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Good Reads   Inside the Practice — Writing: "I wouldn't have considered myself a writer before I had this practice. Before I had this practice — I always wanted to be a writer. But now...I am a writer..." | OneRoom Read »     Resources   We've taken lessons learned from working with nearly 100 creative writers in our coaching programs and developed a free tool to help you complete your big creative writing project.     Learn more     Words of Wisdom   "The way to write a book is to actually write a book. A pen is useful, typing is also good. Keep putting words on the page." – Anne Enright Share >>   "I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means. What I want and what I fear." – Joan Didion Share >>   “Tell the whole truth. Don't be lazy, don't be afraid. Close the critic out when you are drafting something new. Take chances in the interest of clarity of emotion." – Jane Kenyon Share >>     OneRoom News   ---   Reviews from OneRoom members:         New Coaches   ---   FIRST Screenwriting Coach!   Aviv Rubinstien Aviv is a screenwriter, director, and musician living in L.A. He has written screenplays for fun and profit across all genres. His directional debut, The Anchorite, is the story of a Rock and Roll band touring the country. He has also written Lift Me Up (now available on Netflix), the faith-based film The Reason (to be released in 2018), as well as several other films. He teaches screenwriting at Relativity School and consults with writers from around the country.    If you're interested in working with Aviv, apply soon! There are only 20 spots available in his group.   Visit Aviv's coach page >>     Brendan Halpin Brendan is the author of over a dozen novels for both teens and adults (so far!), including the ALA Alex Award-Winning Donorboy, A Really Awesome Mess (with Trish Cook) and, writing as Seamus Cooper, The Mall of Cthulu.   If you're interested in working with Brendan, apply soon! There are only 15 spots available in his group, and our groups have been filling up fast.   Visit Brendan's coach page >>         Caroline Goodwin Caroline has published four poetry chapbooks and one full-length collection, Trapline (2013). Her next collection, The Paper Tree, is forthcoming in April 2017 from Big Yes Press. She attended Stanford in 1999 as a Wallace Stegner Fellow in poetry, served as the first Poet Laureate of San Mateo County, CA from 2014 - 2016, and currently teaches at Stanford Continuing Studies and California College of the Arts in Oakland.   There are only 15 spots left in Caroline's group, so apply soon!   Visit Caroline's coach page >>

Good Reads   Feel stuck on your writing project? Do the dishes!: "The time you spend actually writing need not be as much as you might think..." | OneRoom Read »     Resources   We've taken lessons learned from working with nearly 100 creative writers in our coaching programs and developed a free tool to help you complete your big creative writing project.     Learn more     Words of Wisdom   "The trick to creativity...is to identify your own peculiar talent and then to settle down to work with it for a good long time." – Denise Shekerjian Share >>   "You write about the thing that sank its teeth into you and wouldn't let go." – Paul West Share >>   “When I write I look at what's lying on the floor of my life." – Peter Carey Share >>     New Coaches   ---   FIRST Screenwriting Coach!   Aviv Rubinstien Aviv is a screenwriter, director, and musician living in L.A. He has written screenplays for fun and profit across all genres. His directional debut, The Anchorite, is the story of a Rock and Roll band touring the country. He has also written Lift Me Up (now available on Netflix), the faith-based film The Reason (to be released in 2018), as well as several other films. He teaches screenwriting at Relativity School and consults with writers from around the country.    If you're interested in working with Aviv, apply soon! There are only 20 spots available in his group.   Visit Aviv's coach page >>     Brendan Halpin Brendan is the author of over a dozen novels for both teens and adults (so far!), including the ALA Alex Award-Winning Donorboy, A Really Awesome Mess (with Trish Cook) and, writing as Seamus Cooper, The Mall of Cthulu.   If you're interested in working with Brendan, apply soon! There are only 15 spots available in his group, and our groups have been filling up fast.   Visit Brendan's coach page >>         Caroline Goodwin Caroline has published four poetry chapbooks and one full-length collection, Trapline (2013). Her next collection, The Paper Tree, is forthcoming in April 2017 from Big Yes Press. She attended Stanford in 1999 as a Wallace Stegner Fellow in poetry, served as the first Poet Laureate of San Mateo County, CA from 2014 - 2016, and currently teaches at Stanford Continuing Studies and California College of the Arts in Oakland.   There are only 15 spots left in Caroline's group, so apply soon!   Visit Caroline's coach page >> Connect with us:     Copyright © 2017 OneRoom, All rights reserved.           Our mailing address is: OneRoom 344 20th St, Suite 411 Oakland, CA 94612