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Classes & Consults
So... What are we doing here?
I love a good strategy. I also love a good puzzle. Because of that, I only teach classes that I wish existed. Classes I would take myself if I saw someone teaching something similar. Classes that offer insight into technique that I haven’t found anywhere else.
The truth is, most writers don’t need to take another pilot writing class. They need nuanced creative and technical instruction that can level up their development skills, or niche expertise in specific genres like murder mysteries.
So that’s what you’ll find here.
*For upper level writers and showrunners, if you prefer to take these classes 1:1, message me for scheduling.
Let's dig in!
CLUE TRAILS & CRIME-LINES - Level 1
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4 Weeks. Over ZOOM. $295
NEXT CLASS - SUMMER 2026
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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 a recent WGA panel on "Demystifying the Procedural" 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 share your own clue trails and get feedback on them. *In order to practice the steps you'll be creating something from scratch - so we won't be covering personal projects in class.*
And in WEEK 4 we'll discuss Serialized Whodunnits, How Catch 'Ems (like Poker Face and Elsbeth), 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.
CLUE TRAILS & CRIME-LINES - Level 2
*Prereq - CLUE TRAILS Level 1*
4 Weeks. Over ZOOM. $295
NEXT CLASS - SUMMER 2026
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In LEVEL 2, we build upon the Crime-Line strategies we used in LEVEL 1, only now with a focus on 3 unique alt subgenres of mysteries.
Specifically we'll dig into serialized and episodic WTFs (like LIMETOWN and FRINGE), HEISTS (like LEVERAGE and OCEAN'S 11), and LOCKED ROOM MYSTERIES.
We also practice breaking these kinds of mysteries in class!
DEV 101
DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS & EXERCISES TO LEVEL UP YOUR CAREER
NEXT CLASS:
6 Weeks. Over ZOOM. $500
NEXT CLASS - SUMMER 2026
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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? FIND OUT MORE HERE.
CODES & CIPHERS in TV & Film
2 Days. Over ZOOM. $150
NEXT CLASS - SUMMER 2026
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In this 2-day workshop, we'll cover different types of codes and ciphers, and study the way codes and ciphers have been used in shows and movies like The Good Fight, Paradise, Deception, Silo, Enola Holmes, and The DaVinci Code. We'll also practice making a few of our own!
RECALIBRATE - 1:1
1:1. 90 min. 1x. Over ZOOM. $250
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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.
THE CALIBRATED CREATIVE - 1:1
NEXT SESSION:
1:1. 90 min. 4x. Over ZOOM. $1000
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1 month. 4 Recalibrate sessions. 1 round of personalized concept development coaching.
Get unstuck, focused, and strategy-boosted! This crash course of creative and career support will have us digging into strategy-based plans that will tackle personal blocks and industry-related obstacles. We'll then create a set of action steps to get you back on track and excited about the direction you're heading. *BOOK A DISCOVER CALL BEFORE SIGNING UP.*
DEVELOPMENT NOTES
Receive extensive, detailed notes with actionable advice, examples, and recommendations for your outlines and scripts.
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1/2 Hr Projects - $275
Hr Long Projects - $375
Features - $550
1/2 Hr Mysteries - $375
Hr Long Mysteries - $475
Mystery Features - $650
"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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