A Lack of Interest
I haven’t had a newspaper subscription since the early nineties. I occasionally buy the local paper, but it is usually because I want the car or the grocery ads or because I have some time to kill in a restaurant. I certainly don’t buy the local paper looking for journalistic excellence. For [...]
For You Hollywood types
Screenwriting is perhaps one of the strangest and most counter-intuitive careers in all of writing. Learning the ropes of that industry can be a challenge for anyone. John August, the screenwriter behind, Go, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Big Fish and Charlie’s Angels writes an excellent blog about screenwriting and the film [...]
“That’s no moon. It’s a space station.”
One of the mistakes many beginners make is that they try to emulate someone else’s voice. It is fine to love a certain poet or style, but when it comes to writing poetry, you have to realize that the only voice that will work for you is your own [...]
The blackjack dealer scowls a little
I can’t tell if she is angry or confused
As she stares at my winning hand
I’m at the beginners table for the dealers
She’s been doing it for maybe three days
And she doesn’t have it down yet
I don’t care as long as the count is right
Or at least in my favor
But the [...]
As you probably know, celebrities are one of America’s most precious natural resources. Without star power, America would be just another country, like Canada or New Zealand. When it comes to celebrities, Paris Hilton is at the top of the heap. Not known for her talent, generosity, intelligence or class, she has nonetheless become one [...]
The beauty of blogging as a business is that the overhead is so low. Even a robust blogging operation generally costs only a few thousand dollars a year to maintain and for those who are very strapped for cash, blogging can be done for almost nothing. All you need is access to a computer and [...]
My Retro-Hip Blog Banner
Do you see the multi-colored letters that form my name at the top of the page. I did that on purpose. I was trying to recreate the look and feel of an early nineteen sixties cocktail bar sign, the sort of thing you would find in a Rock Hudson / Doris Day [...]
Often, people who want to write get bogged down when it comes to actually sitting down and writing. The time commitment and mental commitment that writing requires can be intimidating. Even professional writers can get bogged down by large, seemingly endless projects. Here are five tips to get you moving in the right direction:
Create [...]
