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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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Get Your Webisode On

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

Got a cell phone, a laptop, and the desire to create the next Broad City? Or maybe you are looking for a way to show off your acting chops? Then this Webisode Workshop in Los Angeles is for you! Successful actor and writer, Lou Perez will show you how to develop the next breakout web series. Through fun, in-class writing prompts, you’ll tease out a killer idea and brainstorm the perfect first episode for your pilot and develop compelling characters...

(60) All levels 18 and older
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$100
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The Rewrite

On the Page @ 12412 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, CA

You know your script has to be rewritten. You know it has to be original, active, polished and poignant before it goes into industry hands. But, where do you start? In this class, lectures, film examples and in-class writing tools show you what your script needs and helps you to fix it on the spot! You'll "script doctor" in class, hone pages, deepen your characters and breathe new life into dialogue. At the end of the 6 weeks, you'll leave with...

(5) Advanced 18 and older
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$375

6 sessions

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ATypical Self-Publishing with Blurb

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ 1515 Wilcox Ave, Los Angeles, CA

The past few years have seen profound change in the publishing industry. Economic realities, new technologies and the changing face of digital media have all rocked the long established traditional print avenues. Photographers are being asked to do more and more, and often times are asked to foot not only the bulk of the publishing bill but most of the marketing and advertising as well. With these challenging realities emerged the first real face...

(41) All levels 18 and older
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$275
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The Write Stuff: Creating Blog Content

General Assembly @ 360 E 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA

The Write Stuff: Creating Blog Content that Connects and Converts Whether you are brand new to blogging OR looking to fine tune your voice, this workshop will inspire you to stretch your writing skills, strategically build your online presence, connect with your audience AND achieve results whether that be guest posting opportunities, increased traffic, sales, or simply having a creative outlet. Define what’s your blogging style: Get an overview...

(2637) All levels 18 and older

Painting Your Imagination with Words

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

You can write. This class is designed to enhance your creativity and imagination and help you find your unique writing voice. You will develop skills such as 5-sense description, engaging dialogue, dynamic characterization and you’ll learn how to conquer writers’ block.  Whether interested in writing short stories for your own enjoyment or a memoir or novel for publication, you’re sure to surprise yourself by the work you’ll be creating....

(513) All levels 18 and older
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$109

6 sessions

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Online Essays and the Persona Narrator

The Writers Studio @ Virtual Classroom via Zoom

Do you live with realities that shock, delight, or implore you? Do you have expertise, confusion, curiosities, appreciations, or denunciations that you want to share in a way that others can hear? In this 6-week class, we will look at essays by James Baldwin, Joan Didion, Brian Doyle, Maya Angelou, and Rebecca Solnit to see how their use of a persona narrator and other elements of craft help them to welcome the reader. This class will be conducted...

(7) All levels 18 and older
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$325

6 sessions

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TV Drama Pitching: Sell It In the Room

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

You’ve worked hard to hone that super-fly Drama or Dramedy pilot premise with great characters, a compelling world, and an amazing pilot episode. So what’s next, a pitch meeting with a network exec, perhaps? How about a huge opportunity to learn pitching, branding techniques and pitch your show in front of an executive who develops shows for ABC? Enter Nathan Varni Director of Current Programming, Disney-ABC Television Group. In this two-day...

(60) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$225

2 sessions

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Mindfulness and Fiction Writing

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

Meditation and writing bring awareness and help us remember who we are and where we come from. Explore how to connect meditation to writing and how to approach your writing with awareness of the senses, memory, and the imagination.  Develop your ability to “pay attention” to the worlds you are creating in your writing, and discover how meditation and writing complement and help each other.  Bring your work to class and discuss the...

(513) All levels 18 and older
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$79

4 sessions

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Coverage Madness: A Script Coverage Workshop

Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA

Dreaming of being a director, screenwriter, producer, or even landing a writer’s assistant gig? Your calling card into this brutally competitive field is your “coverage skills,” the ability to evaluate written material for actors, directors, showrunners, producers, and studio execs. In this one-day class, veteran development exec Nikki Levy (“Frost/Nixon”, “Epic”) will teach you the ABC’s of this invaluable skill, as well as the studio...

(60) All levels 18 and older
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Blogging for Fun and Profit: Your Best Bet

West Los Angeles College @ Fine Arts Bldg, Los Angeles, CA

If you can write an email, you can write a blog! Learn what a blog is, where blogs are found, how to pick a blog topic that makes money, and over a dozen ways to get content. Find out why blogs are your best website for today’s internet, and get valuable tips and techniques for promoting your blog via social media sites to increase your blog traffic. *$30 materials fee for valuable workbook and CD with additional take-home...

