Monthly Archives: February 2013

The Day Job

I don’t have a current day job. Not by choice; I’d gladly dive into a traditional nine-to-fiver. But this is LA; unemployment is off the charts, and for every new job opening there are 100 to 300 people applying for … Continue reading

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My Spoken Word

I ended up pulling an all-nighter. It was Oscar night. Just as I was about to drift off to sleep, I watched HBO’s Brave New Voices. Young people performing Spoken Word. I fell in love. Then, I read #TheOnion tweet … Continue reading

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Stretching Your Shorts

Are you up to a challenge? Do you want to stretch yourself – and I mean really stretch yourself – as a writer? Write short content for the web. I find myself smiling when others make disparaging remarks about shorts; … Continue reading

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Finding Your Way

A script’s journey from concept to completion, and subsequent sale is a complicated one. It’s rarely a straight line from point A to Z; more often, the journey is an Odyssey, in which you, the writer, sail to and fro … Continue reading

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Pushing the Envelope

After a somewhat restless night, I dragged self from bed, drank tea, ate breakfast and engaged in my morning meditation. Shortly after, I fired up Ye Olde iMac and tuned into Al Rodriguez’s inspiring blog for Save the Cat!. Perfect … Continue reading

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This Way, There Be Dragons

First off, thanks to all who’ve hung in with my silent blog. Work, life and flu took me off the grid – not for the first time, and probably not for the last. There is a lot of news to … Continue reading

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