Zero to Pilot

Half-Hour TV Comedy/Dramedy Online Course

In 8 Weeks You’ll Learn To:

✔️ Develop the world, characters, pilot story, and engine of your half-hour comedy/dramedy

✔️ Complete a beat sheet, outline, first draft, and rewrite of your script

✔️ Review and critique the work of your peers

✔️ Create a professional, repeatable process to get future scripts done

✔️ Create a productivity schedule that allows you to get work done

✔️ Execute your ideas and build confidence in your creative voice

Here’s What to Expect:

Week 1: Planning + Pilot Development

Get ready to write your script by learning the essential elements of a TV pilot (you’ll read the first few chapters of TV Writing Toolkit by Jen Grisanti - this is not an affiliate link), creating a writing routine, and developing your voice as a writer.

Week 2: Blue Sky + Story Development

In week two, you’ll Blue Sky (idea dump/think broadly about your show) and complete a pilot development sheet where you’ll flesh out scenes, dialogue, and story ideas that you want to use in your pilot script.

Week 3: Beat Sheet

It’s writing time! That’s right, in week three, you write out your story beat-by-beat.

Weeks 4: Outline

Now that you’ve got the foundations of your story down, it’s time to write your 8-page outline.

Week 5: Act 1

It’s time to go to script! In week 5, you’ll write Act 1.

Week 6: Act 2

It’s time to write Act 2

Week 7: Act 3

Week 8: Rewrite

Group Calls (Zoom)

We’ll meet four times during the eight weeks to connect with your cohort members, review the course material, give and get feedback on pages, and keep you motivated and on track.

Our Kick-off call for the September Cohort will be on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 5:30 PM PST.

The remaining group calls will be scheduled based on the results of a group meeting poll.