The Inquisitive Inkpot
Exploring Tales and the Art of Telling
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Chapters open, chapters close
In the first quarter of 2025, I shared that I’d be pitching my first feature screenplay to three film professionals. Two were producers, one was a screenwriter from Hollywood. Four months later, here is the update: All three requested the script—meaning, they asked me… Continue Reading “Chapters open, chapters close”
Ready or not, here goes something
It’s here: the finished, revised, pitch-ready screenplay for my first feature film. Next week, I have three pitch meetings scheduled with different producers at the international NRB convention in Dallas. This is where media professionals from all over the world gather to share ideas,… Continue Reading “Ready or not, here goes something”
Beating the board… and the clock
How screenwriting guru Blake Snyder’s beat board tool has transformed my writing process.
Home: a whole new world
“Home” came to mean something new and wonderful on March 2 this year when we said “I do.” And this month, I finally went there. As I shared earlier, my husband deployed four weeks after our wedding to serve our country overseas. The day… Continue Reading “Home: a whole new world”
The Pawn Shop: a short film
My short film The Pawn Shop is now available to watch! It was January of 2023 when I first – and last – wrote to you about this project, just after it had finished filming. The premise of the short film: In an unusual… Continue Reading “The Pawn Shop: a short film”
Exciting isn’t always Epic: ask eHarmony
As writers, we often dream of our own lives unfolding like one of the epic stories we either admire or are working on. Do you ever look at someone else’s life story and think, “Wow, what an exciting, adventurous life that person has had.… Continue Reading “Exciting isn’t always Epic: ask eHarmony”
A knife and two rings
Life doesn’t stop moving even when we do. The last time I wrote to you, it was sharing my journey through the diagnosis process, through chronic pain, and overseas to Norway. Some of us feel locked up because our minds won’t work. Others because… Continue Reading “A knife and two rings”
Wheelchairs, wings, and world travels
I never thought I would see Norway from a wheelchair. Meaning, I always wanted to see the country, but never imagined that I would experience it in a wheelchair. If you have read my blog for any amount of time, you know that these… Continue Reading “Wheelchairs, wings, and world travels”
Too focused to feel guilty
At first I felt guilty for not posting for a year… but looking back, it was in order to focus. And without that focus, I wouldn’t be telling you what I am about to now. Many people keep up a regular blog schedule because… Continue Reading “Too focused to feel guilty”
Outlining and Bacon
Outlining will not save your bacon—it will just help you make the bacon in the first place. Every form of writing will have its own outlining standard (novels, articles, dissertations, screenplays, etc.). And within each category of writing, every writer will have his or… Continue Reading “Outlining and Bacon”
