There is nothing quite as frustrating as having a great idea or story, and not being able to find the “right” direction or “right” words for a scene — or for the entirety of the piece. Whether you have been putting pen to page for a screenplay, a script, an essay, a novel, or a speech, bring what you have to class to get “unstuck.”

Through a handful of helpful exercises and prompts that you can use time and time again long after the class is over, you will slowly untangle and crystalize your “big idea” or get clear on a scene within your story. Time to get back to the drawing board — and making it fun while learning storytelling skills in the process.

Open to beginner and intermediate writers.

All class meetings will be held via Zoom. The link to join your Zoom classroom will be provided on the morning of your class. Please check spam folders if you do not receive an email confirmation upon registration. For more information on how to download or use Zoom, please click here.

 Meet Your Instructor:
Mia Brabham Nolan

Mia Brabham Nolan is an author and staff writer at Shondaland.com. Her debut book, Note to Self, is a short collection of personal musings that is in the hands of readers all over the world. Her fiction and nonfiction work has been published in Cosmopolitan, Huffington Post, Thought Catalog, and in California’s Emerging Writers: An Anthology of Fiction and Gardy Loo Literary & Art Magazine. When she's not working, Mia is most likely gathering a group of friends for karaoke, planning her next day trip with her fiance, Dan, or writing essays for her newsletter and blog. You can find her on Instagram and Twitter, or at bymiabrabham.com.

Course Takeaways

• How to ease writer's block
• The "big idea" or a different idea for your piece of writing
• Exercises for their writer's tool belt

We offer full refunds for cancellation with written notice up until 7 days before your class start date. From 6 days to more than 24 hours before class begins, we offer a 25% refund. If you drop a class less than 24 hours before the class begins or after it has started, you are ineligible for a refund.