Disclaimer: the title of this blog is misleading. I’m sure you clicked on this blog post because you were anticipating a juicy story about me going to pitch a drink in someone’s face or something else truly mean and uncharacteristic for an optimist. Haha, fooled ya! I’m actually itching to do a pitch: meaning, a…
I met with the Creative Director at Different Perspective Productions today. Despite my still-gurgling belly [stupid stomach-flu!], it was an awesome occasion. The guy was both funny and intelligent, asking really great questions about my likes and dislikes in general. I felt like I was taking an oral Rorschach test, except that instead of receiving…
Image Source: http://pad3.whstatic.com/images/thumb/7/7b/Write-the-Beginning-of-a-Novel-Step-5.jpg/550px-Write-the-Beginning-of-a-Novel-Step-5.jpg I went to work this morning with a bit of a queasy stomach and a headache. I assumed it was just my weekend catching up to me [crazy hat parties do that, you know], but it turns out I have picked up the dreaded stomach flu going through the office. Woohoo for…
In preparation for my meeting with the creative design team from Different Perspective Marketing on Wednesday, I’ve been spending most of the evening researching authors’ blogs, websites, and various online writing resources, trying to decide what I like. That’s like trying to put a net around a cloud. I like everything. I can also find…
OK, so a classmate of mine has been accepted for an extremely prestigious internship at the Cannes Film Festival. Yes, I said CANNES. Huge, right? Unfortunately, she was given VERY little notice regarding the acceptance and has had less than three weeks to raise the money for the tuition. Tuition for the event is $3,500,…
This morning, I met with the incredibly talented staff members of Different Perspective, a design/marketing/PR firm in Downtown Orlando. I had the opportunity to tell them a bit about myself, my life, and – most importantly – my professional goals as a writer. And they listened. On the 23rd of this month, I’ll be meeting…
Surprise! An article I wrote about following-through on New Year’s Resolutions was picked up by the school’s blog! Woohoo! Since I cannot post a direct link, here’s a copy/paste of the article: *************** 2013: Easy Game Plans for Positive Change It’s that time of year again: time to shake off bad habits and resolve to…
This post is going to be short and sweet, as I have HOURS of homework to plow through tonight. Announcement: I officially have an appointment with a Web Development/Design/Marketing firm on Thursday. Downtown Orlando, 9:30am. A legitimate and well-respected firm. Holy crap. I’m really doing this. I’m officially taking the huge step [and investment] of…
School resumes on January 7th. I’ll be starting a class entitled The Creative Writing Industry, which sounds as exciting as it does intimidating. This will be my 24th course at Full Sail University and I’ve only got eight more to go before graduation. Yipes! It’s around the corner, isn’t it? This has been the most…
Image Source: http://poeticfool.com/2013/01/16/easy-reading-is-damn-hard-writing-nathaniel-hawthorne/writing/ _____________________________________________ OK, as promised, I’m going to post the modern retelling of the Grimm’s fairy tale, The Twelve Dancing Princesses, here for all to see. Big thanks to everyone for their feedback, support, and constructive criticism when I posted a segment of this story a little over a week ago. Please note…
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