Lawrence Ross

Do you have workshops and classes centered around any of these topics:
Hazing
Leadership development
DEI and identity work
Title IX and consent
Risk management
Brotherhood/sisterhood building
Financial literacy
Mental health and wellness
Then I want to talk to you! Email me: alpha1906@gmail.com

Join themetaphorclub.com. We're building a community w/o racists, misogynists, homophobes, anti-intellectuals, and oligarch owners. $99/yr. Only join if you value community, selflessness, and relationships.

How many of y'all would like to participate in a weekly Black trivia contest? Now, you'll have to sign up for TheMetaphorClub.com after our inaugural one, but for this one, I'd like to have a HUGE group of folks ready to go

If you’re tired of shallow convos and empty timelines, pull up to TheMetaphorClub.com.
✍🏽 Creatives
🎙️ Thinkers
💬 Builders
It’s $99/year. No fluff—just real folks doing real things.
Let’s build frfr.

#TheMetaphorClub #BlackJoy #CreateWithPurpose

I love this for them.

We created a new platform based on our Metaphor Club. We're tired of the algorithms, and we're tired of being surrounded by anti-Black racists, misogynists, homophobes, and anti-intellectuals. $99 per year, and that helps us pay servers & keep those folks out. Want in? Email: alpha1906@gmail.com

You have until 9:30am to join my So You Wanna Be An Author workshop. It starts at 10am, is two hours, and is $30. Email me: alpha1906@gmail.com.

If you've ever wanted to learn about the book process, from book idea to book shelf, then join my Zoom class, So You Wanna Be An Author?, this Saturday from 10am to noon. It's $30, and I've been giving it for over twenty years. Email me: alpha1906@gmail.com

When you saw this dude lick his lips in a '90s movie, you knew that he fucked everybody on that girl's trip...

Had a great time seeing my sands for our 40th anniversary since we crossed at Cal. Our real anniversary is April 21st, but this was the closest date we could meet. Love 'em to death! #2, #3, and #6. #1 is out of the country, #2 out of town, and #5 RIP

I don't give a damn if Target renames their stores Martin Luther King department stores, I ain't shopping there, and Al Sharpton ain't my spokesperson.

We have room for 50 attendees and approximately 20 spots left. Email us at contact@themetaphorclub.com if you'd like to attend or share with someone who'd like to attend.

This isn't about the fluff but the information and Q&As. So, if you're attending, bring your notebook, your pointed questions (uh...no 'I have a comment, not a question), and, more importantly, get to know the people attending the conference for future collaborations.

4pm: Matt Claybrooks: From Writer to Showrunner
(credits: Everybody Hates Chris to Lil Kev)
5pm: Poppy Hanks: From Pitch to Development Exec
(credits: Barbershop to They Cloned Tyrone)

1pm: Michelle Gillies: From Pitching to Pilot
(credits: Playin' for Love to The Honorable)
2pm: Ken Whittingham: From the Director's Chair
(credits: Malcolm & Eddie to Abbott Elementary)
3pm: Jazzy Collins: From the Casting Director's Eye
(credits: The Bachelorette to Very Important People)

8am: Light Breakfast
9am: Lawrence Ross: From Book Idea to Book Shelf
(credits: LA Times bestseller: The Divine Nine)
11am: Saladin Patterson: From Writer to Showrunner
(credits: Frasier, Wonder Years)
Noon: Terrell Tilford: From Stage to TV/Film Actor
(credits: Guiding Light to Switched at Birth)

- and that means bringing these wonderful people to our club so they can impart their knowledge and, if you're ready, a chance to shoot your shot.
The conference fee is $150 (which, by the way, helps keep this club going), and the schedule is tight.

Now, for the first time, we're holding our first conference on April 12th from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m!

MetaFEST is an all-day conference for aspiring writers, directors, producers, showrunners, and development exes.
Our goal at the Metaphor Club is to shrink access and privilege

Joan Morgan, Amy Aniobi, Anthony Sparks, Brittney Cooper, Chanel Craft Tanner, Susana Morris, Walter Mosley, Damon Young, Michael Harriot, Jemele Hill, Kadir Nelson, Kwame Alexander, Kemp Powers, Raynelle Swilling, Saladin McCullough, Franklin Leonard, Korin Williams, Selwyn Hinds, Michelle Amor...

Over the past seven years, the Metaphor Club has done a bunch of Q&As with Black folks we've been proud to bring to the club:

The sister who hosted it should get the chance to host it!

This workshop covers everything from the book idea to the bookshelf. It's a three-hour workshop, so be prepared to hear me for a while. LOL
The cost is $50. If you'd like to attend, email me at alpha1906@gmail.com. Feel free to share.

Okay, y'all. I just got a request for my "So You Wanna Be An Author, Now What?" Zoom workshop. So I'm doing it this Sunday, March 30th, from noon to 3pm PT

When he said that he'd just thought of what he was gonna say that morning, that's when a best friend should have stepped in and said, "then don't say that shit. you haven't thought this thing through.'

When I first ate a Marie Calender pot pie, I felt rich. LOL

Awesome MetaREAD tonight. Big ups to Ugo Obioha from UTA for coming out and giving feedback to our writers. One of the strongest group in a minute, we were able to rock eight writers tonight with great acting. Thanks for coming out!!!

Ugo is the bomb!

My LA writers, remember to come and listen to six writers and their scripts during our cold table read. We'd love for you to offer feedback.

The Metaphor Club: 4333 Crenshaw Blvd, Leimert Park

Since the Metaphor Club opened in 2018, we've held a monthly cold table read for screenwriters, particularly Black screenwriters. We believe in the value of a writer's community. If you'd like to give feedback on Tuesday, come! Free!

Metaphor Club: 4333 Crenshaw, Leimert Park

Thank you so much, Jemele!!! You're an excellent writer and having you in class has been a pleasure. We laugh as much as we talk about writing! lol