May 15th
12am–11:45pm EDT
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Learn the ins and outs of the publishing industry in Los Angeles with classes on book editing, manuscript development, and the art of storytelling. Develop the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the competitive world of publishing.
Unfortunately, no classes in-person in Los Angeles have spots left, but 5 classes live online are available.
Learn the art of baiting the hook properly to get your short nonfiction pieces published and paid for in this four-week course. Discover how to generate saleable ideas, craft winning pitches, and connect with the right editors and publications.
May 15th
12am–11:45pm EDT
Meets 2 Times
Jul 31st
12am–11:45pm EDT
Meets 2 Times
Master the art of selling your nonfiction book with the guidance of industry insiders . Learn how to create a compelling book proposal that will catch the attention of agents and editors, and discover the secrets to crafting enticing catalogue copy that captures the essence of your book.
May 15th
12am–11:45pm EDT
Meets 2 Times
Jul 31st
12am–11:45pm EDT
Meets 2 Times
Learn the secrets to publishing your book in this comprehensive seminar led by an experienced literary agent. Discover the ins and outs of the publishing industry, refine your query letter, and gain a realistic understanding of the process. Don't miss this opportunity to maximize your chances for success.
Jun 5th
12am–11:45pm EDT
Meets 2 Times
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Gain insights into Amazon book sales and the differences between self-publishing and traditional publishing in this comprehensive course at Mt. San Antonio College. Taught by a renowned journalist, author, agent, publisher, and adjunct online Professor of Publishing for Harvard.
Learn the step-by-step process of self-publishing your book on Amazon's Kindle Direct platform in this informative online course. Create an Amazon KDP account, format your manuscript, design a book cover, set pricing and royalties, and more. Gain the knowledge and skills to successfully publish your book and reach a wider audience.
Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA
You dream of writing a killer pilot that launches you a staff job on Game Of Thrones. Or maybe you want to turn your life story into an Emmy award-winning HBO series. Steven Peros Veteran screenwriter and TV writer Steven Peros. He’s written for one of the first AMC Series and has sold pilots to MTV and NBC-Universal. In this five-week TV Writing Workshop, Steven will help you on your great TV idea and how to turn it into a terrific script....
Los Angeles City College @ 855 N Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Have you dreamed of being published? Are you ready to be published now? Do you want to see your book on Amazon.com? It just takes know-how to put it together into a finished piece. You’ll learn how to: be quickly and easily published how to offer pay-per-download from your website how to convert your manuscript to Kindle for FREE and how to protect your work with copyrights. Note: Price includes $30 fee for Self Publishing...
Do you have a picture book that you’re dying to get published? Have no fear, successful picture book author and former William Morris literary agent Sarah Maizes will help you bring your masterpiece from the desk drawer to the printing press! In this two day intensive, you'll learn everything you need to know to present your work in the best possible light and to woo the right agent or publisher. You'll workshop your picture book and query into...
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 1 hour drama or spec script you wrote. How did you get there? You took a rewrite class with Dailyn Rodriguez (Lie to Me, Night Shift), that’s how. In this 7 week Los Angeles TV Drama Pilot Revision class, Dailyn will help you whip your script into shape. Through analyzing a professional script sample, you’ll see how a first...
Writing Pad @ 1132 Van Pelt Ave, Los Angeles, CA
Do you have a great idea for Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim or Fox’s Sunday Funday? Then this five-week Animated TV Comedy Pilot Writing Workshop in Los Angeles is for you. Let successful TV writer Mike Benner (Bob’s Burgers, Danger Mouse) share his secrets for developing a hit animated show, finding the funny, developing characters that bring us back, season after season. Through lively craft lectures and Mike’s help on your script idea, you’ll...
Writing Pad @ 10200 Venice Blvd, Culver City, CA
You don’t just want to write a post, you want to kick your blog into overdrive and garner legions of followers. Let award-winning blogger Jessie Rosen show you how. In this four-week Blogging Workshop in Los Angeles, she’ll take you through the ABC’s of blogging. Through fun writing exercises and targeted feedback, Jessie will help you write stellar personal essays, interviews, reviews, and listicles to make your blog stand out in the blogosphere....
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...
Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA
You’ll learn how to write a clear, compelling tale in five pages or less. The secret formula? He’ll share imaginative ways of creating an engaging premise, sparsely crafted descriptions for maximal effect, and techniques for staying true to the logic of your story. Short, Smart and Literary: Writing and Publishing the Modern Short Story Picture it: you open up the fiction page of The New Yorker and the top story is yours! Award-winning author...
Writing Pad @ 688 S Santa Fe Ave, Los Angeles, CA
You’ve always dreamed of finding the time to write on a regular basis or to finish a screenplay, a novel, a collection ofpoems, or a story. You can do it, and this class will help you! Writer of a thousand talents, this class will help you explore a smorgasbord of literary genres and discover what floats your boat. Through all new fun in-class exercises, you’ll work on writing scenes with authentic dialogue, finding stories from real life, and...
Writing Pad @ Online Classroom via Zoom, Los Angeles, CA
You have a brilliant new novel, memoir, or collection of short stories that you want to put out there (or an idea for one), but you’re not sure how to land an agent and get it published. Have no fear, Elise Capron, literary agent extraordinaire, is here! Through an informative craft talk, she’ll give you the inside scoop on how to present your work in the best possible light and how to craft a book that will sell. She will teach you what...
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...
You have a great idea for a spellbinding article, celebrity profile, or reported essay that you're dying to get published. How do you make your pitch stand out so it doesn’t disappear into the slush pile? How do you target the right editor at the right publication? In this one day class, successful journalist Taffy Brodesser-Akner will pull back the curtain of secrecy to show you what editors look for in queries, the process for landing a writing...
A revolution has happened in the publishing world. It has been democratized through a variety of distribution channels including Amazon, Kobo, iBooks, barnesandnoble.com, and Smashwords. Thousands of authors are supplementing their income and/or leaving their day jobs from the revenue generated from self-publishing their work. We no longer have to wait for the big five traditional publishing houses to rubber stamp our work. In fact, the major houses...
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...
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