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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
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!
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
Writing Quote of the Day
"Good writing is supposed to evoke sensation in the reader- not the fact that it is raining, but the feeling of being rained upon." - EL Doctorow
Writing Quote of the Day
Writing quote from Michael Haneke: "I’ve never seen good results from people trying to speak about things they don’t know firsthand. They will talk about Afghanistan, about children in Africa, but in the end they only know what they’ve seen on TV or read in the newspaper. And yet they pretend—even to themselves—that they know … Continue reading Writing Quote of the Day
A Few Videos to Watch During a Break from Writing
This Creative Spark series from the Academy is so fun to watch. You get to see inside the homes and offices of some of the top screenwriters working today, and get a feel for their process and how they approach their writing each day. It’s nice to see these pros struggle with the same stuff … Continue reading A Few Videos to Watch During a Break from Writing
What to Read this Week: Links for Writers
Here's a roundup of articles relevant to writers. 1. The Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship's submission period just opened. Here's an interview with the Executive Director answering every question you could ever have about it. Plus, she's incredibly encouraging about the whole process. 2. Awards season scripts are available online now 3. Chuck Palahniuk implores writers to delete "thought" verbs from their … Continue reading What to Read this Week: Links for Writers
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