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BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY YOU SAY?

March 12, 2026 by

I just finished reading about one man’s dedication and defense of the biographical essay and thought, ‘blog post?’ Like most writers, he lost me in the digressions. Like most online readers, I scrolled on. But here’s what you need to know:

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NEVER COMPLAIN, NEVER EXPLAIN, UNTIL NOW

February 9, 2026 by

I’m not a complainer, I never complain, and it’s a problem. If you don’t complain, then people think you’re perfect and living a perfect life. I don’t know a perfect anyone, let alone them living a perfect life. It’s sure not my life, probably not yours either? But you don’t complain? Thank you. Now it’s […]

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THE RIGHT WORDS HAVE POWER

September 19, 2025 by

You know the right words when you hear them. “Everything will be okay.” “You’re doing fine.” “This is just how it’s supposed to work out.” “You’re the one for me.”

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NEW ATTITUDE. WHAT HAPPENED? BARBIE

January 5, 2024 by

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 […]

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LOST HIGHWAY? GET A MAP, BOOMER

September 19, 2023 by

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.

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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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ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: WWII ON BOOMERPDX

June 15, 2022 by

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:

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WRITING CONFERENCE UPDATE FROM CHUCK SAMBUCHINO

May 10, 2021 by

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:

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WRITE A BOOK, THEY SAID. IT’LL BE FUN, 2

January 18, 2019 by

    What is the goal of writing a book? To get readers to turn the page. Such a modest goal. Should there be any other? I call it a building block, that’s what I call goals. What happens when you achieve your goals, when you have readers turning to the next page. Write another […]

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TRUST THE PROCESS FROM THE START

January 29, 2018 by

    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 […]

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