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“First We Write the Screenplay, Then We Add the Dialogue”
While in Nova Scotia, I met a filmmaker who was struggling with a screenplay he was writing. I advised him to do what I’ve done with my scripts: to provide the scenes, to furnish them with chara… more →
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Dream Mandala Finished!
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wrote 8 months ago: Despite all the stuff going on, I’ve managed to finish my dream mandala. I’m still worki … more →
A Meditation
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wrote 8 months ago: We are born fragmented into this modern age, deprived of the routines and rituals that sustained an … more →
The Sound of Me Hitting My Head Against the Wall in Frustration [Bolded Emphasis Mine]
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wrote 9 months ago: Dear _________, Thank you for sending us “__________”. Unfortunately we will not be able … more →
"First We Write the Screenplay, Then We Add the Dialogue"
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wrote 9 months ago: While in Nova Scotia, I met a filmmaker who was struggling with a screenplay he was writing. I advis … more →
The Dialect Dilemma
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wrote 9 months ago: My thesis involves a few chapters written from the perspective of an African American man living in … more →
Lines of Influence, Invisible and Unknowable
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wrote 9 months ago: Recently, blogger Antonio Dias read my post on Hemingway and was inspired to write his own post. And … more →
My Three Best Posts on Fiction Writing
wrote 9 months ago: Remember those 80s sitcoms where they’d save money by recycling footage from their old episodes and … more →
From a Nuclear Bunker
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wrote 9 months ago: Forget a room of my own. I want a missile base. According to the Web site for 20th Century Castles, … more →
TLN on the Road in Nova Scotia
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wrote 9 months ago: Thanks to the functionality of WordPress, my last nine posts have been auto-programmed. I’ve been in … more →
10 "Free" Story/Book Titles
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wrote 9 months ago: Titles can’t be copyrighted, but usually it’s a good thing for your title to sound original. Titles … more →
Encounters With the Sublime
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wrote 9 months ago: Have you ever found language inadequate to describe something? Or perhaps your language seemed chees … more →
Film: "Beasts of the Southern Wild"
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wrote 9 months ago: Beasts of the Southern Wild was a pretty original film. I won’t give away the plot, but it becomes c … more →
The Honeymoon's Over, And...
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wrote 9 months ago: Text messaging is quickly losing its luster for me. The honeymoon period is over. I remember when te … more →
How Studying "English" Let Me Down as a Creative Writer
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wrote 9 months ago: I like English Departments. I’m a member of one, in fact. But English Departments, English classes, … more →
Now I'm Inspiring AND Beautiful
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wrote 9 months ago: I was nominated for the “Beautiful Blogger Award” by Nine Writes! I don’t know much about Ms. … more →
You Liked Me, You Really Liked Me! (But Actually, It's Not About Me)
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wrote 9 months ago: 1. Thanks to WordPress editor Kevin Ohannessian, I—formerly a Washington, D.C., cube farmer and now … more →
Update: LSD For Your Dreaming Mind?
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wrote 9 months ago: In a prior post, I described the herbal supplement galantamine and mentioned that it might help prom … more →
Neil Gaiman Tells You: "Make Good Art"
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wrote 9 months ago: What an inspiring speech from such an influential artist! Of note, Gaiman goes on record saying that … more →
Film: "Prometheus"
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wrote 9 months ago: About halfway through Prometheus, I got this terrible sinking feeling in my gut. “There is no … more →
