This Week in mb Classes
East Coast (and E-Coast)
Monday:
Fact-Checking Basics: The skill that launched a thousand publishing careers (and sank a few)
Writing Comedy for TV: The facts on making money from your funny
Tuesday:
Basic Training: Intro to Magazine Writing: Write for the glossies
Intermediate Copy Editor: Sharpen your skills and make the jump to copy chief
Wednesday:
The ABCs of Effective Public Relations: The ABCs of Effective Public Relations
Break into the PR big leagues
eClass: 12-Week Memoirist: Tell (and sell) the Story of Your Life
eClass: 12-Week Novelist: Draft Your Novel in 3 Months!
eClass: 12-Week TV Writer: Start (and Finish!) Your Spec Script in 3 Months!
Thursday:
Breaking Into Television: Networks are looking for new ideas — a seasoned pro tells you how to pitch them.
Understanding Grammar and Style: Learn the rules so you can break them with confidence.
eClass: Humor Writing Boot Camp: From headlines to punchlines
eClass: Intermediate Copy Editor: This class is for the person familiar with the basics of copyediting and ready for the next level.
Saturday:
12-Week Screenwriter: Start (and finish!) your screenplay in three months.
West Coast
Monday:
Writers: How To Get a Job and Survive the Writers Room: This 7-week symposium cuts the bull, cleans up the clutter, and puts you face-to-face with the people who run the show. Literally.
4-Week Book Proposal: 4-Week Book Proposal is a four-session, workshop-style course designed to walk students through the process of presenting their book idea, the elements of a compelling proposal, choosing an agent (Do you even need one? Big agency or small? And what about all that fine print in the contract?), and the other odds-and-ends of the book-selling process.
Wednesday:
Breaking into the Nonfiction Book Market in Seattle: This class covers how to break into nonfiction publishing, with a primary focus on learning how to craft a solid book proposal to maximize your chances of selling your book and ultimately having it published.
Thursday:
Writing Company Newsletters: Drafting newsletters as a freelancer
Create and Develop Your Freelancing Career in San Francisco: Sally Lehrman will show you how to lay the groundwork for a solid independent career.
Saturday:
The mb One-Day Workshop: Writing (and Publishing) the Food Essay in San Francisco: talk about what ideas sell a food story, how to do research beyond the table, how to structure a piece, and where to market your work.
Create a social media strategy, launch your campaign, and track the results in our 
