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Spread It!
We’ve got a referral promo going on all month here at theOffice. If you’re a member, refer a friend and if they do the Month Trial, you get $50 off your dues. If they join as a member, you get an additional $100 off your dues. Easy. Just make sure your referral mentions your name when they arrive.
If you’re NOT a current member but considering joining, we’ll give you the discount too. Just refer a friend and make sure your friend mentions your name when they arrive and we’ll take $50 and/or $100 off your first month’s dues.
So SPREAD THE WORD and get REWARDED! Your referral must start or at least be on the wait list for the Month Trial by May 31st, 2012. If you’re not a member, you must join by June 30th, 2012 to get the discount.
Call or email for full details.
310-917-4455 or info@theofficeonline.com
We’re puttin’ on a show
8 at FranKo’s is a night of 8 original one-act comedies written and performed by the members of Safehouse, the weekly workshop that takes place here at theOffice on Monday nights. All of the proceeds will benefit theOffice. Safehouse is a group of crazy talented Hollywood writers who have written screenplays like The Bourne Identity, Fight Club, Cold Case and more. It’s gonna be a ridiculously fun evening. If you’re in LA, come join us!
It’s a 2-night run in a small theatre so get your tickets early. They will sell out.
8 at FranKo’s
Friday and Saturday
April 20-21
8PM
The Electric Lodge Theatre
1416 Electric Avenue
Venice 90291
(free parking in their lot)
Tickets:
1-800-838-3006
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/225337
Hope to see you there!
February already?
Hope everyone is kicking ass and taking names this year.
Discounted Books
A huge sale on books and even some free ebooks happening at Writers Digest for the next day or two only. These are all books on the craft and business of writing. I’m not affiliated with them in any way. Just thought I’d share.
Free ebooks here:
http://www.writersdigest.com/nanowrimo
Huge warehouse sale of up to 75% off most of their inventory here:
NaNoWriMo, no?
National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo for the acronym-inclined is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing on November 1. The goal is to write a 50,000 word (approximately 175 page) novel by 11:59:59, November 30.
I’ve been following them on twitter and there are thousands of participants this year and it sounds like a rollicking/grueling good time.
To support the cause, I’m discounting our 1 Month Trial to theOffice for the month of November to $89. That’s 40% off the normal price of $149. With it, you get a month of quiet, focused inspiration, exactly what you’ll need to pull off this incredible feat.
We have limited space here so I can only give away 5 of these or our room will overbook and our members will revolt. So, the first 5 NaNoWriMo participants to email me will get the discount.
You can check out photos of our space here. We’ve got quite a number of successful novelist members including Katie Arnoldi, Gigi Levangie Grazer, Gayle Tzemach Lemmon and more so you will be in great company.
Let me know if you have questions and happy writing!
Annie Walker (Kirsten Wiig) in “Bridesmaids”: Protagonist identification
Great article on Wiig’s character in Bridesmaids via GoIntoTheStory.
Check it out here: Annie Walker (Kirsten Wiig) in “Bridesmaids”: Protagonist identification.
Nick Kazan’s pearls of wisdom
This is one of my favorite interviews in this series. Kazan (At Close Range, Reversal of Fortune) has a real grasp on the inner workings of the writer. Here he talks about how he started writing and his process. One of my favorite quotes:
“I have learned through making mistakes over and over again that if I reach a point where a tiny bell goes off that I might be going in the wrong direction, to stop. It’s very painful to stop but if you don’t stop, you’re going to reach the end, you’re going to hear that bell a little louder, you’re going to realize you have a very substantial problem and then you’re going to have to amputate a limb. And in my experience, it’s like when people talk about amputees, you know, if somebody had a third arm and you cut it off, they’re always going to feel the third arm. If you have a real probem and you build it into the fabric of your piece, people are going to sense it.”
As a writer who will try everything in my power to “make it work”, this is a HUGE lesson for me. Listen to the bell early on. Don’t try to force in a cool/clever/brilliant idea that isn’t working. Let it go. Find another one that naturally, easily works. And do this before it’s too late.
On The Cheap!
Did you know our most affordable membership by far is our AfterHours Membership? Created for those of us with “day jobs”, the AfterHours Membership gets you your own private door code to access the space when staff isn’t here. (after 5PM on weekdays and anytime on the weekends) This is when our space isn’t at a premium so we can offer it at a much lower rate.
So drop the coffee shop shuffle. You owe it to yourself to GET MORE DONE.
Call or email for more info.
310-917-4455
info@theofficeonline.com
5 Ways to Make a Damn Good Cup of Coffee (something all writers should know)
Via LAWeekly
