Seminars & Services For Writers

Seminars & Services For Writers

Get objective advice, feedback and tips that always keep your unique voice at the forefront, because that's what matters the most.

Writers Seminars - Offered Every Week, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday.

Get real, practical instruction from writers, directors and producers who actually work in the industry.  Here is the current list of seminars & workshops geared towards writers & developing writers:

YOUR SCRIPT FROM IDEA TO REWRITE (3 part seminar series)

Get your full first draft completed with this three-part seminar series by writer-director Diamond Monique Washington IPG. 

 

Save 15% when you sign up for all 3 Parts - Your Script From Idea To Rewrite - Only $249

Register here to attend all three sessions, scheduled on consecutive days or spread out for your own schedule. 

Part 1 of 3 - Developing Your Story - Tuesdays 4:00pm to 5:30pm Pacific

90 minutes. LIVE: $99.00, with brief question period & materials. Register here for Developing Your Story.

In this course you will learn how to develop your ideas no matter how vague, into a cohesive story. This session covers:

  • Organizing your ideas to discover a concept
  • Character creation and breakdowns
  • World building
  • Mapping plot points to create a beat sheet
Part 2 of 3 - Designing Your First Draft - Wednesdays 4:00pm to 5:30pm Pacific

90 minutes. LIVE: $99.00, with brief question period & materials. Register here for Designing Your First Draft.

In this course you will learn how to properly outline your story to write a successful first draft. This session covers:

  • Converting your beat sheet into a scene summary/treatment
  • Optimizing your treatment to ensure you have the essentials to start your first draft.
  • Key points to writing a successful first draft
  • Managing the writing process
Part 3 of 3 - All About The Rewrite - Fridays 4:00pm to 5:30pm Pacific

90 minutes. LIVE: $99.00, with brief question period & materials. Register here for All About The Rewrite.

In this session you will learn how advanced writing techniques to optimize your first draft for a successful rewrite and to develop your unique writing voice. In this session, we will analyze:

  • Plot
  • Scene Structure
  • Character Arc
  • Dialog

 

Private Coaching For Writers

$75.00 per hour, minimum $150.00 

Private one-on-one coaching sessions with Diamond Monique Washington IPG focus on any artistic aspect of your written work. Diamond has over a decade as a professional script writer and director, and is the Artistic Director of Stage And Screen Innovations. These individual sessions can cover story or character development, act structures, ideation, rewriting issues - any aspect of your current project you feel you can benefit from a qualified industry professional's analysis [Script formatting or copy-editing is not addressed in these sessions]. The process for this service is:

 

Story Analysis & Live Feedback

$199.99

This writer-oriented feedback emphasize your story, dialog, character arc, etc. and replaces traditional studio-focused "coverage" which you may receive elsewhere. We do not focus on correcting copy-editing issues such as formatting or spelling, though they will be discussed. This service is geared towards the writer concerned about the integrity of their story and script. You will receive a detailed set of notes and a 30 minute online or phone discussion with the reader to discuss the feedback and analysis. In line with IPG principles, your reader will always be a professional writer or writer-director, not a student or person who has never sold or produced a script (which is usual in traditional "coverage" situations). This service Includes:

  • Book you FREE 15 minute consultation with Diamond before signing up, to determine your requirements and total costs.
  • Analysis on your script, up to 110 page script;
  • for scripts over 110 pages to a maximum of 140 pages, add $30.00
  • Markup of your pdf formatted script, for reference during discussion.
  • Written standard feedback covering style, plot, character and format issues.
  • Direct discussion, up to 30 minutes, with the reader to help you understand the analysis.