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Have you dreamed of seeing one of your essays published in the New Yorker or The Atlantic Monthly? Master journalist Marc Ambinder has done both and he will show you how. He'll help you transform your bad blind dates and visits from unruly parents into insightful, compelling revelations. Marc will show you how to make your essay relatable, targeted for the right publication, and tantalizing to readers. You'll learn about the essential elements of the personal essay: the hook, angle, tone, and epiphany, the structure of personal essays, and the different types of personal essays. Marc will share his secret for finding what newspapers, magazines and websites are looking for; what strikes them as cliché, and what they find different and interesting. You'll also learn how to infuse your story with reporting, how to cold-contact editors, and how to choose which stories are the most salable. Most importantly, you'll learn how to write as you speak and think. We'll workshop one of your essays until it's perfect. By the end of class, you'll have a kick-ass essay that is ready to be submitted for publication and a plan of where to submit it. Your goal will be to sell your essay within a couple of weeks after the class ends! You'll be well on your way to joining the ranks of the 52 Writing Pad Alums who have been published and have gotten paid for their work in publications such as Self, Marie Claire, LA Times, Salon, Spirit Magazine, and New York Magazine!
Instructor: Marc Ambinder
Mar. 23, 30, April 6, 13, 27, May 4 (5 Sundays, 1 one on one consultation)
12 p.m. - 2 p.m. PST
Cost: $395 (includes snacks and tea)
Location: Online
About Marc Ambinder:
Marc Ambinder is an American editor and journalist, editor-at-large of The Week, a contributing editor at GQ and at The Atlantic. Until December 31, 2011 he was the White House correspondent at the National Journal. He previously worked at ABC News and was chief political consultant to CBS News from 2008 to 2011. Though politics and Washington have been his primary beats, he also has published personal essays and writes about intelligence and national security, and has broken several stories, including details about the raid on Osama bin Laden. His first book, "The Command: Inside The President's Secret Army," is an examination of the secretive Joint Special Operations Command. He received a B.A. from Harvard University in 2001.
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LocationOnline Class (View)
688 S Santa Fe, Apt. 312
Los Angeles, CA 90021
United States
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