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How it works

A room, a deadline, and people who read your pages

Every night runs the same simple loop. It's not a lecture series — it's three hours of working time with people who read your pages.

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The five steps

  1. 01

    Idea

    Say it out loud to a room that's listening. We pressure-test the premise until it has a spine.

  2. 02

    Outline

    Break the story into beats you can actually write. Structure first, panic never.

  3. 03

    Pages

    Writing time, not talking time. Two solid hours of pages with the room around you.

  4. 04

    Feedback

    Specific, craft-based notes. What's working, what's unclear, what's next.

  5. 05

    Development

    Revision plans, coverage-style notes, and honest talk about where a project can go next.

Night rhythm

Three hours in the room

First 20 min
Doors open, coffee, quick round of what everyone is working on tonight.
Next 90 min
Heads-down writing. Timed sprints, phones away, nobody performing.
After the break
Bounce ideas: read a page out loud, get stuck out loud, take notes.
Last 20 min
Say what you're taking away and what you'll write before the next night.

Formats

Three ways to sit down

In-person room

Live at the Static Studios space in Stockton, CA. Bring a laptop or a notebook, stay for the read-outs.

One night, three hours

6 to 9pm. No multi-week commitment — come to the nights that fit your schedule.

Themed nights

Themed nights on one problem — an outline, a pilot, a dialogue pass.

What to bring

What to bring tonight

  • One idea you can say in two sentences (or one you can’t yet).
  • Whatever pages exist, however rough.
  • Three hours you can actually protect.
  • Two references — films, shows, books — that share your project’s DNA.

Ground rules

How we give notes

  • Show up on time and on camera when you can
  • Bring whatever you have — pages, notes, or an idea
  • Read a roommate's pages when they ask
  • Give notes on the work, never the writer
  • Keep everything shared in the room confidential

The room is a workshop, not a buyer. Static Studios makes no promise to option or produce work written here, and you keep all rights.