Location. It’s not just a place, it’s a character. As a child did you have that special place where you hid out in a thunder storm? Or a place you returned to at every opportunity for adventure? I did. Back in my hometown there is a man-made lake, with a wooden bridge that takes youContinue reading “Fly me to the moon or Mordor.”
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The Writer’s Garden.
Have you ever wondered why you seem to be so busy yet you have nothing to show for all your hyperactivity? Even a child will stop to smell the flowers. As a writer, it’s easy to get way-laid with inspiration, this is what I believe is the REAL writers block. Not a lack of ideasContinue reading “The Writer’s Garden.”
Redefining that Sinking Feeling
Get Out. Dir. Jordan Peel (2017) Multiple award-winning film, Get Out is marketed as a horror. Immediately I felt like I knew this film. It had the ring of a 70’s B movie, you knew what was coming, the tone was set. A black man walking a quiet suburban street in the dark ofContinue reading “Redefining that Sinking Feeling”
2nd Draft
Over the last few weeks, I have been editing my 1st draft of my short film, COVET. It had been difficult to incorporate the changes I needed. I took a few days off, worked on a romcom piece I’m currently researching and writing called CAKE. Boy was it worth it, as well as having thisContinue reading “2nd Draft”
Leaving-
So we had to write an opening about two people leaving each other…
Brainstorming!
I had to include this video from the Imagination Movers, as well it fits, it used to be a favourite in our home when my kids were smaller. As a woman of a certain age, who has spent a fair bit being a single parent and working jobs that fit around school, I have anContinue reading “Brainstorming!”