The underdog
I am tough when it comes to the underdog. Point out someone who cannot stand up for himself who is the victim of an injustice, and I’m immediately ready to… Read more »
Tag: world
Chaos and backstabbing
Every so often over the past year I have been tortured by sudden, overwhelming, violent shivers. These shivers have been caused not by a medical condition, but by a memory. A… Read more »
No dialogue needed
I want to share a fun assignment from last month with you. The challenge was to write a visual scene in screenplay format where two characters are in an argument,… Read more »
Writing chunks
Have you ever looked at a big project, unsure how you would ever have the time, energy, or guts to finish it? It is overwhelming, unwieldy, and very, very frightening…. Read more »
Today I write
I got up this morning, made a cup of coffee, and sat down at my computer with my anticipation level off the charts. You see, today I will write. My… Read more »
My bully story
I was bullied in fifth grade. Every day for most of the school year, this group of 5 girls would surround me during recess and punch me, pull my hair,… Read more »
A bad script is read
Each week for class, we are required to post to a discussion board. What we post depends on what we are studying at the moment. For this week, we were… Read more »
Would they, could they, write a script?
The time to visit my husband’s school to talk to the students about writing is just around the corner. As a matter of fact, I bet if I blink fast… Read more »
A present of sun
Today is a good day. I cannot remember a single birthday when it wasn’t rainy. That’s not to say that it didn’t happen, I just don’t remember it. I first… Read more »
We ain’t equal yet, sister!
The world is not an equal place. Especially for women. I came across the Writers Guild of America’s list of 101 best screenplays of all time. It was done… Read more »