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@Jon Reiss Dot Com – How to Not Waste Your Time & Stay Sane
(this post originally appeared at Jon Reiss Dot Com on October 14, 2010) For me, the greatest story a creative tells is the story of their own creative journey, a story that the creative’s audience members experiences with them. Social media has made this story the ultimate “Behind the Scenes” feature, and if done right, ...
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@Blog ‘O Bones – My First Time
(this post originally appeared at Mike Elrod’s “Blog ‘O Bones” on October 11, 2010) There have been two firsts in my life that I look back on fondly, and they have nothing to do with sex. It’s all about comic books, baby. The first first was at a Rite Aid in Millersburg, Ohio. It was ...
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@ModernDayStoryteller – Learning to Fly
(this post originally appeared at Karen Quah’s “ModernDayStoryteller” on October 9, 2010) In 2003-04, I was tired. Tired of music school. Tired of watching an industry collapse around itself. Tired of knowing that at this point, I would be qualified, with my composition degree, to go get more degrees and then help other people get ...
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@Freethinking Out Loud – The Missing Link
(this post originally appeared at “Freethinking Out Loud” on September 23, 2010) I wish I could say I’m unique. That I have an amazing method for getting the job done, or one that enables me to juggle multiple projects at once. I wish I could tell you something amazing and life-changing through fascinating pictures, charts, ...
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@1001 True Stories of a Writer/Director – Be You
(this post originally appeared at Angelo Bell’s “1001 True Stories of a Writer/Director” on September 14, 2010) This whole “Great Blog Tour” thing originated as a one-off tweet that was meant to maybe get one person interested in having me guest. With this, I’ve reached the fifth week of a ten-week opportunity to share ideas ...
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@This Monkey Can Type – The Symphony of Story
(this post originally appeared at Scott Walker’s “This Monkey Can Type” on September 9, 2010.) Two types of choice make up the storytelling world of today: The first is the creator’s choice: the choices that we as content creators make to build the world of the story we’re telling. The second is the audience’s choice: ...
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@The 3AM Screenwriter – Go Make a Fucking Movie
(this article originally appeared at Justin W. Hedges’ “The 3AM Screenwriter” blog on August 31, 2010). I’m the last person that should be giving advice, but as it always goes, the last person who should give advice is the first person who does. Unless you feel like clicking away, you’re stuck with me. The germ ...
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@Insane Ramblings of a Sane Madman – The Universal Hammer of Horror
(this post was originally published at Devin Watson’s “Insane Ramblings of a Sane Madman” blog on August 26, 2010) I never went to film school. I had film school brought to me in the form of my grandfather, who would rent movies he thought I should see for 50¢ a pop at the local library. ...
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@Sheri Candler Dot Com – Our Happy Endings Are In Our Hands
(this post originally appeared at Sheri Candler Dot Com on August 19, 2010). Sitting in a music business class at a shall-not-be-named institution (rhymes with “Jerklee”) during the death of the music industry as we knew it was fascinating. This was in 2003-04, and it was a sad time to be in “the industry.” Nonetheless, ...
