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Animated TV Comedy 1: TV Comedy Pilot Writing Workshop

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

Do you have a great idea for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim or Fox’s Sunday Funday? Then this five-week Animated TV Comedy Pilot Writing Workshop in Los Angeles is for you. Let successful TV writer Mike Benner (Bob’s Burgers, Danger Mouse) share his secrets for developing a hit animated show, finding the funny, developing characters that bring us back, season after season. Through lively craft lectures and Mike’s help on your script idea, you’ll...

So You Wanna be a Blogger?

Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA

You don’t just want to write a post, you want to kick your blog into overdrive and garner legions of followers. Let award-winning blogger Jessie Rosen show you how. In this four-week Blogging Workshop in Los Angeles, she’ll take you through the ABC’s of blogging. Through fun writing exercises and targeted feedback, Jessie will help you write stellar personal essays, interviews, reviews, and listicles to make your blog stand out in the blogosphere....

How to Write the Funny

Santa Monica College @ 1900 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA

Unlock your comedic potential in this engaging workshop at Santa Monica College. Learn the tools, techniques, and tricks that comedy writers use to get laughs in various mediums, from prose to screenplays. Discover the limitless possibilities of humor and express yourself through laughter.

The 90-Day Novel Workshop

L.A. Writers' Lab @ 4117 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA

The 90-Day Novel In-Person workshop is limited to 12 students per semester. It is an intensive workshop designed to guide the writer from initial idea to the completion of a first draft. This program is available for both fiction writers and memoirists, and is offered to writers at all levels. Month One: Imagining The World Of The Story (Creating An Outline) The first four weeks are dedicated to stream-of-consciousness writing exercises as you...

On the Record: Writing and Publishing the Profile

Writing Pad

Profiles tap into the voyeurism we all love in a story. Getting to know someone who has sparked outside interest allows you to ask the questions that you were dying to know in the first place! In this class, successful journalist Taffy Brodesser-Akner, will share her tried-and-true secrets for pitching editors, securing interviews, coming up with questions, and getting subjects to open up. She'll show you how to shape your story by focusing on...

From Outline to First Draft: TV Drama Pilot Writing

Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA

You have all the elements of a great TV Comedy: a great premise, clear characters, an engaging world, and a solid outline. Unfortunately, the thought of actually writing the pilot fills you with dread every time you stare down at the blank screen. No problem! Isaac Aptaker (About a Boy) will take through the paces. He will help you hone your beat sheets and introduce your characters with pizazz. Isaac will also show you how to write that killer opening...

TV Comedy Revision Workshop

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

Finally the phone is ringing. It’s some fast-talking agent from ICM who wants to rep you because of that killer half-hour comedy pilot or spec script you wrote. How did you get there? You took a rewrite class with TV writer Devanshi Patel (Blackish), that’s how. In this five-week Los Angeles TV Comedy Revision Workshop, Devanshi will help you whip your script into shape. Through analyzing a professional script sample you’ll see how a first...

Humorous Personal Essay Workshop (5-week)

Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA

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 personal essay class 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. Successful essayist Brett Paesel (Modern Love) will show...

Memoir Advanced: Memorable Memoir Workshop

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

Have you ever thought about turning your life’s trials and tribulations into a NY Times bestseller? In this seven-week Los Angeles Memoir Writing Workshop, bestselling memoirist Wendy Lawless will share her secrets for turning your life’s twists and turns into lively drama! Her fun, all new in-class exercises will help you infuse your most fascinating memories with authenticity and personality. She’ll cover subtext, memoir structure, time...

Intro Memoir & Novel Writing

Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA

Is it your dream to write the great American novel or a best-selling memoir? In this 7 week Los Angeles intro book writing class, successful novelist and bestselling memoirist Brett Paesel will teach you the fundamentals of writing a page turner, whether it is fiction or non-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...

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...

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...

Mastering the Art of Short Fiction

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

Discover how to write your own story in short prose form. Study the techniques of seasoned authors and apply what you learn to carve out the sweep of your story: the beginning, middle, and end. Using in-class exercises, we’ll focus on character development, setting, plot, structure, and your own unique point of view and voice. Advice will also be offered on how to bring your story to the marketplace. Note: Student is required to purchase before...

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...

Spanish Tutoring: Int & Adv Spanish Conversation

El Camino College

Spanish Tutoring: Intermediate and Advanced Spanish Conversation (Grades 8-12) In this session students can get help  cleaning up any grammatical confusion and move towards fluency.   We will also analyze some samples of Spanish literature.   No more than 3 students per class.   No text book required, however, if you have a book you are currently working with during the school year, bring it to class. ...

What Do You Think? Writing the Op-Ed or Cultural Essay

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

Do you have strong opinions and no one to share them with? Write an op-ed and make some money off of your passion (op-eds are opinion essays with a strong personal point-of-view). The market for op-eds and cultural essays are huge right now, and there are plenty of places to break in. In this class, L.A. Times contributing op-ed editor Erin Aubry Kaplan will show you how to write an op-ed, make your argument as strong as possible, and pitch to...

Writing & Publishing the Modern Short Story

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

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...

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...

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...