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THE PROCESS OF REVISION The 90-Day Rewrite is a guide through the second pass of your manuscript. The workshop will take you through an analysis of your material beginning with a new outline, and then dive into an examination of the story, character, dialogue, and prose. My goal as a teacher is to help you stay connected to your original impulse by asking the right questions. In the rewrite, it is often tempting to sterilize the complexity or...
Working together has its challenging moments, even in the best of teams. Each person brings different strengths, perspectives, preferences, and communication styles to the team – how do you adjust to each other’s styles and work together more effectively? And how do you avoid being misunderstood or misinterpreted, when you work with someone who has a very different style? Overview Communication practices frequently emerge from what feels...
The New York Screenwriter's Lab @ Virtual Classroom
The design of the 6-Week NYSL TV Pilot Workshop is to not only help you. develop your script, but to develop you into a truly self-sufficient writer. Rather than serving up a cookie-cutter formula, our goal is to equip you with a solid grasp of the fundamentals of screenwriting, so when you get that next idea for TV show, you won’t need another class. By fundamentals we don’t mean what is most basic, but what is most essential....
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Discover the power of tapping into your memories and bringing them to life through vivid storytelling in this creative nonfiction writing class. Join Molly Wizenberg in this online workshop as she guides you in evoking your experiences and finding meaning in the raw material of your life. All skill levels are welcome.
The Barrow Group Acting School @ Live Online
Craft compelling narratives from inception to execution in our Playwriting Intensive I course. Learn the art of storytelling as we delve into the fundamental structures of playwriting, guided by the principles of craftsmanship and spontaneity. Join us in a supportive environment where creativity flourishes and stories come to life, paving the way for captivating and surprising narratives.
A musical is only as good as its libretto, the piece that marries the plot and character development with musical composition. In this 8-week class, you'll focus on this main structural component of musical theater, developing the tools and framework of a musical theater piece. This class might be for you if you: An early-career librettist looking for a comprehensive introduction to this exciting and collaborative form. A playwright looking...
Have you always wanted to write a 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 six week live online personal essay writing 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. NY Times Modern Love alum Kalle Mattila (NY Times,...
In physics, the kinetic energy of an object is the energy that it possesses due to its motion. It is defined as the work needed to accelerate a body of a given mass from rest to its stated velocity. Having gained this energy during its acceleration, the body maintains this kinetic energy unless its speed changes. This workshop will toss you headlong into your play. Come with the very seed of an idea or something you have only written one or two...
Learn the secret techniques to craft a compelling and award-winning essay in this five-week class taught by NY Times and Rolling Stone alum Nicole Pajer at Writing Pad. Discover the unspoken expectations of this elusive format, create a captivating hook, and develop a clear theme that will leave readers wanting more. Don't miss your chance to perfect your essay and secure publication opportunities in just a few weeks!
Learn how to turn your killer TV Pilot beat sheet into a compelling script with the help of successful writing partners from The Handmaid's Tale. Craft amazing outlines, write scenes that pack a punch, and gain the confidence to finish your pilot with flair in this eight-week Online TV Draft Writing Workshop. Prerequisites do apply.
Santa Monica College @ Online Classroom, Los Angeles, CA
If you enjoy reading romance novels, you've probably thought of writing one. This class will give you the tools to start and finish a romance novel you can market and publish. Through lectures and analysis of the structure of a romance novel, we will start with the basics, learning how to develop sympathetic, believable characters, and move on to explore methods of creating a compelling, novel-length plot. Writing exercises conducted...
Exec-Comm @ Instructor-Led Virtual Classroom
Uncertainty and stress affect people in different ways. Well-intended comments and opinions can be misinterpreted, turning every day conversations into unproductive arguments – and misunderstandings become even more likely when we’re working remotely. Challenge & Solution While you can’t avoid all work conflicts, you can change the way you handle these interactions. Exec-Comm’s Collaborative Problem-Solving instructor-led virtual workshop...
The Barrow Group Acting School @ Live Online
This class is a continuation of II in which students continue to develop their feature scripts. Along with the weekly feedback session, students will also be given weekly reading and writing assignments. Prerequisites: Students must have completed Screenwriting II.
The Barrow Group Acting School @ Live Online
Learn the art of writing a compelling TV pilot in this immersive course at The Barrow Group Acting School. Discover how to navigate the specific challenges of the form, while embracing your creativity and bringing your story to life. Prerequisite: Writing for TV I.
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 6 week intro novel writing workshop, successful novelist Lauren Strasnick 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 1200 words of your...
The New York Screenwriter's Lab @ Virtual Classroom
This course will equip you with the knowledge, tools and techniques you'll need to write a feature length screenplay. Over the course of the workshop, we will explore: How to design captivating, multi-dimensional characters and avoid cliche How to apply the elements of dramatic structure to best bring out the essence of your unique story. How to create strong narrative and emotional drives in your script, and the difference between the two. The...
Working on a gripping memoir, nonfiction book, or novel but have no clue how to land an agent or contract? Editor at Hachette Book Group, Trish Daly can help make your dream of publishing your book a reality! She’ll help you present and shape your book so it’s the project that everyone wants to buy. Through interesting craft lectures and targeted feedback, Trish will help you create a pitch perfect overview and an annotated outline that serves...
You don’t just want to write a post, you want to kick your blog into overdrive and garner legions of followers. Let Andi Fisher (AFAR, Via (AAA Magazine), Huffington Post) show you how. In this four-week Online Blog 1 Class, 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...
You’ve worked hard to hone that super-fly pilot premise with hysterical characters, a compelling world, and an amazing pilot episode. So what’s next? A pitch meeting with a network exec, perhaps? Enter Natalie Gergely, Director of Development for Abominable Pictures and Former Manager of Development at Comedy Central and Nathan Varni, Director of Current Programming at Disney-ABC Television Group. In this three week Online comedy pitching class,...
You will be given writing prompts in class and guided through sensorial meditation/exercises which activate your creative world. We will look at and discuss the works of great short story writers. You will be given writing homework which the instructor will read, edit, and make suggestions on how to improve and deepen what is already there. This class creates a supportive, encouraging, and inspiring space in which the spark of each writer's...
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