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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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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
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...
$80
The Mortified Guide to Storytelling
Hailed a cultural phenomenon by “Newsweek” and celebrated by “This American Life,” “The Today Show,” and beyond, “Mortified” is a one-of-a-kind, popular storytelling show that involves excavating high school memorabilia to create a totally unique form of performed stories. Let the show’s creators Neil Katcher and David Nadelberg wade into your personal archives to find the elements of literary gold. In this one-day class, you’ll...
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From Blog Post to Book Deal: A Blog Writing Workshop
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...
Going For The Gut: A Storytelling Workshop
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...
From Slashers to Body Snatchers
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....
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...
$90
From Teen to Tween: A Middle Grade and YA Workshop
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...
Writing A Script You Can Actually Go Out and Shoot!
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...
Modern Love: A Relationship Personal Essay Workshop
The “Modern Love” personal essay column in the New York Times Style Section is the crown jewel of personal essays in terms of bragging rights and future book deals. In this one-day relationship personal essay workshop, Modern Love Alum Cole Kazdin will share her insight into securing this prestigious but elusive prize. Through fun, in class exercises, an informative craft talk, and in-class feedback, you will learn Cole’s secret techniques...
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...
$80
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...
$80
Storytelling at Light Speed: A Flash Fiction
Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA
In the world of Twitter and TiVo, attention spans have been reduced to fractions of a second. With flash fiction, that’s exactly what we’re going to give them: blazing fast stories so compelling and compact that even an ADD stricken reader is unable to resist. Successful short story writer Matthew Specktor will give you everything you need to know about this special format to generate your own super cool story that can fit on a postcard. In 1000...
$90
Brand U: A Blog Writing Workshop
Want to use your blog as a personal branding weapon to achieve your dreams? Goodbye day job, hello Rebecca Parks Fernandez, marketing, social media, and branding guru. In this one-day blogging and social media workshop, Rebecca will teach you how to take your blog from hobby to creative career. Through an informative craft talk, you’ll learn how to drive people to your blog with stellar social media posts, capture their attention with compelling...
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...
$80
Humorous Essay Workshop
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,...
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing
Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Have you always dreamed of writing whimsical tales that take place in a futuristic world of your own creation? In this class, award-winning science fiction writer, Maureen McHugh will share her recipe for crafting an irresistible science fiction or fantasy tale! Zombies, Space Ships, and Killer Robots Through fun, in-class writing exercises and an engaging craft talk, she'll help you create compelling characters and build a fascinating world...
$90
Your Name in Print: A Publishing Workshop
Have you fantasized about seeing a story of yours published in the New Yorker? Award-winning writer, Summer Kumar will give you the resources, structure, and inspiration to hustle your work effectively into a literary magazine, and she’ll take the pain out of the submission process. In this 1-day publishing workshop in Los Angeles, she will even share her secret recipe for getting your work published in the top literary magazines. Through her engaging...
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...
$95
Storytelling 101
It’s you, up on stage regaling a packed house of adoring fans with the epic tale of your first French kiss. Let Moth Host and Master Storyteller Corey Rosen 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, Corey will cover techniques for structuring an engaging story, and finding...
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