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Unlock your writing potential with online professional writing classes. From creative writing to technical writing, these courses offer valuable skills and expert guidance to help you become a versatile and accomplished writer.

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Your Million Dollar Idea: Generating Story

Writing Pad

Your Million Dollar Idea: Generating Story For Nonfiction, TV and Film You want to find the tale that becomes a Moth-winning story or NY Times Modern Love essay but you’re creatively stumped. Or maybe your manager needs you to bring three killer new ideas to your pitch at FX tomorrow and the well has run dry. What to do?  In this one-day Idea Generation Seminar, Moth Host and BATS Main Company Performer Corey Rosen will help you bust through...

(60) Beginner 18 and older
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From Ordinary Life to Extraordinary Personal Essay

Writing Pad

Note: This is primarily a lecture class with some in-class exercises but not everyone will get to share their writing for feedback due to the seminar format. Dreaming of publishing your essay in a top newspaper or magazine, but feel your experiences aren’t unique enough? You’re not alone. Most of us have never moonlighted as a pirate or worked for the CIA, but in this 1 Day Online Personal Essay class, 2x NY Times Modern Love Alum Sara Eckel...

(60) All levels 16 and older
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Picture Book 101

Writing Pad

Note: This is primarily a lecture class, so not everyone will get to share their writing for feedback due to the seminar format. Is it your dream to write the next “Where The Wild Things Are?” But how do you structure a children’s story? How do words and pictures come together? How do you get published? In this 1-day publishing Online picture book workshop, successful picture book author Laurenne Sala (4 published picture books, Harper Collins,...

(60) All levels 16 and older
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Harry Potter Movie Writing Club

Script School @ Online Classroom

Join an online video session with other students and learn how to write a story using your favorite Harry Potter characters and locations! You get to create whichever story you want to tell, however way you want to tell it! We'll discuss opening scenes, character, story structure, technique and conclusion, so you'll be armed to take your project to the next level and continue writing once the session ends. The course will develop student's English...

(5) All levels 8 - 14 years old
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$120

3 sessions

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Podcasting 101

Writing Pad

Learn the ins and outs of podcasting from industry expert Laura Cathcart-Robbins at Writing Pad. Develop your interviewing skills, explore different podcast formats, and gain essential audio editing knowledge to create your own successful show. Don't miss this opportunity to launch your podcasting career.

(60) Beginner 18 and older
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Novel Structure: A Writer's Toolkit

Writing Pad

Learn to craft compelling plots, dynamic characters, and gripping narratives with our comprehensive course on novel structure. Master the art of structuring a novel and capture your readers' attention from start to finish.

(60) All levels 16 and older
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Sci Fi, Fantasy, Horror and Romance for Novel and Short Story: A Genre Workshop

Writing Pad

Unleash your imagination and craft captivating stories in exotic worlds with renowned genre expert Jen Brody. Dive into creating compelling characters and building vivid settings in this engaging workshop. Join the ranks of successful authors who have honed their craft under Jen's guidance.

(60) All levels 16 and older
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Writing for Online Blogs, Magazines, and Websites

Mt. San Antonio College

Learn the art of writing for online platforms and discover over 1,000 paid opportunities, how to generate story ideas, conduct interviews, and protect your copyright. Uncover the secrets to creating query letters, monetizing your blog, and using your credibility to sell articles or even your novels. Enhance your writing skills and open doors to a world of online writing possibilities.

(81) All levels 18 and older
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Write Your Drama Pilot in Six Weeks

Screenwriters University

Television pilot writing was once a carefully guarded inner sanctum limited almost exclusively to showbiz insiders. With the recent explosion of successful cable dramas and Internet viewing, it’s now possible for writers without a strong track record or network connections to get producers and executives to read and sometimes even buy their pilot scripts. If you sell a pilot, you’ve reached the pinnacle of TV writing success. It’s extremely...

All levels 16 and older
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$399.99

6 sessions

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Screenwriting Shadow Structure

Meditative Writing

Are you feeling lost with screenplay structure but don't like the paint by number algorithms handed to the masses by the screenwriting books?Would you like to discover ways of approaching structure that allow your character and story to be as unique as you are while still meeting the requirements of the industry?Would you like to feel structure as an extension of yourself and your voice rather than an external attachment?Would you prefer...

