Writing Prompt: A Facebook Story

By Marilyn Friedman

Happy end of April! Make sure to comment on this blog this week--it is the last week for you to enter the March/April comment contest for a free class! Also, we have lots of fantastic classes starting this week and next week. Here's what we have to offer (call 323-333-2954 to enroll):

One Day Classes

• It's All About You: A One-Person Show Workshop (1 Day Class) (Thurs., May 5)
• Your Life As A Movie (Sun., May 8)
• Put Your B Characters on the A-List (Sat., May 14)
• Story Doctor: Read and Critique Session (Sat., May 14)
• Are You @?$&ing Kidding Me? Responding To Script Notes Without Losing Your Mind Or Your Story (Sun.,May 22)
  

Multi Week Classes

• Writing Pad Playwriting Series: Act I--Family Feuds, Misanthropes, and Love Affairs (Mon. p.m.'s)
• Writing Pad Screenwriting Series: Act I--From Rookie to Rockstar (Tues. p.m.'s)
• So You Want To Be A Writer (Wed. a.m., Wed. p.m., Sat. a.m.'s)
• Finishing School (Wed. a.m., Wed. p.m., Sat. a.m.'s)
• Writing Between The Diapers: Writing For Moms (Wed. a.m., Wed. p.m.'s)
• It’s All About You: A One-Person Show Workshop--4 Wk (Thurs. p.m.'s)

Writing Prompt:
This writing prompt was suggested by the talented writer and Writing Padder, Ersilia Pompilio. Thanks, Ersilia! Make a list of three interesting internet or facebook interactions that you have had (or maybe a character from your project has had). Perhaps an ex has located you through facebook? Or maybe an acquaintance has asked you for a weird favor? Take ten minutes, write about it, and then post the results in the comments of this blog for the chance to win a free class!

Comment on this blog. Have you had any interesting facebook or internet interactions? Post your story in the comments of this blog for free praise and the chance to win a free class at Writing Pad!

Writing Prompt: Products Your Mother Used

By Marilyn Friedman

Writing Pad has created a special discount for April and May to help you through tax season. You don't have to wait to sign up for a long class! Stop dreaming about writing and let us help you get your pen moving. Call 323-333-2954 to enroll before everything is full!

Here's what we have happening for the next few weeks:

Events

• One Person Show Performance Showcase(Fri., Apr. 22)

One Day Classes

• It's Playtime: Writing For Kids (Sun., Apr. 17)
• Bullies, Crushes, and Pimples: Writing For Young Adults (Sun., Apr. 17)
• Stranger Than Fiction: Writing The Unbelievably True (Sat., Apr. 23)

Multi Week Classes

• Writing Pad Playwriting Series: Act I--Family Feuds, Misanthropes, and Love Affairs (Mon. p.m.'s)
• Writing Pad Screenwriting Series: Act I--From Rookie to Rockstar (Tues. p.m.'s)
• So You Want To Be A Writer (Wed. a.m., Wed. p.m., Sat. a.m.'s)
• Finishing School (Wed. a.m., Wed. p.m., Sat. a.m.'s)
• Writing Between The Diapers: Writing For Moms (Wed. a.m., Wed. p.m.'s)
• It’s All About You: A One-Person Show Workshop--4 Wk (Thurs. p.m.'s)

Writing Prompt: Make a list of 5 products that your mother used (or uses). Pick one and write about it for 10 minutes. Then post your write in the comments of this blog!

Comment on this blog! What product does (or did) your mother use? Write about it for 10 minutes and you could win a free class!

Writing Prompt: Veggie Tales

By Marilyn Friedman

Keep the spring in your writing practice with our fantastic events and classes! We are offering some great tax season deals this month!

Events

• Get Your Webisode On: Creating Your Own Series for the World Wide Web (Fri., Apr. 8)

• One Person Show Performance Showcase (Fri., Apr. 22)
  

One Day Classes

• It's Playtime: Writing For Kids (Sun., Apr. 17)
• Bullies, Crushes, and Pimples: Writing For Young Adults (Sun., Apr. 17)
• Stranger Than Fiction: Writing The Unbelievably True (Sat., Apr. 23)

Multi Week Classes

• Acting Out: One Writer, One Act (Mon. p.m.'s)
• Writing Pad Screenwriting Series: Act I--From Rookie to Rockstar (Tues. p.m.'s)
• So You Want To Be A Writer (Wed. a.m., Wed. p.m., Sat. a.m.'s)
• Finishing School (Wed. a.m., Wed. p.m., Sat. a.m.'s)
• Writing Between The Diapers: Writing For Moms (Wed. a.m., Wed. p.m.'s)
• It’s All About You: A One-Person Show Workshop--4 Wk (Thurs. p.m.'s)

Writing Prompt: Make a list of 3 foods that you or a character from one of your projects hates with a passion. Pick one and write for ten minutes. Make sure to include a sensory detail (smell, taste, sound, touch, sight) in your piece. Tell us the story behind why you or your character hates it or make up a scene that includes this food item. Then post the results of your write in the comments of this blog for a chance to win a free class!

Comment on this blog! Write about a food that you hate with a passion. You could win a free class!