Shut Up & Write!™ West LA - Cafe Laurent - Mar Vista

Join us for an hour (or up to ninety minutes) of uninterrupted writing!

Whatever you're working on - fiction, non-fiction, poetry, memoir, PR, script writing, anything! - join other like minded writers and scribble at our NEW LOCATION! at Cafe Laurent, 12034 Venice Blvd. We have a table at the cafe either inside the main door or in the beautiful, adjacent covered patio. We start at 10:00 sharp, so try to come a few minutes early to grab a delicious treat or even a breakfast and get settled. We stop at 11, 11:15 or 11:30 (depending on attendees schedule), and then we invite everyone to share (if they want) a few sentences, without any intro or explanation. After that, we're open for any kind of writerly questions, discussions, sharing of struggles or successes.

SCHEDULE:
9:50 - Intros / Greetings / Get Settled
10:00 - Timer starts: write for pre-determined amount of time
Finish - Share some sentences if you want, chat, take off or, if you're on a roll, stay for a while and continue to write.

BEING LATE OR LEAVING EARLY IS OKAY, no need to apologize or explain. We're a casual group and happy you'll be with us!

The only time it is cancelled is when Cafe Laurent is closed for a Monday holiday but this info will be posted ahead of time. If any you're wondering if it's open on a Monday holiday, please feel free to call the cafe beforehand.

There is a free parking lot nearby at the corner of Grand View and Venice in front of the post office. There is also street parking.

Please support our hosts by making a purchase. Everything is yummy, the service is superb and the coffees perfect. Cafe Laurent is one of my favorite places in LA and it's open 8am-3pm every day.