"Fiction is a kind of compassion-generating machine that saves us from sloth. Is life kind or cruel? Yes, Literature answers. Are people good or bad? You bet, says Literature. But unlike other systems of knowing, Literature declines to eradicate one truth in favor of another; rather, it teaches us to abide with the fact that, … Continue reading George Saunders on Fiction
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Back to School Contest (Win a free month!)
The new school year is upon us and even though we may not be students anymore, this time of year will always be about digging in, getting serious and strengthening our work habits. In this spirit, we are giving away one free month of access to theOffice. If you don't already know, we are a … Continue reading Back to School Contest (Win a free month!)
Screenwriting Advice: Make Sure Your Character is in a Hurry
Here's some great advice & stories from actor, filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. Also, at around 1:45, he explains what makes his son (Robert Downey Jr.) immediately put down a script.
Quote of the Day
"Nothing is funnier than unhappiness." Samuel Beckett
The Strange Rise of the Writers’ Space
This New Yorker piece has an interesting take on what writers' spaces are all about: "As with the gym, at the writers’ space you feel less ridiculous spending your time on an activity with uncertain and elusive benefits: everyone else is doing it, too. It’s a cocoon that protects its inhabitants from a world where most … Continue reading The Strange Rise of the Writers’ Space
Meditation on Ruin
by Jay Hopler It’s not the lost lover that brings us to ruin, or the barroom brawl, or the con game gone bad, or the beating Taken in the alleyway. But the lost car keys, The broken shoelace, The overcharge at the gas pump Which we broach without comment — these are the things that eat … Continue reading Meditation on Ruin
Brand New Website!
We are so excited to be launching our brand new website. For those of you who have recently started reading this blog and/or following us, here is some information on who we are. We're a coworking space that caters to writers, so naturally we wanted to start a blog with the same intention. We hope you've been … Continue reading Brand New Website!
The Winner of our 2015 Fellowship is…
...Lindsey Stoddart! Lindsey is a writer, improviser and actress. She submitted a comedy pilot that was exciting, fun, and best of all HYSTERICAL. We are excited to see what she does next, and we hope that theOffice fellowship will give her the focus and space to write more than ever. Here is Lindsey's twitter. We … Continue reading The Winner of our 2015 Fellowship is…
New Pictures of Our Space
Linda Abbott recently took some incredible pictures of theOffice. Have a look...
Links for Writers: Fun Stuff to Read this Week
The Electric Typewriter // It appears that someone put a lot of time into this compilation of "articles and essays by the world's best journalists and writers." A lot of good stuff to be found here. That Way We're All Writing Now by Clive Thompson // You'll see a lot tweets and status updates starting with the … Continue reading Links for Writers: Fun Stuff to Read this Week
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