Ten 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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