Hi! I’m Danielle Henderson, and I’ve spent the last decade crafting hilarious and thrilling television as a producer, showrunner, and writer. From original content to adapted work, I specialize in taking the spark of an idea to polished scripts that sell. Now, I want to help you do the same.

Combining my teaching experience as a university professor with my media market expertise, I’ve developed three online courses to help you take your story concept to the next level, whether you’ve never written before or are polishing a drafted script.

If you’re familiar with my work from the I Saw What You Did podcast, Feminist Ryan Gosling, and my award-nominated memoir The Ugly Cry, you know that we’re going to have so much fun along the way.

I love teaching. If you have a story to tell, I want to help you write it.

You’ve always thought that your life would make an interesting book, whether it has been deeply hilarious or highly dramatic. But where do you start?

I’ve been writing about my life publicly for over 20 years, and have published stories about my experiences in anthologies, magazine articles, and a memoir. You want to write your life story? I got you.

Join me for a fun and informative three-week course that will demystify the process of writing a memoir.

And yes, I will tell you how to write about people that are still alive.

WEEK ONE (April 7 and April 9): Excavating your idea, choosing a timeframe, common fears about revealing your life, how to organize your time, refining which stories you want to tell

WEEK TWO (April 14 and April 16): How to outline effectively, choosing your best stories, starting your outline, reviewing a professional memoir proposal, starting your essays/chapters

WEEK THREE (April 21 and April 23): Effective editing, connecting your narrative, formatting your proposal, writing your proposal essays

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Not sure if you want to take the three-week course but you still want to get started on your screenplay? The mini class is perfect for you! I’ll give you all of the tips you need to get started, including software advice, formatting tips, and tips on how to cultivate your idea.

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Your life doesn’t have to be extreme for it to be interesting. You should express your own story whether or not you ever want to publish it or even let another person read it. (Although I do secretly think it would be cool to leave a full-fledged memoir to be discovered after your death. She’s so mysterious!) You already know your story; this mini course is full of the tips you need to get it out of your head and onto the page.

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You have a great idea for a movie or TV show. Now what?

Join me for a fun and lively class full of unique tips, in-depth explanations of form, and personally directed tips. No experience necessary. I cut through the noise to help you demystify the script writing process to get your screenplay out of your head and onto the page.

WEEK ONE (February 17 and February 19): Excavating your idea, the importance of finding your voice, understanding the vocabulary of screenplays, navigating screenwriting software, understanding and developing your characters

WEEK TWO (February 24 and February 27): How to develop your outline, the importance of pacing, organizing your story, writing your outline, formatting your first draft

WEEK THREE (March 3 and March 5): Starting your first draft, elevating your dialogue, how to effectively use parentheticals, using decisive descriptions, finishing your first draft

Included in your course: A free one-on-one, one hour session to discuss your work