A vignette in literature can be loosely classified as a short literary sketch. This definition seems simple enough. More exact, a vignette is just a small composition that may or may not have anything resembling those elements we find in good fiction like character or plot. In fact, a vignetteContinue Reading
There were so many things left undone and theater scripts turned television advertisements unwritten because of the rain.Continue Reading
When the nymph is full grown, she climbs out of the water. Her skin splits open, and the adult emerges.Continue Reading
Here we are. I am here, and you are there. You are far away, or at the very least I am not particularly close. It’s already 2012, the world is fixing to end, and everyone knows it. But what if the world has ended before and several times too? WhatContinue Reading
The Soundtrack: Whipped Cream and Other Delights by Herb Alpert. The Scene: a strange mixture of the American Ideal overlaid on police sirens, helicopters and the racing of engines. Outside the place and backstage, there are all manners of people migrating. They’re moving from their hideouts, caves, dugouts or hovelsContinue Reading
A few months back, I met a fella who was, at least partly, in charge of a local film festival. After introductions, I told him that I have a film that in recent months had been making a very short tour of film festivals. He urged me to submit. InContinue Reading
There is no steadfast rule for a writer of short stories. I mean, write one, ten, or a hundred of them and then take stock in what you have. In a way, I think it’s probably easier to have one short story and make it a really good one andContinue Reading
This discuss of the CV continues with the some specifics today. As I’ve said, too often with a CV, it’s something that a writer develops as an after-the-fact situation. I mean, generally, someone will create their CV only after they’ve done something. I was no different. My initial CV, IContinue Reading
When building a CV, I think it’s prudent first to figure out where you stand. Here’s the list: 1) What do you want to achieve? 2) What have you done already? 3) What are your assets? 4) Are there current project that are CV worthy? And 5) Do you haveContinue Reading
I’ve had some new ideas on the writer’s curriculum vitae in recent weeks. I say new ideas, but let’s face it, there is nothing I can think of that is new. I’m sure there are others that better ideas on the ol’ CV and notions of how to display aContinue Reading