Michael Gutierrez-May's Lounge Discussions

Looking for 4-5 people (max) to meet weekly or bi-weekly, minimum, to keep ourselves accountable for ongoing writing. Have done these in the past in a couple of different set-ups, including:

- everyone reads a new 10-15 pages of their latest and we provide feedback to each other

- if someone has an important event coming up, help them prep (pitch or contest etc.)

- focus on one person's writing that session and critique in-depth, break story, etc.

and am open to any ideas!

Prefer to have serious peeps, ie who aren't looking for a lot of gossiping / catching up (one of my groups turned into this - great fun! but not very productive) or people who are afraid to give / receive constructive criticsm (emphasis on the "constructive").

I find that when I'm left to my own devices, I wait for "inspiration waves" to hit me, which leads to less and less finished product as life gets busy, and I don't hold myself accountable enough. I am far more productive with outside accountability.

I'm on the west coast (PST time zone), with two drama pilots I'm currently re-writing. I have provided a ton of feedback on feature and show scripts from horror to docus etc., and received a lot of, commentary and input on each other's scripts both feature & telly. I have been writing my entire life both personally and professionally, but still on the newer end of script writing. Please DM me if interested and let's see if we can find an agreeable time/day etc. if you are serious about getting some output done :)

I need to find someone who can help me adapt my screenplay in its current format to be rewritten more as a narrative screenplay. I could offer some money, a modest amount for someone who could help me with this.