Update: My plugin is now available for download at the WP Plugin Directory. Long, long ago, back in the day, I touched off a bit of a meme when I placed a screenplay progress meter in my sidebar. Everyone had to have one, and the Internet beat a path to my blog looking for the…continute reading »
Gee, I wonder of Oprah "attracted" this negative (but true and very necessary) article to herself. After all, according to Oprah's belief in "the secret" everything that happens to you happens because you brought it on yourself.
Austin Film Festival Conference October 22 – 29, 2009 Austin, TX AFF Conference Web Site
A long weekend away to sharpen the brain. I can't make it this year. I might consider going next year.
Your writing self is an instinctive, emotional creature, and if you are not careful you will find yourself living the life that will give you the least annoyance and the greatest ease instead of a life that will continually feed and stimulate your talent. Dorothea Brande
Like everyone else on the planet, I saw Star Trek and really dug it. It occurs to me that making any Star Trek movie has its perils — legendary directors as well as actors associated with the franchise from its inception have turned out some of the worst of them. On some level, it’s easy…continute reading »
A review of John August’s short story, The Variant, is up in the Library. Short version: Fast, fun, and satisfying. Go get it now.
Atomic Disruptor Raygun HDR, originally uploaded by cohophoto. I am seriously going to have to start collecting old radio parts and whatnot, because I just had the biggest geekasm ever while looking at this sexy retro ray gun. Original Description follows. HDR version of tilt box 2 Homebrew raygun built from old camera and radio…continute reading »
2009 Screenwriting Expo October 15-18, 2009 Wilshire Grand Hotel, 930 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles CA 90017 screenwritingexpo.com
You can start writing again at any minute. Let go of all your failures and sit down and write something great. Or write something terrible and feel great about it.Natalie Goldberg