Writing Prompt: Memorable Concerts

By Marilyn Friedman

I am very excited to announce that Writing Pad is offering several classes on the Westside of LA in June! Join us for these five classes in Culver City:

• You In 1200 Words: Writing and Publishing The Personal Essay
• The Odd Couple: Creating Characters That Write Themselves• What's On Your Mind? Building Your Brand Through Social Media
• Meet Me Now, Squeeze Me Later: Crafting the Studio Romantic Comedy
• So You Want To Be A Freelancer

Also, if you have a small biz, a book, a blog, or a show that you want to promote, we are having another round of the Copywriting Ninja Skills Workshop with award-winning writer Lauren Smith of TBWA/Chiat/Day next Friday at Writing Pad East! Normally, you'd have to be a multi-million dollar company to get access to Lauren's expertise, but for only $90, she'll teach you how to develop a brand manifesto and compelling email and web copy. This class will blow your mind so you won't want to miss out. Email marilyn@writingpad.com or click on the "Buy Now" links on my website to sign up before these classes are full.

I hope that you enjoy your Memorial Day weekend and get lots of writing done. I intend to!


OTHER CLASSES STARTING THIS WEEK/NEXT WEEK

•Me.Com: A Copywriting Ninja Skills Workshop
•Fiction Bootcamp: Mastering The Art of The Tall Tale
•Killer Hooks and Happy Endings
•You In 1200 Words: Writing and Publishing The Personal Essay*
•So You Want To Be A Writer/Finishing School
•Write A Book That Sells Itself: Craft A Killer Premise*
•Get It On The Page: A Creative Writing Workshop

OTHER CLASSES BY GENRE

Children's and Young Adult Writing
•From Bedtime Stories To Tales of Teenage Woe: Kids and YA Writing Pt I
•From Bedtime Stories To Tales of Teenage Woe: Kids and YA Writing Pt II

Creative Writing/Multi Genre/Fiction
•The Odd Couple: Creating Characters That Write Themselves*
•Casting Call: Seeking Characters For A Killer Story
•Best Ride Ever: Crafting The Perfect Story Arc

Journalism, Personal Essay and Web Writing
•What's On Your Mind? Building Your Brand Through Social Media*

Publishing
•Do It Yourself: Get Your eBook Published

Writing For Actors
•It's All About You: A One-Person Show Workshop

Screenwriting
•Pet Project: Writing Your Dream Screenplay
•Meet Me Now, Squeeze Me Later: Crafting the Studio Romantic Comedy*

*These classes will be offered in Culver City!

Writing Prompt: With June almost here, we are getting out our picnic blankets and spending our evenings at outdoor concerts. In the spirit of the season of outdoor concerts, I'd like you to make a list of 3 memorable concerts that you have attended. Pick one. Now add a specific detail that you remember about that concert (e.g. the sound of cicadas chirping in the background, the John Mellencamp T-shirt your boyfriend wore to the concert even though it was full of holes, the cloud of pot smoke that you had to pass through to buy a soft pretzel). Write about the concert for 10 min., including the specific detail! Give us a scene, a story or a poem.

I'm going to write about the awkward Don Henley concert that I went to with a boyfriend that I had just broken up with. What are you going to write about?

Write about a memorable concert that you attended. Post your 10 minute write in the comments of this blog, and you could win a free class!

Writing Prompt: Motherly Talents

By Marilyn Friedman

How is it May already? Don't let Spring pass you by without treating yourself to a class at Writing Pad! Starting this Saturday, I am teaching a new round of So You Want To Be A Writer and Finishing School with all new writing exercises.  Let me help you get your writing practice on track. I'll motivate you to finish a chunk of that literary masterpiece you've been dreaming about. You'll learn many new things about writing craft while having fun! It's a great class with a lot of bells and whistles designed to keep your fingers tapping on that keyboard or scribbling in that notebook.

Email marilyn@writingpad.com or click on the "Buy Now" links on my website to sign up before these classes are full.


OTHER CLASSES STARTING THIS WEEK/NEXT WEEK
•Writing The Happening Scene
•Fiction Bootcamp: Mastering The Art of The Tall Tale

OTHER CLASSES BY GENRE

Children's and Young Adult Writing
•From Bedtime Stories To Tales of Teenage Woe: Kids and YA Writing Pt I
•From Bedtime Stories To Tales of Teenage Woe: Kids and YA Writing Pt II

Creative Writing/Multi Genre
•Get It On The Page: A Creative Writing Workshop
•So You Want To Be A Writer/Finishing School
•The Odd Couple: Creating Characters That Write Themselves*

Journalism, Personal Essay and Web Writing
•On The Record: Mastering The Reported Essay
•Me.Com: A Copywriting Ninja Skills Workshop
•You In 1200 Words: Writing and Publishing The Personal Essay*
•What's On Your Mind? Building Your Brand Through Social Media* 

Publishing
•Do It Yourself: Get Your eBook Published

Writing For Actors
•It's All About You: A One-Person Show Workshop

Screenwriting
•Pet Project: Writing Your Dream Screenplay

Writing Prompt: This writing prompt is in honor of Mother's Day. Make a list of 3 specific things that your Mom (or your fictional character's Mom) can do better than anyone else (e.g. make the fluffiest pancakes, pick fights with your significant other about politics, raise your blood pressure with questions about when you are getting married, get stains out of tablecloths, rock a beehive hairdo). Pick one and jot down one sensory detail that you associate with your mother (e.g. smell, taste, sound, touch). Now write for 10 minutes about that one thing your Mom does well. Make sure to include the sensory detail. Then post the results in the comments of this blog. My Mom has a strange talent for tying the tightest knots with plastic bags so that's what I'll write about.

What does your Mom do better than anyone else? Post your 10 minute write in the comments of this blog, and you could win a free class!