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Day 1 – LA Trip

Hey all.  We just got to LA, actually Burbank, picked up our Electric Blue VW Beetle and went off to Sherman Oaks. We found it really hard to fit all our luggage in the car, so I don't think we'll be buying one anytime soon, or at all. After a lovely vegan meal at Kung Pao Bistro (in Sherman Oaks, on Ventura), I bought a couple copies of [...]

Click and Clack Cartoon

The in-laws and I just watched one of the worst things I've ever seen--PBS's Click and Clack's As The Wrench Turns. They should have named it As The Stomach Turns. OK, that's not that funny, but neither is the show. They took what was one of my favorite radio shows (Car Talk) and made a mockery of it in its first two episodes. Did I mention [...]

Catching Up on Blogging

Catching Up on Blogging

p>Just got back from Spokane for the Democratic State Convention. What did I learn? I learned that politicians' stump speeches are actually pitches to the voters. It's all very similar to our story/screenplay pitches where we need a solid hook with a concrete beginning, middle, and end, a repeated theme, a focused delivery, and emotional [...]

So You Wanna Sell A Spec?

So You Wanna Sell A Spec?

As many of you know, I try to keep up on what's being sold down in the old H-W. So after analyzing the recent sales posted on Done Deal Pro, I was slightly disheartened. Out of the 21 sales: 9 - Adaptations (comic books, graphic novels, novels, video games) 5 - Original Specs (2 of which are under Hilary Swank's prod co) 3 - Remakes of films [...]