Aleks Horvat, owner of theOffice, created this interview series called The Dialogue. The series offers in-depth discussions with some of today's most successful screenwriters. This one with Paul Haggis is pretty great. Check it out:
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DAN HARMON TELLS YOU HOW TO PITCH A TV SHOW
"This is how you do a good pitch: Remember when you were at that party and you asked someone if they had seen Game of Thrones because it’s your favorite show? And they said, 'No I’ve never seen Game Of Thrones,' and you proceeded to tell them why they should watch it? That’s a good … Continue reading DAN HARMON TELLS YOU HOW TO PITCH A TV SHOW
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.
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
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!
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
Writers, here are some things to read this week!
First, the story of a produced screenwriter's descent into homelessness. I don't want to give away the ending - just read it! Anyone can contribute articles to the site Medium. It's an interesting experiment. And one that works. The site is beautifully simplistic, and set up with ratings systems, and rankings so that the cream rises … Continue reading Writers, here are some things to read this week!
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