(5) Beginner 18 and older
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Screenwriting Relationship Structure

Meditative Writing

Are you feeling lost with screenplay structure but don't like the paint by number algorithms handed to the masses by the screenwriting books?Would you like to discover ways of approaching structure that allow your character and story to be as unique as you are while still meeting the requirements of the industry?Would you like to feel structure as an extension of yourself and your voice rather than an external attachment?Would you prefer...

(5) Beginner 18 and older
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Journal to the Self

Marcy Sproull

In the Journal to the Self workshop designed and developed by Kathleen Adams and based on her book of the same name, you will experience 18 different journal techniques: Alphapoems, Artmaking, Captured Moments, Character Sketch, Clustering, Dialogue, Dream Log, 5-Minute Sprint, Guided Imagery, Inner Wisdom, Inventory, Lists of 100, Perspectives, Springboards, Stream of Consciousness, Time Capsule, Topics du Jour, and Unsent Letters. Check out the...

All levels 18 and older
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$350

6 sessions

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Be a Better Writer: 10 Easy Tips to Improve Your Writing Now

Mt. San Antonio College

Want to take your writing to the next level? Join us for a hands-on session where you'll learn simple tricks to make your writing more impactful and readable. Enhance your writing skills for professional and personal advancement.

(81) All levels 18 and older
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Drop-In Poetry Workshop

SF Creative Writing Institute @ Virtual Classroom

The SF Creative Writing Institute’s monthly Drop-in Poetry Workshops are one-off, three-hour workshops taught by a variety of talented instructors with different styles and themes. Poets of all levels are invited to join us for inspiration, lessons & techniques, generative prompts, sharing and feedback.  Drop-ins are a great way to get a sense of different instructors’ styles before committing to a longer workshop, or for some spontaneous...

(6) All levels 18 and older
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Six-Week Online Sitcom Pilot Workshop

Write That Script

Class can be accessed any time and day each week. You're not required to be online on specified days or times. This six-week workshop takes students from an idea to a completed pilot script. Students will design their series, craft their pilot outline, and write the script in an online course designed to mimic working in an virtual TV writers’ room. This is accomplished through a combination of lectures, examples, assignments, and interviews with...

All levels 16 and older
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$295
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Four Weeks to Your Sitcom Pilot

Screenwriters University

Think of your favorite television situation comedies. What do you remember? Jokes? Chances are what remains in our memory most fondly aren’t one-line gags and witticisms so much as the characters populating that sitcom. Lucy Ricardo. Hawkeye Pierce. Archie Bunker. Homer Simpson. Jerry Seinfeld. Liz Lemon. You enjoyed their company during that regular half-hour with them because they invariably made you laugh. And not only main characters but supporting...

All levels 16 and older
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$299.99

5 sessions

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Story Analysis for Readers and Writers

On the Page

FOR THE SCRIPT READER Learn the basics of script coverage and develop the analytical skills you need to work as a script reader, producer or development executive. FOR THE SCRIPT WRITER Approach your script in a new way, by thinking like a script reader. Learn shortcuts to creating a killer logline and story synopsis—necessary tools for all screenwriters. TOPICS COVERED Script and story analysis The components of script coverage Tips...

(5) Beginner 18 and older
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The Value of Knowing Your Copyrights

Los Angeles Center of Photography @ *Virtual Classroom

The Value of Knowing Your Copyrights: Introduction to Copyrights for Photographers This introductory webinar will cover basic concepts of copyright law for photographers. This introductory webinar will cover basic concepts of copyright law for photographers. Discussion topics will include the idea / expression dichotomy, legal remedies, DMCA take downs, court rulings on copyright infringement lawsuits, the fair use doctrine, the “small claims”...

(41) All levels 18 and older
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Explore the World as a Travel Writer

Mt. San Antonio College

Unleash your passion for travel and writing in this immersive course at Mt. San Antonio College. Learn how to craft captivating descriptions that transport readers to new destinations, discover the secrets of successful submissions, and navigate the business side of travel writing. Don't miss this opportunity to turn your passion into a profession.

(81) All levels 18 and older
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Beginner's Guide to Getting Published

Mt. San Antonio College

Learn the secrets to becoming a published writer from a seasoned journalist, author, agent, publisher, and Harvard online Professor of Publishing. Discover how to navigate the world of manuscript formatting, query letters, and finding the right agent and publisher for your work. Don't miss out on this comprehensive workshop that will guide you to success in the publishing industry.

(81) All levels 18 and older
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