I had a great time teaching the decoupage plate class yesterday! We sifted through vintage images and patterned prints and each person created a gorgeous collage on a decorative plate to take home. Two of the students in the class were Eileen Gibson and her cousin, Susan. When Eileen mentioned that she is opening up a small business called The Writers Junction, my ears perked up.

There are several small business in Santa Monica that are striving to build community through creativity, while providing a physical space to bring out the endeavors and ideas that can often remain isolated in one’s home. The Writers Junction is a membership based, shared workshop space that encourages just that.

Eileen (pictured above), and her brother Jay, decided to open the business together. Both are working writers who wanted a space apart from the distractions of home, dedicated specifically to writing. Why not just rent an office space you ask? Well, creative minds must think alike because, like The U.C.C, The Writer’s Junction wants to make people’s workspace a place of supportive interaction as well as a space to work independently!

Eileen says that, “The Writers Junction offers an affordable destination for work that is conducive to productive solitude, within a growing and supportive creative community. We create the quiet of a library, the society of a coffee shop, the focus of a daily office, and the camaraderie of a club.” What’s the biggest perk, you ask? The workspace is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year! If you are a member, you can burst through the doors the moment your writer’s block subsides.

If you’d like to find out more about The Writers Junction, visit Eileen’s website HERE.

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