I’ve been involved in shipwrecks in movies, and maybe I couldn’t look at it if I saw one in real life, although I watch needles go into anyone’s arms both in life and in real life and upset. And while I won’t stop to gawk at road accidents, as I’m driving, I have to slow […]
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He says that while it’s true that talent cannot be taught, people with talent can be taught. He also says being a writer and making your living as a writer can be two very different things. Over the last decade, a dozen screenplays written in Hal Ackerman’s UCLA Screenwriting classes have been sold. His teachings […]
The Ojibwa people, otherwise known as Chippewa, had territory spreading over thousands of miles, from Ontario in Canada, and across the upper Great Lakes of the US. Because their territory covered so much lake ground, water and lakes in particular had a large role in the lives and the fables of the Ojibwa people (“Encyclopedia”). […]
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So many books have been published these days. It’s easy to miss some of the best ones around for a while because they seem to have been forgotten in the mega-favorite hype of the moment. I am the type of reader who prefers to read everything the author has written. A few years ago I […]
In the movie “The Sweetest Thing”, the character Courtney challenges her friend to explore how she really feels about her current love interest by saying, “Half of what people say when they’re joking is the truth.” Though this may not be a proven statistic, it highlights an important aspect of humor: its truth telling ability. […]