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CLUE TRAILS & CRIME-LINES - Level 1
*15% off through June!*
A MYSTERY SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP
4 weeks - ZOOM - $250 

Option 1: Wed. July 9-30, 6-8:30pm PST
Option 2: TBD from overflow!
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Murder mysteries - and mysteries of all kinds -  never go out of style, but there are very few resources out there for screenwriters looking to understand the genre. Even the WGA's most recent "Demystifying the Procedural" panel lacked any info on how to actually break the structure and clue trails needed for a killer mystery. This workshop aims to solve that problem!

In WEEK 1, you'll learn strategies for breaking clue trails, and organizational systems that will help you craft and juggle clues, suspects, and timelines.

In WEEK 2, we'll review clue trail case studies, and we'll use the tools from week one to practice crafting clue trails together.


And in WEEK 3, you’ll pitch your own clue trails and get feedback on them.

And in WEEK 4 we'll discuss Serialized Whodunnits, How Catch 'Ems (like Poker Face and Eslbeth), and we'll practice breaking a How Catch 'Em in class! You’ll also hear a pitch for a mystery show that sold in the room and received multiple offers.

**This is not a class for brand new writers. Ideally you've written a pilot, spec, or feature before and are comfortable breaking story already. Reach out if you have any questions about attending!**



CLUE TRAILS & CRIME-LINES - Level 2
A MYSTERY SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP
4 weeks - ZOOM - $275 

In LEVEL 2, we'll build upon the Crime-Line strategies we used in LEVEL 1, only now with a focus on ALT SUBGENRES OF MYSTERIES! Specifically we'll be studying serialized and episodic WTFs (like LIMETOWN and FRINGE), HEISTS (like Leverage and Ocean's 11), and LOCKED ROOM MYSTERIES. We'll also practice breaking these kinds of mysteries in class!

UPCOMING - Wed. August 6-27, 6-8:30pm PST
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*Prereq - CLUE TRAILS & CRIME-LINES Level 1*


DEV 101 
*15% off through June!*

DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS & EXERCISES TO LEVEL UP YOUR CAREER
6 weeks - $500
UPCOMING - SAT. - July 12th - August 16th, 1-3:30pm PST​


What if you could learn stand-alone, game-changing, development exercises that you could practice at any time to speed up your understanding of how to develop any project? And not just develop ideas, pitches, and scripts, but to even learn how to create brand new, unique, and personally-driven concepts from scratch, all through clear systems that heighten your development mindset?

**CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO ON DEV 101**


RECALIBRATE - 1:1 
$225
1x 90min, over Zoom 

Feeling stuck? Sign up for a creative strategy session in which we address personal blocks and industry-related obstacles, and then create a set of action steps to get you back on track and moving forward strategically. **Click here to book**


DEVELOPMENT NOTES
Receive extensive, detailed notes with actionable advice, examples, and recommendations for your outlines and scripts. 

 
    Half Hour Projects - $275
     Hour Long Projects - $375
     Features - $550

**CLICK HERE TO BOOK** and check out the Testimonials page for more reviews!

"Working with Liz has changed my outlook on the potential of me achieving this dream of a screenwriting career. I have been writing for well over a decade and it wasn’t until I started working with Liz that I found the confidence in my own abilities because of her strategic, structured approach. She teaches you the skills you need to create on your own while also providing very specific notes with suggestions of how to fix things without being too prescriptive. She pitches ideas but does it in a way that makes you feel the ownership of figuring out why it’s not working and how to improve it."
-Andrea O'Malley

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