when they don’t write even though they push themselves and work very hard. But writing is creative; it’s not the same as producing for your employer. Have you ever considered that pushing yourself...

(43) All levels 18 and older
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Writing and Publishing the Modern Short Story

Writing Pad

You’ll learn how to write a clear, compelling tale in five pages or less. The secret formula? He’ll share imaginative ways of creating an engaging premise, sparsely crafted descriptions for maximal effect, and techniques for staying true to the logic of your story. Short, Smart and Literary: Writing and Publishing the Modern Short Story Picture it: you open up the fiction page of The New Yorker and the top story is yours! Award-winning author...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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Crime Scene Confidential: Writing the Suspenseful Novel

Writing Pad

Every story needs a great mystery to hook readers in. But to do it right, you’ll need some serious chops. In this five-week class, Author Eric Beetner will show you how to build scintillating suspense and use the techniques of mystery to enhance your novel. Through fun in-class exercises you’ll learn what makes a good mystery. In informative lectures, Eric will help you find the genre that fits your story best,such as hard-boiled, cozy, and...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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Promise of the Premise: A 2nd Act Screenwriting Class

Writing Pad

The meat of any movie is the second act, and it’s the place where even seasoned writers fall down. In this five week class, veteran scribe, Chris Reed will show you how to tackle this sixty-page beast. Through fun, in-class exercises, you’ll learn to utilize the emotional reality of storytelling to keep your audience involved, how characters and relationships create action, how to employ twists and turns, the source of great dialogue, and how...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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Short Story Overdrive: An Advanced Short Story

Writing Pad

You’ve learned the Short Story Basics, but how do you do you take your skills to the next level? In this four-week class, award-winning short fiction author Ben Loory will show you how. Through fun in-class exercises, you’ll learn to how to evaluate your ideas, write glorious prose, and troubleshoot problematic arcs. He will teach you how to transform your rough drafts into literary gold. You?ll also explore the midpoint transition from character...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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So You Want To Be A Novelist?: A Novel Writing Workshop

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

Is it your dream to write the great American novel? In this 5-week intro novel writing workshop, successful novelist Steph Cha will help you take your great book idea and turn it into a page turner.  Through fascinating craft lectures, she will teach you the fundamentals of long form fiction and cover techniques for creating a thrilling story arc, irresistible dialogue, characters and conflict. Her fun, in-class exercises will help you apply...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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$395

5 sessions

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Screenwriter's Treasure Chest: Advanced Skills Workshop

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

You have an outline for your brilliant screenplay, or maybe even a first draft. But how do you take it to the next level and turn it into a polished, sellable script? Enter veteran screenwriter Chris Reed (Disney, Touchstone) to help you make your screenplay shine. In this 5-week class, Chris shares his secrets for creating emotionally compelling stories, engaging characters, and snappy dialogue.  Chris will teach you how to craft character...

(59) Advanced 18 and older
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$450

5 sessions

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Blog Monetize Workshop

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

You want to turn your passion project blog into a dream job but the task seems daunting. Let award-winning blogger Jessie Rosen (Time Top Blogger, Bustle) show you how to turn posts into profits. In this four-week Los Angeles Blog Monetizing Workshop, you’ll work on ads, sponsorships, branded content, products, reselling blog posts for publication, using your blog to get writing work, and more. Learn what tools are out there to help build your...

(59) All levels 16 and older
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$310

4 sessions

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Podcasting 2: Finish Your Podcast Episode 1

Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA

Is it your dream to create the next Serial, This American Life, or Startup? If so, this is the class for you! In this five-week San Francisco Podcasting 2 Class, “The Intersection” Podcast host and producer David Boyer will teach you how to take your pilot outline and ideas for your podcast to the next level, using the tools of this engaging new storytelling form. Through informative craft lectures, targeted in-class feedback, deconstructing...

(59) Intermediate 18 and older
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$495

5 sessions

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Novel II: Intermediate Novel Writing Workshop

Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA

Are you working on a novel and looking for guidance? In this intermediate novel writing class, successful novelist Gretchen McNeil (9 Novels Published) will help you nudge your book to the finish line!  This is a workshop-only class for experienced novelists. Gretchen will also give students custom homework exercises to address the specific difficulties that they’re having as well provide a technical understanding of how to solve these problems....

(59) Intermediate 18 and older
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$425

5 sessions

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Blogging for Business Bootcamp

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

Blogging provides another platform not just to sell your product and/or create brand awareness but to establish yourself as an informative source in your field. This course covers the importance of a good title, captivating first and last sentences, and the necessity of proper grammar and interesting writing. The course includes practicing good writing skills and developing a knack for editing. Students will learn an overview of proper writing,...

(2637) All levels 18 and older

TV Structure for Pilot Writing

Writing Pad @ Online Classroom via Zoom, Los Angeles, CA

Note: This is primarily a lecture class with some in-class exercises but not everyone will get to share their writing for feedback due to the seminar format. Writing a TV pilot is a tall order for anyone and without firm footing, your feet are as good as clay. Fortunately, whether you’re writing a thriller set in outer space or an angsty teen romance set on a Montana ranch there’s a set of basic principles that will help you consistently arrive...

(59) All levels 16 and older
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Blogging for Fun & Profit

Santa Monica College @ SMC Bundy Campus, Santa Monica, CA

Find out what a blog is and where blogs are found, then learn how to create your own blog. Explore how to use blogs to share information, ideas, pictures, and videos with family, friends, organizations, and customers. Discover how to use your blog to make money through affiliate programs and other methods, and how to use your blog effectively on social media sites. This class has a $30 materials fee that will be collected at the beginning of class....

(513) All levels 18 and older
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A Novel Approach: Intermediate Novel Writing Workshop

Writing Pad

Is it your dream to write the great American novel? Finishing a book is a tough thing to do even for the seasoned professional. In this 5 week novel writing workshop, successful novelist Lauren Strasnick will help you nudge your book to the finish line! She’ll also teach you techniques for creating a thrilling story arc, irresistible dialogue, characters and conflict.  If you like, you can even bring in up to 1000 words of your novel for...

(59) Intermediate 18 and older
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So You Want to be a Writer? - Creative Writing

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

You’ve always dreamed of finding the time to write on a regular basis or to finish a screenplay, a novel, a collection ofpoems, or a story. You can do it, and this class will help you! Writer of a thousand talents, this class will help you explore a smorgasbord of literary genres and discover what floats your boat. Through all new fun in-class exercises, you’ll work on writing scenes with authentic dialogue, finding stories from real life, and...

(59) All levels 18 and older
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$295

4 sessions

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