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New Developments on The Creative Front

Sunday, November 29, 2009

In light of my ramble about being the filmmaker I want to be, I have been taking it upon myself to be a more active filmmaker. At 1am the night before Thanks Giving, I made a crazy impulsive decision to drive to Plymouth, MA for the National Day Of Mourning gathering near Plymouth Rock. It [...]

Useful Tools For Independent Filmmakers

Saturday, October 17, 2009

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Becoming a filmmaker is a big step that requires you to use and have access to many resources in order to not only make the best films you can but to handle all tasks not related to a specific film project. There is a lot more to making films than just the movies themselves. I [...]

Writing Voice Exercise – A Narcissistic Character

Thursday, October 2, 2008

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Exercise: Create a self-centered, insecure, character using a narcissistic voice. Place the character in a corporate setting where he or she expected a promotion but did not get it. Instead, the promotion went to a person your character does not respect based on some frivolous trait the person has. Be sure to include thoughts and [...]

Creative Writing Exercise – 24 Hours to Live

Thursday, October 2, 2008

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Exercise: You have 24 hours to live. Write a short story based on this. Maximum length is 3 pages. There are no restrictions on what you can write about. You have to have a minimum of 3 characters and 3 different locations. Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to help you learn to take a [...]

Finish Your Book – A Writing Plan That Works

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

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More times than not, when I share my own books with others they respond by telling me they have always wanted to write a book but don’t have the time or don’t know where to start. Most of the time they are just talking the talk. However, there are many who are genuinely interested in [...]

To Publish or Not To Publish: Making The Best Publishing Decisions

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

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To publish or not to publish? If you are just starting out as a new publisher, knowing just what to publish can become a nightmare. As soon as writers learn you are publisher who is 1. looking for manuscripts, and 2. open to unsolicited manuscripts, you may find yourself swamped with inquiries and manuscripts. I [...]

License To Publish: Your ISBNs and You

Thursday, September 4, 2008

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If you are considering becoming a publisher International Standard Book Numbers or ISBNs are your license to practice publishing. You are not a publisher without them. If you publish a book without an ISBN you have simply bound a stack of paper. ISBNs are serial numbers for published books. They link books to both publishers and countries. [...]

Creative Writing Exercise – Using a Jump Starter

Saturday, August 23, 2008

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Exercise: Read the paragraph below and write at least four paragraphs to extend the story. There are no rules to what you can add. Once you start writing try not to go back and take it in another direction. Purpose:The purpose of this exercise is to help you get used to writing from your own creative reservoir [...]

Character Development Exercise – Love, Compassion

Thursday, August 21, 2008

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Exercise: Write one or two scenes using a male and female character who are loving and compassionate not only to others but to themselves as well. They do not have to be a part of the same storyline/scene. Purpose: The purpose of this exercise is to help you learn and get used to using emotions to enhance the characters you [...]

Domino Effect

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

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By Tressa Sanders – “ This story was created while participating in a writing exercise where a writer looks at a picture then writes a story using the picture. I used four pictures instead of one. This version of this story can not be reproduced unless you obtain permission for the photographer of these images.” My [...]