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 Cafe Laurent, 12034 Venice Blvd., in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles. We have a table at the cafe in the beautiful, 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 - also, no need to RSVP thru MeetUp - just show up!

NOTE! THERE IS NO INTERNET ACCESS AT THE CAFE Please be prepared to use hotspot or other personal web connection. The only time our MeetUp is cancelled is on ALL Monday holidays!

There is a parking lot nearby at the corner of Grand View and Venice in front of the post office, which says it's paid but rarely attended. There is also paid 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.