My Writing Workshop Schedule

Two online workshops this summer… my only ones in 2025!

In September 2016, I began a new chapter in my creative journey as an assistant professor of screenwriter at the film school at DePaul University. As a result, I will only offer group workshops — Prep: From Concept to Outline and Pages I: Writing the First Draft — in the summer which means the next sessions I will lead will begin in July. Here’s the schedule:

Prep: From Concept to Outline
2025–06–02

Pages I: Writing The First Draft
2025–07–21

Prep: From Concept to Outline: This 6-week online workshop guides you through the story development process from concept to outline. I will personally mentor writers through the same process to featured in my book The Protagonist’s Journey: An Introduction to Character-Driven Screenwriting and Storytelling.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

A proven, professional approach to prep-writing: From a Protagonist Character Treatment to a Master Brainstorming List, Ten Major Plotline Points to Narrative Throughline.

COURSE DETAILS

• Six lectures to guide you through the prep-writing process
• 24/7 online forum discussions moderated by instructor
• Weekly writing assignments to develop and build your story
• Instructor and class feedback
• Due dates to motivate you to write and post assignments
• A weekly teleconference with instructor and class members

WHO SHOULD CONSIDER TAKING THIS COURSE

Screenwriters, TV writers, novelists, and playwrights who want to develop their story to an outline enabling them to have the confidence to pound out a first draft.

“From Concept to Outline is a course I wish I had known about years ago. I would recommend this wholeheartedly for anyone who is about to embark on their first script or ANY script. This lays the foundation stone to your story.”

— Camilla Castree

Pages I: Writing the First Draft: There is only one rule about a first draft: “Get the damn thing done.” In this 10-week online workshop, you will use a series of lectures and weekly writing assignments to pound out pages and push you from FADE IN to FADE OUT with me as your mentor every step of the way.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

A professional approach to writing a first draft, everything from hitting deadlines to constructive critique, how to handle page notes to finding the motivation to write even when you don’t want to, and much more.

WHO SHOULD CONSIDER TAKING THIS COURSE

Screenwriters who will benefit from the structure of an online class to encourage them to start and finish a complete screenplay draft.

“Over the years I’ve bought and read many books on screenwriting. None of them got me as far in my goals and understanding as the Pages I: The First Draft workshop with Scott Myers. Scott was a mentor, brain-stormer, and cheerleader. I felt encouraged and informed all the way to Fade Out.”

– Dawn LeFever

“There’s a reason I wanted Scott to be the official screenwriting blogger for the Black List. He’s the best there is. Period.”

~ Franklin Leonard, founder, The Black List

“Scott is one of those rare finds as a teacher — someone whose tireless passion for instructing and helping others realize their potential never wanes and falters. It truly fulfills him to see his students do well — which is no doubt why he has so many avid fans and long-term relationships with his graduates in Hollywood. He has a knack for seeing a writer — and giving them feedback — even if the script needs a lot of work — that builds up the writer instead of breaking them down — allowing them to return to the page and begin again — getting better each time.”

~ Lisa Joy, screenwriter and TV writer-producer, Pushing Daisies (ABC), Burn Notice (USA), Westworld (HBO), 2014 Black List script “Reminiscence”

“I’ve known Scott for a number of years, going back to my first discovery of his excellent Go Into the Story blog, an invaluable resource for writers of both film and television. Since then I’ve known him to be an incredibly talented, knowledgeable and generous teacher and champion of writers. In a business with no shortage of hucksters, he is a true force for good.”

~ Mickey Fisher, creator and executive producer, Extant (CBS) and Red Planet (NatGeo)

People are already starting to sign up for both sessions and in order to ensure I have sufficient time to provide feedback on everyone’s story development and script pages, there is a hard cap on enrollment in each workshop, so if you are interested, I recommend you sign up soon.

Prep: From Concept to Outline
2025–06–02

Pages I: Writing The First Draft
2025–07–21

Again, this is the only time in 2025 I will lead these group workshops. Enrollment is limited, so I suggest you enroll soon.

I’m excited to lead these workshops again. I created both fifteen years ago when Screenwriting Master Class launched and it’s amazing what a creative and productive experience it is for participating writers.

Hope to see you there!