The Best Screenwriting Workshop Online

SCREENWRITING ALCHEMY
4 Week workshop for Screenwriters, TV writers, playwrights & Web series creators
First, middle, or final drafts.

Learn how to turn any pages - into great ones. Cliché transforms into one of a kind, expository morphs into hypnotic, confusing into profound, and average into extraordinary.

HOW TO WRITE GREAT SCRIPTS NOT JUST AVERAGE SCRIPTS

Discover how to shape-shift for the creation of a magnificent screenplay.

In this workshop, we focus on you. Your mind, your story, your goals. We approach the art and craft of screenwriting utilizing research in evolutionary biology, neuroscience, and psychology.

By focusing on the way you approach the page, you will build a set of tools that will apply to every script you ever write.

DISCOVER TOOLS THAT ARE SHAPED FOR THE FUTURE OF THE INDUSTRY

We deep dive into your understanding of character, action, structure, theme, dialogue, subtext, the mind of the reader, the heart of a producer (yes, they do have hearts) and most importantly - your story.

Every week you will discover and practice new tools for building story and structure through character, theme, and intuition.

Each writer workshops up to 30 pages of their script and gets a clear plan of how to move forward in the most effective way possible! At the end of your workshop you will have a very clear plan of what to do next.

A BETTER WAY TO GIVE AND TRANSLATE FEEDBACK

Discover a healthier and more effective approach to feedback. Unlike most classes, Jess prioritizes effective feedback that eliminates damaging notes birthed of ego, criticism, or ignorance.

The small class size (6 scripts workshopped in total, 2 scripts each week) guarantees you get the feedback you need for where you are in your process. Writers should be prepared to workshop any week. Due to the small class we cannot guarantee you a specific week to workshop. All workshops happen in class so there is no reading required outside of the hours of the class.

We provide a safe but challenging approach. So you can be vulnerable, creative and free while you grow, overcome obstacles and move forward on your journey as a writer.

Not ready to workshop? Join as a non-workshop participant. Learn the craft, participate as a reader, ask questions etc. As a non-workshop participant you get everything except you will not workshop a script.

Screenwriting Class + In-class Workshop

$379.00

4 week class + in class workshop of your pages.

All classes are EASTERN TIME. Please double check your time zone.

Non-workshop Participant

$158.00

Participate in the readings and feedback sessions without workshopping your script.

NEXT CLASS DATES/TIMES

October 9th - October 30th
online live via zoom - SOLD OUT

October 29th - November 26th
Saturdays 12-2:20pm ET
online live via zoom - SOLD OUT

January 21st - Feb. 11th 2023
Saturdays 12 - 3pm ET
Online via Zoom - 5 Spots left

WHAT TO EXPECT

WEEK ONE
Introductions, orientation, and breakdown
of basic and advanced scriptwriting craft tools.

WEEK TWO
Workshop 1 & 2

WEEK THREE
Workshop 3 & 4

WEEK FOUR
Workshop 5 & 6

"I learned more in one session with Jess than I did in four years of NYU film school."
- Jenna, NYU GRADUATE 2020

"Jess' approach is beyond anything I have ever experienced from a class or in any writers room. I always need to know the science behind things and knowing that all her techniques stem from neuroscience and psychology -- it just works."
- Kevin, TV WRITER 2020

"In ten pages and one hour Jess broke open my story and transformed my structure. She saved me eight months of rewriting! Thank you!"
- Celeste, SCREENWRITER 2019

"Jess's classes and meditations have gotten me through some very severe blocks. These are professional-grade tools that short circuit the fear, imposter syndrome, and perfectionism that stands in the way of you doing your best work. I rely on them regularly! "
- Carly Wray, Writer/Producer - MADMEN, MINDHUNTER, WESTWORLD

"The Alchemy class has helped me beyond words.

I took it on a whim - and when I say whim, I mean I signed up for it on my phone, through tears, while in the middle of breakdown in the shower about how I’m never going to be a writer - that kind of whim.

Even though it was way out of my comfort zone, Jess never made me feel like I didn’t belong there. Her unique ability to adjust her approach based on where the writer is in their journey shows her passion and dedication to actually helping us move forward.

This class was the first time I ever really felt safe to share. The way Jess handles giving feedback is like therapy for a writer’s soul. It’s empowering, insightful and inspirational.

I’ve taken other classes and I know how Hollywood works. Jess finds a way to lift people up as she teaches instead of putting them down.
Elle Waitt, WRITER 2020

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Screenwriting Class + In-class Workshop

Non-workshop Participant