Writing
Christmas Crabs, Angel Hair, and the Way the Cookie Crumbles
This restrained 2020 holiday season, I have decided to speak of two traditions from my own family: Pasta with crab and Italian cookies. Although I am confident this pandemic will be over soon, with the passing of several loved ones this past year, I felt it important to memorialize this, in case things fall apart…
Read MoreThe Challenge – adapting a screenplay from a successful book
The business of screenwriting is messy. What goes into the final script, who gets credit, and who gets paid almost always become contentious issues – the subject of lore and lawsuits. When I was at CalArts, my mentor Alexander MacKendrick told me the story about how the famed writer, Ben Hecht was led through the…
Read MoreItalian Translations for Widow Walk, Isthmus and The Fairness of Beasts
Solipsis Publishing is pleased to announce that the Italian translations in PAPERBACK and Kindle for Widow Walk, Isthmus, and The Fairness of Beasts – titled: – L’Approdo Isthmus La Clemenza delle Bestie are now available on Amazon.com and Amazon.It. Translated by the talented team of Francesca Cosi and Alessandra Repossi, these editions would be…
Read MoreA Hunting Story
On a recent hunting journey, I had the good fortune of being able to take a rifle shot at a magnificent elk from 1,000 yards. It was a moment where everything came together like the gears of an invisible clock — all the planning, the thinking, the training, and the movements. It was indeed an epic hunt —…
Read More12 Grants for Writers
Guest post by Avasta team. Do you write full-time? Have you ever considered applying to grants for writers? Grants give writers the opportunity to work on specific project or ideas. Grants are fantastic tools to help supplement your income. We have put together a few grants for writers. Deadlines are a few weeks away! Please click on more…
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