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• Bad Monday

  Not in a good mood, my book has to be re-done to fit margins correctly, meaning another delay. I was hoping to have it done by January past, but waited too... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Weekender: 2 Movies 2 See

  

  As I rarely go to a movie theater to see movies, mostly because I get screeners at home which save me driving somewhere and spending $12 for a ticket. Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Likely Scenario

  While I was hoping to start my Heart screenplay I got some attention to another project I played with last year. I wrote a 3-page outline for a series about a... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Weekender: "That'll Be The Day".

  

  Just a few more notes on The Searchers movie I rave about. There is a line in the movie that John Wayne repeats several times during the movie. Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Where's the Jobs

  I'm one of those older guys who really got into computers, was the first one I knew of who bought a computer way back in 1986, an Atari. I was one of the first... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• How the Internet Changed Screenwriting

  As many of you have read, I'm more of a filmmaker than a writer although most of my efforts go towards selling my screenplays or trying to get them financed. Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• The Week-ender... "Tonight Show"

  

  There's been some talk this week in L.A. that NBC is going to take the Tonight Show with Jay Leno back to New York. For those of you who didn't know, the Tonigh... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• How to Get the Public to Pay for a Movie

  

  I've talked about crowd-funding in the past but something interesting happened that could change the way movies are made. Or at least some movies.Several years... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2013 BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES

• The Week-end Blog - Slides and Carousels

  

  I finally dragged out my stack of 12 "carousels" or slide holders and am gently saying goodbye. I often wonder how digital photos swept over all of us and I... Read more

  Posted on 15 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• The Searchers

  

  For those of you who have stuck around since 2009, the beginning, I am grateful. However I know you probably drop by less, who wouldn't after almost four... Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• The Week-ender - An Index

  

  I'm going to start a week-ender blog, just a short bit of information for the week-end.I have spent the last week building an index for my screenplay book.... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Screenwriters! China Needs You.

  

  Well, in what one could call it "chopstick diplomacy" China is inviting American screenwriters to send their screenplays to China because, after all, who knows... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 TRAVEL

• The Oscars...

  I'm just wrapping up the damn book finally. It has been something I wanted to just get away from, having to handle transferring files and folders to my format... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• How I Got Here

  

  My book on screenwriting is almost finished, I've gone over it at least six times and always find an error or a typo. Getting a real editor would cost over $100... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Two More Awards Show Gone

  Well, two more down on the road to Oscar. Actually one, given that the Grammies are music only, unless you count the videos.I watched the BAFTA awards from Grea... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• The Book Again...

  

  This week the screenwriting book is making my life hectic and divided. Getting advice from several graphic designers, and different takes on it. I have to get i... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• And I'd Like to Thank...

  

  Another "aren't we wonderful" awards show is over and only the big one left on Sunday, February 24th. I dvr'd it so I could catch the awards I wanted to see,... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• A Tale of Two Movies

  

  I recently saw both Zero Dark Thirty and Argo, both of which deal with true stories. Of the two, Zero is a much better movie in terms of filmmaking. However... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• A Clear Precedent

  

  There was a good piece in Sunday's LA Times newspaper this weekend referring to what the movie studios are looking for in the way of movies for this year and... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• The Jinx

  Beginning of a new year brings the apprehension of many writers. What's gonna happen this year, will I work, will I end up on the street and a hundred other... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL