Looking for a writer’s sanctuary? A place where you can leave the distractions of life behind and just sit down in peace to put words on the page? That’s what we offer here at theOffice – a quiet, communal workspace on the westside of Los Angeles. We have a roster filled with A-list screenwriters, novelists […]
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Flannery O’Connor on Writing Habits
“I’m a full-time believer in writing habits. . . You may be able to do without them if you have genius but most of us only have talent and this is simply something that has to be assisted all the time by physical and mental habits or it dries up and blows away. . . … Continue reading Flannery O’Connor on Writing Habits
Twilight at theoffice
"Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but it’s the only way you can do anything really good." William Faulkner Taken at theOffice in Brentwood, CA.
Susannah Grant on Writing
"Here’s the most important thing I’ve learned in my short time in the business. You must write what you want to write. Don’t listen to people who tell you you shouldn’t write something. Or if you do write something, it will never get made. I’ve been told that a movie about toxic waste would never … Continue reading Susannah Grant on Writing
Annie Proulx’s Rules for Writing
1. Proceed slowly and take care. 2. To ensure that you proceed slowly, write by hand. 3. Write slowly and by hand only about subjects that interest you. 4. Develop craftsmanship through years of wide reading. 5. Rewrite and edit until you achieve the most felicitous phrase/sentence/paragraph/page/story/chapter. Source.
420 Characters
“After she fled he became his own wife, ironing in his underwear, dusting the shelves, moving the figurines to the dining room table then replacing them carefully when he’d finished waxing the cabinet. Wearing her apron, he often made casseroles. Sometimes he’d sit on her closet floor and move his face through her dresses, like … Continue reading 420 Characters
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: 2015 Fellowship to theOffice
Looking for a writer's sanctuary? A place where you can leave the distractions of life behind and just sit down in peace to put words on the page? That's what we offer here at theOffice - a quiet, communal workspace on the westside of Los Angeles. We have a roster filled with A-list screenwriters, novelists … Continue reading CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: 2015 Fellowship to theOffice
QOTD
"Art itself can warp the artist, I think. The process involves a public exposure of what may be deeply private, and criticism can feel like a review not of mere work but of the artist’s inner life. This turns some into egoists or recluses or both. Yet while painters or musicians don’t necessarily have to … Continue reading QOTD
QOTD
"Be willing to write really badly. It won’t hurt you to do that. I think there is this fear of writing badly, something primal about it, like: 'This bad stuff is coming out of me…' Forget it! Let it float away and the good stuff follows. For me, the bad beginning is just something to … Continue reading QOTD