(58) All levels 18 and older
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Revision Workshop

Los Angeles Writers Group

Revision can be tricky, especially if you have been working on your story or memoir for a long time, reading it over and over. Chances are you are no longer seeing your story objectively. But we’re here to help! In this one-day workshop, aspiring writers will learn how to critique themselves by discovering the basics of revision. In this safe environment, you will have the chance to practice these techniques. We will read the first five pages...

(43) All levels 18 and older
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$175
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Effective Business Writing

Out of Bounds Technology @ 70 South Lake Ave, Pasadena, CA

Though businesses increasingly rely on technology, technological skills alone do not guarantee success in the workplace. You must still develop your ideas, express them clearly, and persuade others of their viability. This course offers effective strategies to sharpen your writing skills by structuring your ideas logically, exercising diplomacy in letters and reports, and shaping your arguments. Target Audience: This course is beneficial for...

(2) All levels 18 and older
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$249
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Grammar Refresher

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

Good grammar opens so many doors! Come ask all your English grammar questions and learn to correct common mistakes in a fun, highly interactive grammar refresher course that uses original materials and the world’s most popular grammar workbook. If you have intermediate to advanced language skills, get clear, easy-to-understand explanations that will boost your English fluency and self-confidence.  Required workbook: Please purchase before...

(513) Beginner 18 and older
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$89

6 sessions

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Writers Bootcamp

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

Are you a writer who desires to complete a project? Whether you've just sketched out an idea or already completed a first draft, come revitalize your writing in a two-day, hands-on workshop. Choose one of your projects to focus on, and bring it to class, where you’ll explore how to unlock your creative juices to write with freedom and help maintain momentum when the class is over. Tap into memory and sensory perception through in-class writing...

(513) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$99

2 sessions

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Personal Essay Clinic

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

You wrote this great essay but aren’t sure if it’s done yet or where you should send it for publication. Good news: the personal essay doctor is in! Successful journalist Natasha Vargas-Cooper will help you push that essay to the finish line. In this intimate (eight student max) one-day intensive, we’ll workshop the hell out of your essay, help you polish it up and get it ready to send out the next day! We’ll even send you a checklist of...

(60) All levels 18 and older
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$175
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Blog Writing for Beginners

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

Explore the world of blogging, and how you can determine your own blog-writing path. Through blog examples and short writing prompts, learn the different factors to consider when starting a blog. Find out how to use tone, structure, and voice to write for a specific audience. Friendly in-class critiques will help you explore personal writing topics and produce a few sample posts, and you will leave class with a project outline for a blog and helpful...

(513) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$99

4 sessions

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Screenwriting Representation

Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA

This class will prepare you to write a feature length movie Do you have that killer pilot or movie script that’s dying to be sold but you have no idea how to get it to the right person? The best way to get a manager is to know one. Enter Chad Snopek, manager of Mark Friedman (Executive Producer, Fox’s “Wayward Pines”) and producer, to take you through the process of finding literary representation. In this Los Angeles TV and Screenwriter...

(60) Advanced 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$225
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TV: Character Driven Stories

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

You’ve got a story, outline or treatment for a TV Show or Feature. You know your characters in and out, but now you have to write compelling, dramatic, hilarious, true scenes! In this one-day Bringing TV Characters To Life workshop “Transparent” and “I Love Dick” Consulting Producer Brett Paesel, helps you break down your script into 5 essential movements, a unique form of structure. In this capacity,...

(60) All levels 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$185

2 sessions

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Adult Writers' Room

Script School @ 7083 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Unlock your creativity and elevate your screenwriting skills in this immersive and collaborative one-day class. Engage in dynamic discussions, analysis, and constructive feedback as you delve into the elements of screenwriting. Gain valuable insights, perspectives, and a deeper understanding of the craft within a supportive and interactive environment.

(5) All levels 16 and older
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$200
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More Grammar Power (Ages 15 & Up)

West Los Angeles College @ Fine Arts Bldg, Los Angeles, CA

Here is more of our “grammar power” class for those who couldn’t get enough! Get further into the complexities of sentence structure, verb tenses, rules of word order, and the difference between the phrases ’I hate to go’ versus ‘I hate going’ and much more. Important: Signed release required for Minors only  Please email [email protected] to access the Minors' Policies & Release

(58) All levels 15 and older
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