Commitment Means Nothing Without Action
If I ask you if you’ve committed yourself to your writing project, you could answer ‘yes’ and feel better for a while. But if you don’t make progress on it, that high would fade, and soon you’d feel...
View ArticleUpcoming Writing Workshops
We have a bunch of new workshops. Here’s a quick rundown: Meditation and Writing Workshop We combine meditation techniques drawn from a variety of disciplines with writing. Explore how spirit and...
View ArticleQuick Reminder – New Workshops
Hi Everyone, A quick reminder that we have two new workshops, the Meditation and Writing Workshop and the Memoir Writing Workshop. Both take place this Saturday and continue every other Saturday....
View ArticleMeditation, Memoir, Creativity
Don’t forget our Meditation and Writing Workshop and the Memoir Writing Workshop both take place tomorrow in West Hollywood. These workshops would be a great way to escape and get creative for a bit....
View ArticleTen things screenwriters need to know when writing a book
Lots of writers (especially in Los Angeles) write screenplays. Often, these screenwriters decide to try their hand at writing a book or a short story. Screenwriters tend to have a good understanding of...
View ArticleTomorrow: Meditation & Memoir. Plus an Anti-Ode to Typos
A quick reminder about the memoir and meditation workshop tomorrow. It’s not too late to sign up. Lighting up the Past: A Memoir Writing Workshop This Saturday from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and every...
View ArticleWorkshops This Weekend
This weekend will be your last opportunity to take the Meditation and Writing Workshop and the Memoir Workshop, as we will pause these workshops for the next few months. All workshops this weekend...
View ArticleDiscount: See Ray Bradbury Create Stories on Stage
We received the following email about a play, and thought it was so cool that it warranted a blog post: I thought your writer’s group would be interested in a play where Ray Bradbury talks about his...
View ArticleFive Terrible Things People Tell Writers
1. Write Every Day This adage causes so much self-hatred and guilt in writers that I’d like to banish it from our vocabulary entirely. So let me say this with gusto: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WRITE EVERY...
View ArticleFinal Workshops of the Year, Discounts, 2019 FDI
A few updates for y’all. Happy Holidays to everyone. First-Draft Incubator – New 2019 Session Did you know that if you got a book deal today, your book wouldn’t come out until 2020? This is why it’s...
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