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Applicable to comedy, drama, and reality, this unique course is designed for creative aspiring writers with no prior experience—as well as those with screenwriting experience—who seek to break into television writing. Learn in an interactive environment the basics of creating, writing, and presenting your first television script for both drama and/or comedy, including how to take your idea to the next step and create a complete half-hour or one-hour television script. Beginning and professional writers are welcome. Prior screenwriting experience is not required. The course will cover: The steps usually taken for a first-time television writer towards writing the first script (general idea, character development, style, story acts, etc.) Structure Character development The importance of your first script as a calling card How to find an agent and get your script read Who should you be writing for Who does what job on a television series The outlets for new shows and new ideas Developing your idea The best way to write for you The Writers’ Room Collaboration processes Overview of winning past and current television show scripts Feedback on your current concepts, outline, scenes and scripts Students will be emailed several TV scripts (shooting drafts) in PDF format prior to the first-class session (and more during the course) to be read in advance if possible. We’ll also be viewing videos related to the topics throughout the course. This course will also include special guests, including WGA writers and producers working in television today. Students will get the opportunity to ask questions and get a behind-the-scenes look into how television is made, learning about the different career paths to becoming a professional television writer and what showrunners, producers, creative executives, and fellowship competitions are looking for from writers working today. Note: Enrollment is limited to 12 participants. Be sure to sign up today! Disclaimers Please note that you will receive your Zoom link via email 24 hours before the start of this class. If you enroll in this class less than 24 hours before it begins, please either send us a message or email us at programs@sandiegowriters.org to request your link. Please be advised that it is best to register at least a week before the start of a class to help our instructors prepare and ensure that it does not get canceled or rescheduled. Policies regarding registration, refunds, cancellations, etc. can be found on our policies page. If you would like to provide feedback regarding this class, please feel free to complete an evaluation form. Visit: https://writeyourstorynow.org/classes-workshops/2025-06-17-creating-writing-your-first-tv-pilot-with-bo-kaprall/ SD Writers Ink on Instagram and Facebook

Ready to expand your writer’s toolkit? This workshop dives into figurative language—similes, metaphors, personification, synesthetic language, and more—as powerful techniques to add flair and dimension to your prose. Through creative exercises and practice with reverse engineering examples, you’ll analyze figurative language on a technical level and study what makes it successful. Using what you learn, you’ll practice creating your own examples. Learning objectives: By the end of the workshop, participants will… Have a framework for developing their own figurative writing style Learn to how to analyze effective figurative writing Be able to identify different types of figurative writing techniques Ideal for creative writers of any genre who want to broaden their stylistic options and elevate key moments in their work. Visit: https://writeyourstorynow.org/classes-workshops/2025-06-22-beyond-the-literal-with-jamie-li/ SD Writers Ink on Instagram and Facebook

Data shows a dramatic increase in immigrant detention since President Donald Trump took office in January. The most dramatic increase has been for people without criminal records.

Writing doesn’t get more personal than the memoir. In it, the author shares a part or portions of his/her/their life with readers and seeks universality, understanding and connection. In this three-hour course, students will open that important window into themselves and identify what those life-changing moments and events are and how to express them in writing. As the author Emily Gordon once opined, “Your life story is a gift. It should be treated as such.” Visit: https://writeyourstorynow.org/classes-workshops/2025-06-21-memoirs-that-matter-with-david-coddon/ SD Writers Ink on Instagram and Facebook

California is leading 20 state attorneys general in a lawsuit seeking to block health officials from further sharing Medicaid data and the Trump administration from using it for immigration enforcement or "population surveillance."

Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty Wednesday in the stabbing murders of four University of Idaho students after reaching a plea agreement for the 2022 killings. The deal stipulates a life sentence.

The organizations argue Congress already appropriated the funds and that the federal government has a legal responsibility to ensure unaccompanied children have attorney representation.

Tennessee's new laws on immigration already face court challenges. Other states are changing gun laws or imposing new restrictions on transgender people.

When RFK Jr. announced he would cut funds from Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, he cited "vaccine safety," referring to a 2017 study from Guinea-Bissau. We asked vaccine researchers to assess the study.

Jimmy Swaggart, one of the most well-known televangelists of the 1980s, has died, according to a social media post from his ministry.