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SCRIPT WRITING: KNOW WHEN TO END, Part 3

June 17, 2022 by

A script writing master class produced an original piece of work that’s still in progress. I took the class after buying and reading books about script writing and beating the odds in Hollywood. Part 3 follows Part 2.

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CLOUDY DAYS TAKE A SHORT BREAK

May 20, 2022 by

Cloudy days in Oregon? How can that be? Where I grew up no one complained about the rain. If they did that would have been all they talked about. There’s more going on than cloudy days, but what do you do when all you see are clouds?

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HOME STATE HIP REPORT THREE WEEKS OUT

May 3, 2022 by

My home state is Oregon, the block that separates Washington from California over there on the left coast map of America. If it was South America we’d all be Chile, but that’s not how it worked out. Oregon has been good to me, which I suppose everyone says about where they live. Portland, Oregon used […]

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BIG LIE FILE: WHY THE ‘BIG LIE’? JUST WHY?

April 30, 2022 by

Big lie options for what to do when things don’t go ‘according to plan?’ In real life we adapt, we adjust, we make new plans to achieve our goals. Whether it’s a new job, a new town, or washing a dog, the new plans include the old to get things done. Who knew we could […]

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FUTURE PLANS? CHOOSE THE RIGHT PATH

March 20, 2022 by

Who is making plans for the future? Now that the covid pandemic is over, now that there’s world peace, and you’ve reached your life goals, the future looks bright? Not so fast, my hopefuls.

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COMPETENCE MATTERS FOR THE ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIFE

February 27, 2022 by

Competence matters for the grinders and the lucky few who hit the jackpot. It matters at the beginning and the end. After all, what’s the first thing that comes to mind when you see something all screwed up? “Doesn’t look like competence matters here.” Did competence matter to the voters who put Trump in the […]

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FIXERS FIX THINGS, BROKEN OR NOT

February 9, 2022 by

Do you believe fixers fix what’s broken and improve what’s not broken? You should, after all, you’re one of them, aren’t you? If not, give it some time. You will join the group eventually. We all have that fixer gene, and know who to call when it proves defective. For example:

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WRITING HISTORY FOR FUTURE READERS

February 4, 2022 by

Writing history, engaging history, helps readers. What doesn’t help readers is writing bad history. But bad history has an appeal, a great appeal. Bad history writing plays to the audience who need their feelings and actions validated in a way they understand. What do they need to understand?

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OREGON DEFENDER? FACING ADVERSITY FROM THE INSIDE

January 20, 2022 by

The state of Oregon doesn’t need any defending, but a series of maps was practically an invitation for an Oregon Defender. The rest of the states can find their own defenders, and they need them. Before breaking down these maps from inside the Oregon border, they came from the Parent Influence dot com website, which […]

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CLIMATE WRITING: IS IT HOT IN HERE OR JUST ME?

January 10, 2022 by

Climate writing, climate change writing, global warming writing, are all stories to tell. The problem is those telling aren’t doing a very good job. Could I do better? Me? Hell, no. But maybe you could. Maybe you could tell it so it gets under the thick skin of big decision makers? I have ideas to […]

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