WRITING WORKSHOPS

Are you writing a novel or a screenplay? Do you want to write a novel screenplay? In her popular workshops, Maria Semple teaches story and scene, drawn from her years as a TV writer and novelist. Bring in the first ten pages of your book, screenplay or pilot to workshop. But you don’t need to have pages ready to attend. All levels welcome.

Maria Semple at the Cloud Room

MARIA SEMPLE WRITING WORKSHOP AT THE CLOUD ROOM

Feb 26 & 28, March 5 & 7, March 12 & 14 6-9pm
Cloud Mezzanine at the Cloud Room
1424 11th Ave
Seattle, WA 98122

Price: $950
($900 for Cloud Room members)

Minimum 10 students.
Maximum 14 students.

All students receive a drink chip to use at the Cloud Room Bar. (!!!)

Writing Workshop

FAQs:

How do I reserve a spot?

Click the “Buy Now” button, pay through Paypal, and you’re in! If there’s no “Buy Now” button, it means the class is full.

Shoot, the class is full. Is there a wait list?

Send an email here to get added to the waitlist.

How does the class work?

The first two hours of class are instruction, with emphasis on story and scene. Topics covered are compelling openings, character arcs, structure, plotting, pacing, beat sheets, drafts, revisions, dialogue, the business of publishing… the whole gamut! The third hour is a “master class” format where I work one-on-one with individual writers about their pages. Often this turns out to be the most instructive for the whole class.

I’m working on a memoir, can I take your class?

Yes! Memoirs aren’t my thing, but memoirists who’ve taken my class seem to get a lot out of it. The principles I’m teaching are the same… character arc, story, etc.