A new attitude comes after a close call: “Damn, we’re in a tight spot.” Or a long developing revelation: “Since systematic scientific assessments began in the 1970s, the influence of human activity on the warming of the climate system has evolved from theory to established fact.” So why not take a look at this new […]
LOST HIGHWAY? GET A MAP, BOOMER
The Lost Highway by Hank Williams is every road ever traveled. Some longer, some shorter, but it’s the same road. You can say you’re not lost. Go ahead. But we’re all old enough to know better.
SCRIPT WRITING: KNOW WHEN TO END, Part 3
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.
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: WWII ON BOOMERPDX
An original screenplay is what it says it is: Original, never seen, or heard. Who isn’t up for a new story? Let’s go:
WRITING CONFERENCE UPDATE FROM CHUCK SAMBUCHINO
How the writing conference update started: Hi David, Chuck Sambuchino here (formerly a long-time editor with Writer’s Digest and the GLA). The GLA is the Guide To Literary Agents, a book I’ve bought. I follow Chuck on Twitter. He sent me a message, which is different than a notification. This is Chuck Sambuchino:
TRUST THE PROCESS FROM THE START
Starting a project, a diet, a savings plan? Trust the process. The first day is all magical. One screenwriter said a days work at the beginning of a new script means putting a title on a piece of paper and putting it in a drawer for tomorrow. Cutting carrots follows a […]
OREGON PROSECUTORS AT REST
With Each Other? Office affairs, romances, attractions? Happens all the time. Single people dating each other is normal. Dinner? Drinks? Taking a walk? Growing a network and connecting the dots couldn’t be more exciting. Oregon prosecutors looking down the road need all the help they can get. By getting closer they learn more about their […]