Creating a Writing Routine:

HOW TO DEVELOP HEALTHY WRITING HABITS TO HELP YOU FINISH YOUR SCRIPT

— with Cody Smart —

Creating a Writing Routine:

HOW TO DEVELOP HEALTHY WRITING HABITS TO HELP YOU FINISH YOUR SCRIPT

— with Cody Smart —

$79.99

August 7, 2025
4:00-7:00 PM ET

Each registration comes with access to the archived version of the program and the materials for one year. You do not have to attend the live event to get a recording of the presentation.  Attendees have the ability to chat with the instructor during the live event and ask questions. This webinar is 3 hours.

A copy of the webinar presentation recording will be added to your Writer's Digest University account as soon as possible after the live webinar. It may take 24-48 hours to process and post in your Writer's Digest University account

Enroll Now

$79.99

August 7, 2025
4:00-7:00 PM ET

Each registration comes with access to the archived version of the program and the materials for one year. You do not have to attend the live event to get a recording of the presentation. Attendees have the ability to chat with the instructor during the live event and ask questions.

A copy of the webinar presentation recording will be added to your Writer's Digest University account as soon as possible after the live webinar. It may take 24-48 hours to process and post in your Writer's Digest University account

Enroll Now

About the webinar

About the webinar

Staying on track while writing a script is the hardest thing a writer has to deal with. Life gets in the way, and the story we started writing is never completed, or takes years to get done. 

In this live webinar with script doctor Cody Smart, we’ll learn tools to develop healthy writing habits to make writing part of your daily routine, so you can finally finish that script – and write many more. 

We’ll explore different tools to help you stay accountable to yourself as well as motivated as you set a writing goal and develop a plan to finish your script by a certain date.  

We’ll learn about habit writing and time management, as well as how to overcome the dreaded writer’s block when it hits, and how to avoid the Act 2 slow down. 

We’ll discuss what makes a great script, and the importance of getting notes as well as writing for the reader.  

We’ll analyze how plotting, outlining, and rewriting can help you stay on track and writing.  

We’ll talk about the important of finding your voice and niche as a writer, and how to become a writer people want to work with. 

Finally, we’ll talk about handling rejection and how to use it to fuel your writing and your creativity, as you map out what type of career you want to have as a writer – and with help from this webinar, develop the necessary tools and habits to get you where you want to be.  

Meet the instructor

Cody Smart

Cody Smart is an independent writer and script doctor from Chile. She holds degrees in English Literature & Linguistics, Screenwriting, Development and Producing. She’s worked as a script analyst for Sony, she’s been a judge for multiple script and film competitions, and she’s written award-winning scripts. She’s an instructor for the renowned Writers’ Program at UCLA Extension, and takes pride in helping writers take their work to the next level in her role as a seasoned script consultant.

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