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Discover a wide range of professional writing classes in Los Angeles that will help you enhance your writing skills and unlock your creative potential. From screenwriting to copywriting, learn from industry experts and gain the competitive edge you need to succeed in the world of writing.

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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.

(513) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$178

8 sessions

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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...

(2) All levels 18 and older
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$1,050

14 sessions

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The 90-Day Screenplay Telecourse

L.A. Writers' Lab @ Virtual Classroom

This class is NOT an in-person class, but a telecourse class. You need access to a phone to dial in to the live class. The 90-Day Screenplay is an intensive workshop designed to guide the screenwriter from initial idea, through first-draft, and finally to the completion of a polished screenplay. This workshop is available to screenwriters at all levels. The 90-Day Screenplay Course Outline The first month is dedicated to stream-of-consciousness...

(2) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$750

14 sessions

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Fiction and Nonfiction for All Levels

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 5481 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Join the multi-talented novelist, playwright, nonfiction writer and screenwriter, Sarah Schulman, in this creative writing class focusing on fiction and nonfiction for all levels. A distinguished professor of the Humanities at College of Staten Island and fellow at the New York Institute for the Humanities, Sarah has developed a pedagogy in which she works with prose writer at all levels – from stone beginners to those who have published several...

(41) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$875

3 sessions

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Screenwriting Warriors

Los Angeles City College @ 855 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Learn to write a script quickly, well and at a professional level, ready to be marketed as quickly as possible.This is the most direct method of writing/creating/selling a script you'll find anywhere, and you don't have to buy software or a book.

(782) All levels 18 and older
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Grant Proposal Writing & Identification

Los Angeles City College @ 855 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA

Learn the strategies and techniques of writing a proposal. Learn to identify community needs and budgeting costs to meet those needs, and other strategies/techniques for grant writing Internet experience is recommended.

(782) All levels 18 and older
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$45

2 sessions

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From Game of Thrones to Mad Men: Writing the TV Drama

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

Do you have a great idea for HBO’s next hit series? Let successful TV writer Sam Ernst (“Crisis”, “Haven”) help you transform your brilliant premise into a page-turning script! You’ll sample the different genres of TV dramas, plan a season arc that keeps the audience hooked, and break your pilot story just like they do in the writer’s room. Sam will show you how to dramatize your life’s details, create realistic dialogue, and sprinkle...

(60) All levels 18 and older
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$495

5 sessions

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You've Written a Song, Now What?

Los Angeles City College

Learn about collaboration, making demos, copyright and publishing rights contracts. Learn how to make money through your talent and how to avoid classic scams and rip-offs common in the industry. This seminar teaches songwriters, musicians, and anyone interested in music, effective ways to establish a career in the world of professional songwriting.

(782) All levels 18 and older
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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...

(60) Intermediate 18 and older
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$625
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From Network to Cable: Writing the TV Drama Pilot

Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA

You have all the elements of a great TV Drama: 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! Pat Charles (Sons of Anarchy) will take through the paces in this 7-week TV Drama Pilot Draft Writing Workshop. He will help you hone your beat sheets and introduce your characters with pizazz....

(60) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$495

5 sessions

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So You Want to be a Screenwriter?

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

You dream of writing a killer screenplay that launches you to the top of “The Black List” and gets you a seven figure deal. Or maybe you want to see your life play out on an Emmy award-winning HBO series. The problem is, you’ve never written a “duck scene,” heard of a logline, or opened Final Draft. If so, this is the class for you. Enter veteran Screen and TV writer Chris Reed. He’s written for all the big boys, Disney, Fox, Sony, and...

(60) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$450

5 sessions

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Writing a Pilot that Can Fly

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

Do you have a brilliant idea for next season’s hit TV show? Then this five-week Los Angeles Pilot Class is for you. Let successful TV writer David Iserson (Mr Robot, New Girl, Mad Men, Saturday Night Live), share his secrets for developing the DNA of your show, developing characters that bring us back, season after season.  Through lively craft lectures and David’s help on your script idea, you’ll have developed the formula for your series...

(60) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$495

5 sessions

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Funny HaHa or Funny Huh? TV Dramedy Workshop

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

Have you always dreamed of writing the next “Girls” or “Shameless”? If so, then this one-day Los Angeles Dramedy workshop with veteran TV Writer and Saturday Night Live Alum Cindy Caponera (Nurse Jackie, Shameless) is the class for you! Cindy explains the parameters of the Dramedy format and shares her secret formula for creating shows that both audiences and execs will adore. In this one-day TV Dramedy Workshop, she’ll teach you how to...

(60) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$495

5 sessions

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So You Wanna be a Screenwriter? Beginning Screenwriting

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

You dream of writing a killer script that launches you to the wtop of “The Black List” and gets you a seven figure deal. Or maybe you want to turn your life story into an Emmy award-winning HBO series. If so, veteran screenwriter and TV writer Chris Reed can help. He’s written for all the big boys, Disney, Fox, Sony, and Nickelodeon and even created the a screenplay “Jaguar” that would eventually become “The Lion King” while working...

(60) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$450

5 sessions

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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...

(60) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$495

5 sessions

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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...

(60) Beginner 16 and older
No upcoming schedules
$425

7 sessions

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Authentic Copywriting for Your Business (Remote)

General Assembly

Do you want to write better copy for your brand? This workshop will help you to deconstruct your own copywriting and brand narratives that are holding back your business, marketing campaigns, and branding. With interactive discussions, group exercises, and real-time feedback from the instructor, students will develop their own brand copywriting narrative, learn from real-world copywriting case studies, and discover the value in developing their...

(2637) All levels 18 and older

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...

(60) Beginner 16 and older
No upcoming schedules
$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...

(60) 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...

(60) Intermediate 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$1,140

10 sessions

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