January 2012 Blog Posts (4)

Indie Film and Dead Cats

Article first published as Indie Film and Dead Cats on Blogcritics.

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Ailuromortuusphilia [ahy-loo r-uh-mor-toos-fil-ee-uh] noun a liking for dead cats, as by indie film directors.

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Added by Leo Sopicki on January 30, 2012 at 11:32pm — 1 Comment

WRITERS ON WRITING

What I want to do is make people laugh so they'll see things seriously.

William Zinsser

Added by AWG News on January 28, 2012 at 6:05am — No Comments

THE CHRIS LOCKHART EXPERIENCE by Chris Hardi

It's 10:30 in the morning at the Glendale Public Library and everyone is eagerly awaiting the arrival of Christopher Lockhart.  The Alameda Writers Group, which meets the 1st Saturday of every month, is hosting a pitch fest … or, as President and Host Marc Cushman named it, “2012 AWG Fast Pitch” - an opportunity for members to stand in front of the group and pitch their ideas to a Hollywood insider.

 

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Added by AWG News on January 24, 2012 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Interesting Side Effect

I've been using the "Don't Break the Chain" poster from the Writers Store to remind me to write every day. This focus has also gotten me to hit my other daily micro-goals: Affirmations, Exercise, Design, Network and Vitamins. The first nine days of this year have been perfect.

Added by Leo Sopicki on January 9, 2012 at 2:36pm — No Comments

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