Attention all L.A. based screenwriters and TV writers!
Occasionally I’ll ask the GITS community a really basic question: Where do you write? It’s always interesting to read the answers, especially to see how so many writers prefer to work in a public setting. Of course, you can simply scramble for a seat at the local java joint and put up with the distractions of cell phone conversations and piped-in muzak.
Wouldn’t it be nice to work in a quiet environment, surrounded by fellow writers?
That’s what theOffice offers for writers who live on the Westside of Los Angeles. My good friend Tom Benedek (Cocoon, Free Willy) has used the space and I’ve visited it as well. It’s a wonderful environment, extremely conducive for writing. And right now they’re running a contest for a free ‘fellowship.’ Here’s their press release:
2011 Fellowship to theOffice
If you’re looking for the perfect place to leave the distractions of life behind and finish that screenplay, enter now to win a FREE 6 month Premium Membership to theOffice.
theOffice is a quiet, communal workspace in Brentwood with wifi, daily newspapers, a reference library and all the coffee you can handle. Their members have written such hits as The Bourne Identity, Over The Hedge, Jumper, The Starter Wife, and more.
It’s free to enter. All of the details are on their blog at:
http://goo.gl/sB49S
Hurry!! Deadline to apply is this Tue, March 15th.
www.theOfficeonline.com
www.theOfficeLA.wordpress.com
theofficefellowship@gmail.com
Further explanation from their blog:
Game on, people. Here’s how it works.
Enter now to win 6 months of free 24/7* access to theOffice here in LA. Winner becomes a Premium Member to theOffice (the highest level of membership) with his/her own door code to come and go even when staff isn’t here. (like 4AM on a Wednesday!)
Fellowship starts April 1st and goes through September 30th. Winner will be announced the last week of March. Contest is open to all new/aspiring/struggling screenwriters who are looking to kick their productivity into overdrive.
Think of it as a free writer’s retreat right here in the city!
So if you’re a “new/aspiring/struggling” screenwriter living in L.A., this is a great opportunity. And in general, it’s good to know there is a space like theOffice where you can write amongst other writers.