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Writing Pad classes offer a unique and enjoyable writing experienceith wtop-notch instructors, a safe and playful environment, and a focus on spontaneous writing exercises. You can expect to unleash your creativity and receive supportive feedback.
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Short Story Reboot: Rescuing Your Crashed Creation
You've got a great idea or a first draft of a hot, new short story. Everything seems to be there: beautiful language, strong characters, compelling conflict, and clear themes. But something is missing, and you don’t know what it is. In this class, award-winning short story writer Maureen McHugh will help find the weakness in your piece's structure, retrofit the spine, and patch up any narrative holes. Through focused workshopping, you'll breathe...
Press the "Better" Button: Revision & Editing Workshop
Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd #203, Los Angeles, CA
By the end of the class, you'll have an opening page that screams “read me” and a treasure trove of ninja revision skills to finish that ailing book with panache and gusto! You have a first draft and it's OK. Maybe better than OK. But something about just doesn't sit right on the page. The story drags, the characters are vague, or the settings are humdrum, and you don't know how to fix it. Don't worry. Craft master James Scott Bell will show...
$100
What's Happening: A Scene Writing Clinic
Screenwriting is scene writing. Your story comes to life through well crafted moments, authentic dialog, rising and falling conflict, and strong emotional beats. In this one day scene writing workshop, veteran screenwriter Wayne Powers (The Italian Job) will show you how to build your story from the inside out, making each scene a microcosm of your larger story. Through an engaging lecture, he’ll share his secrets to writing the perfect scene....
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Heist, Fights and Explosions: An Action Scene
Anyone who has ever tried it knows the truth: writing action is hard. From thrillers to mysteries to action films, almost all genres require some kind of action scene. In this one-day action scene workshop, veteran screenwriter Wayne Powers (The Italian Job) will show you how to make your action scenes exciting and relevant to your story. He will show you how he blocks out an action scene. Through fun in-class exercises and an informative lecture,...
Stranger than Fiction: A Radio Story Workshop
Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Have you ever wanted to have your story aired on “This American Life”? In this class, frequent “This American Life” contributor Davy Rothbart will show you how. You have to know how to find a great story, make sure you’re the right person to tell it, how to pursue it, and who to talk to. He’ll show you how to shape your story, and you’ll learn valuable tips for interviewing your subjects and writing narration. The class also features...
$100
Anatomy of a Scene: A Scene Writing Clinic
Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA
Screenwriting is scene writing. Your story comes to life through well crafted moments, authentic dialog, rising and falling conflict, and strong emotional beats. In this one day scene writing workshop, veteran screenwriter Wayne Powers (The Italian Job) will show you how to build your story from the inside out, making each scene a microcosm of your larger story. Through an engaging lecture, he’ll share his secrets to writing the perfect scene....
$100
Book Adaptation to TV Pilot
Writing Pad @ 1132 Van Pelt Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Is there a book you love so much that you dream of turning it into a TV Series? Orange is the New Black, The Handmaid’s Tale, Dexter & True Blood are all examples of existing IP that have been turned into standout TV shows. There’s also an abundance of work in the public domain that is ripe for the picking and absolutely free (think FX’s Christmas Carol)! In this seminar format class, successful TV writer Stephanie Kornick (Transparent)...
$115
Scene Writing Workshop
Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA
You’ve got your killer beats. Maybe you’ve even got your fine-tuned outline. But how do you turn those raw materials into the beating heart of an amazing script–the scene? In this one day Scene Writing Workshop, veteran TV and screenwriter Steve Peros (22 scripts sold) will show you how to build your story from the inside out, making each scene a microcosm of your larger story. Through an engaging lecture, he’ll share his secrets to writing...
$115
Screendancing/TV Drama Pilot
You have a killer TV Pilot idea, an opening, and a beat sheet, but you’re not sure it crackles enough to grab the reader. In this one-night Online TV Drama Writing Workshop, we’ll start by getting outside of our heads with Oscar-nominated screenwriter Cami Delavigne (Amazon’s Homecoming, 3 pilots, Blue Valentine). She’ll take you through the paces through a twenty-minute workout that mimics the creative development process. Then, Cami will...
Freelance Journalism
Writing Pad @ Online Classroom via Zoom, Los Angeles, CA
You have so many stories inside of you, and you are burning to tell them. But how do you get from inspiration to publication? In this Los Angeles freelance journalism workshop, successful journalist Sophia Kercher (NY Times, Elle) will take you through the paces of the freelance life. You’ll learn how to pitch to editors, keep your pile of ideas fresh, and work with your sources. Sophia will cover the mechanics of being a professional freelancer:...
$125
Pitch Deck
As generals, pitches and writers’ rooms have moved online, so have the opportunities to enhance storytelling though pitch decks, sizzle reels and other visual sales tools. So why not take full advantage? In this Pitch Deck Workshop, you’ll explore the latest tools, techniques and methodologies to bring your project to life for producers, execs, agents and managers. You’ll start with the raw elements of your pitch such as premise, characters,...
Game of Pens: A TV Writer’s Room Survival Workshop
To take your place in a coveted Hollywood writers’ room, you’ll need more than just a killer sample. You’ll need an edge that allows you to hit the ground running from day one, experience. In this three-hour live online Writers’ Room Survival Bootcamp, The Handmaid’s Tale writers/producers Nina Fiore and John Herrera demystify the inner workings of the elusive world of Hollywood television development by breaking down the hierarchy, politics,...
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...
$80
Literary Games: The Art of the Found Story
Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA
What if you could harness the detritus of your daily life to write a Pulitzer prize winner? In this one day class, successful writer Grace Krilanovich will set your mind ablaze with a wide range of fun literary games to do just that. Grace used these techniques to craft her successful novel "The Orange Eats Creeps." She'll show you how to generate new material by playing with text, magazine clippings and comic strips. These Surrealist games will...
$80
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...
$80
Storytelling Bootcamp
Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA
It's you, up on stage regaling a packed house of adoring fans with the epic tale of your first French kiss. Let Moth presenter and Master Storyteller Brian Finkelstein share his tips for turning life's minutia into epic tales of triumph and woe. In this one day class, you'll learn how to tell an interesting, succinct, and funny story in your voice. Through fun in-class exercises, Brian will cover techniques for structuring a "big-life" story,...
$80
Stuff I Like: Crafting an Irresistable Blog
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...
Hollywood Insider: Breaking Into the Biz
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....
#FameSuccess: Harnessing the Power of Twitter
Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA
You have your thing: a book, blog, or business. But you have no idea how to put it out there. A Twitter handle is the key, and author and social media expert, Rob Gokee will show you how to extract its superpowers. Rob currently gets 90% of his freelance work from networking on Twitter. He even met his wife on Twitter! In Part I of his two-part class, Rob will share his secrets to Twitter success seminar style. He’ll teach you essential twitter...
$115
Life is a Many-Storied Thing: A Storytelling Workshop
Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA
It’s you, up on stage regaling a packed house of adoring fans with the epic tale of your first French kiss. Let author and Moth Grand Slam Winner Margot Leitman share her tips for turning embarrassing, strange or even mundane experiences into comedic gold. In this one day class, you’ll learn how to find what’s funny in your foibles, structure a compelling story and connect solidly with your audience. By the end of the class, you’ll walk...
$80
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