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WORKSHOPS: Whether on Zoom or in her vibrant and secluded backyard in Northeast Los Angeles, Jackie conducts writing workshops for writers in all genres. Students have workshopped novels, short stories, YA, personal essays, memoir, flash, poetry, and screenplays. Writers receive thoughtful and thorough feedback and join a generous, supportive community.

Jackie is the best kind of teacher: nurturing, honest, and insightful. She knows how to critique the work while encouraging the writer.
—Christina M.

SEE BELOW FOR WRITING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU IN THE NEW YEAR!

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Resolve to Write! 
Write On Writers’ Workshops
WINTER RESIDENCY
January 22—April 14, 2024

Did you make a resolution to write more in 2024? To adopt a daily practice? Or finally finish the first draft of your novel? Start a memoir? Get published? Whatever you feel determined to write this year, Write On Writers’ Workshops Winter Residency will make sure you make it happen!

Winter Residency is a 12-week, customizable writing session that meets writers at whatever stage they’re in with their writing projects and guides them forward, through coaching, craft talks, community, accountability, and inspiration. Over the course of 12 weeks, writers will receive: 

  • 18 hours total of private, 1:1 coaching

  • A weekly, Monday night accountability and writing workshop

  • Weekly planners to assist you in scheduling your writing time and reaching your goals

  • Unlimited email support, including reading suggestions and craft tips


MORE ON 18 HOURS OF PRIVATE 1:1 COACHING 
Writers may book these hours nearly any way they please to best serve their writing needs! I have extensive experience with and welcome the following genres: personal essay, memoir, short story, novel, flash, hybrid, screenplay, queries, pitches, and personal statements. As a writing coach, I offer macro and micro feedback, story developing consultation, copy editing, and both generative and revision writing exercises. Not sure how you’ll book your 18 hours with me? Don’t fret! After a consultation, I’ll help you devise a project plan that spans our 12 weeks together!

Who is the Residency for? 

  • Aspiring writers who are ready to call themselves writers!

  • Writers who know they are most productive when given deadlines. 

  • Writers who crave the support of a writing community. 

  • Writers seeking an alternative to an MFA program. 

  • Post-MFA writers who miss the structure and accountability of a program. 

  • Writers who desire personalized support and feedback from a seasoned writing coach.

  • Writers who are ready to make their writer's dreams come true!

Why should you sign up?

  • Because you’re ready to start that project you can’t stop thinking about—

  • Because you’re ready to finish that project you’ve been working on—

  • Because you’re ready to announce to the world that you’re a published writer—

  • Because you’re ready to sell that screenplay, novel, memoir you’ve always dreamed about—

  • Because you’re ready to incorporate accountability, community, and inspiration into your writing practice—

  • Because you’re ready to receive feedback that is honest, productive, and compassionate—

  • Because it’s time for you to become the writer you’re meant to be! 

Cost: $1800
Payment plans are available.

Interested? Please fill out this simple application and I’ll reach out to you to schedule a conversation:
Winter Residency Inquiry Form. You may also email me at jackheinze@gmail.com

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INTRODUCTION TO SCREENWRITING

6 meetings, Wednesdays, Jan 24–Feb 28, 2024
Time: 7pm–10pm
Where: Zoom
Cost: $485, through UCLA Extension
This is a course I facilitate and absolutely love, which is offered through UCLA Ext. The six-week course is perfect for anyone getting started on their path to becoming a screenwriter. Each class offers a broad-strokes introduction to a different writing format, which includes Feature Film, Television Specs, and Television Pilots, as well as a rotating list of specialized forms such as Video Game Writing, Writing for Animation, Sketch Comedy Writing, and/or Script Doctoring. The course also looks at the business end of writing. Lectures by guest speakers offer insight and instruction on each topic, followed by guided workshop sessions where students put those theories into action on their own material. The goal of the course is to give new writers a taste of different screenwriting types to help deepen their overall knowledge while sparking their creative energy. At the end of the quarter, students should feel more confident about their skills and be prepared for further study of writing.
For more information, visit the course page here.

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For more information and to join any of the above, please contact Jackie at jackheinze@gmail.com.