S1. E4. How I Find and Use True Stories As Inspirations For My Screenplays and Novels In this episode I share with you three of my projects that are based on a true story and how I came across their extraordinary and hidden stories. 1. The River & the Ribbon (Mountains of the Moon) –
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S1. E1. Episode 1 welcomes you to my new podcast. I tell you a little about my background and why I transitioned from being a screenwriter to novelist. I also pinpoint the reoccurring topics and themes I will be covering, along with next week’s episode topic. Want to suggest a future episode or send a
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I have not always been a fan of President HW Bush… … because of some of his policies which hurt minority communities. He was not a perfect President, but no one can say that he ever had ill intentions, or that he acted with malice. I have always respected him as a man. Remember
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Hurricane Florence, at its peak, ranked a category 4 with 130 miles per hour winds, covered the Carolinas with devastating effects. So far, 37 people have died and 343,000 are without power. Cable news reports warned of the impending hurricane and flooding on a 24-hour loop, with local officials urging residents to flee the
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Also Published on Medium.com. Halloween 1978 Do you remember your first “slasher” film? I do. It was Halloween. I was a teen and
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Wanted to know everything about becoming a Sensitivity Reader, but too afraid to ask? I’ll address all the top questions during my free webinar. I’ll also tell you how to get started as one within 7 days. CLICK IMAGE BELOW.
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Now open – FreeCourse.SensitivityReviews.com Want to make a difference in the way you are portrayed in books, on the screen, in ads or games? Become a Sensitivity Reader. Sensitivity Reading is an emerging industry available to content creators who want to alleviate unintentional bias or racism in their books, in magazines, ad campaigns, television, film,
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Although Horrendous, the Vegas Shooting Was Not the Worst Case of Domestic Terrorism A few days before the Vegas terrorism act perpetrated against innocent concert-goers, I invited a friend from my college days to attend an event with me; a birthday celebration of a mutual friend. He got back to me and said
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I can’t believe it’s been twenty-five years since the LA Riots, or as I like to call it, the LA Insurrection. It seems as if it was only a few years ago that I was watching this city slowly ignite; from the Rodney King videotaped beating by the LAPD, the subsequent not guilty verdict, to
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