And for those who write AND draw, I’d like to highlight this comment from Katie B, an awesome writer (if you’ve ever been in a writing workshop, or even if you haven’t, you should check out this hilarious piece in Defenestration) as well as the art editor for The Southeast Review. Katie writes: The Southeast … Read more
A few posts back, I received this comment from my old friend Jeff. (By “old,” I mean that we met in fifth-grade.) What I remember most about him was that he was a really good artist and that he was smart. Many years later, following his internet trail, it makes sense that this attractive website … Read more
I wrote most of this post yesterday (my Dad’s birthday) as I rode the bus to work… My dad was a professor by trade, but also, throughout his life, a practicing artist. He taught sociology at the university, and he painted in the little room in the attic of our house. He had reasons–rational or … Read more
USC MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL WRITING students read from their work with special guest SYD FIELD Start: 11/18/2011 7:30 pm Students in the University of Southern California’s Master of Professional Writing program will read from their work. The theme will be “Gluttony and Temperance.” The student readers will be Josh Jackson, Breene Murphy, Bryce Glen, Barrington … Read more
Not feeling too well. Tired, nauseous and like I can’t fully breathe. Super busy at work…trying to make everything fit into not enough time, and feeling anxious at the same time, because maybe these are the very hours I should be taking off, to avoid a full blown sickness–my last bronchial infection lasted a good … Read more
A couple of weeks ago I received a letter from Amazon Studios saying that Children of Others had reached the semifinalist round in its Best Script contest. Yesterday they announced the five finalists, and my script was among them. A kind of fun thing about the contest is that you can actually read the work … Read more
One of my favorite blogs came to an end today. It’s not listed in my sidebar, because…well actually I’m not sure why… Maybe it wasn’t public? If you follow this link, does it take you anywhere? If so, that’s her blog, you should check out a few entries while it’s still up. I read this … Read more
In other news, I hit the 20,000 word mark on the novel I am working on. I’m not too happy with my writing progress on many fronts, but the rock bottom, bare minimum I demand of myself, is that I write 5000 words a week on it, so that I will have a a genuine … Read more
MARCH 4, 2011 Guanacaste There are two international airports in Costa Rica. One is just outside the capital city of San Jose, and the other is in the province of Guanacaste, located in the northwest, along the Pacific coast. The terrain in Guanacaste is dryer than other parts of Costa Rica—it’s not tropical. In fact, … Read more
I’ve been working on putting to paper a blow-by-blow daily account of my trip for personal use…but as I near 7000 words, I wonder if it will just be boring for readers of this blog. Still deciding. In the meantime, just just the facts, Ma’am. My first attempt at teaching screenplay structural elements went fine … Read more