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Site Launch: AfterWicked.com

August 14, 2012 6:22 AM | filed in: , ,

Mara Sandroff is a high school senior who acts, sings... and writes. (How fitting that she attends a school for gifted and talented students.) She contacted me a few weeks ago about building a site to showcase her writing, specifically fan fiction she has created around the Broadway musical Wicked. Her two-volume The If Duology follows the citizens of Oz and the main characters of Wicked as they recover from the trauma they endured in the play.I'm not often approached by teenaged clients, but Mara has proven to be a professional client despite her age: While developing the After Wicked logo...

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Spring is in the Air...

February 1, 2012 12:06 PM | filed in: ,

Even though we have a couple of months of winter left, the weather has made it feel like spring in these parts. Each year around this time (weather permitting), I get the itch to do spring cleaning, organize, and tidy up every part of my life and business to make way for a lazy, lounge-y summer. The past few months have been filled with so many great experiences and new beginnings: I have started a couple of side ventures, gone on a few trips with family and with friends, and worked on some fun projects with existing and new clients...

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Online Resources for Idea Inspiration

June 10, 2011 8:28 PM | filed in: , , ,

I recently took a class at Writing Pad, which offers seminars and courses for all kinds of writing in a hip pad with gourmet treats. The owner, Marilyn, generously offers free writing prompts at her blog, which is a goldmine for writers who want to practice, practice, practice but don't always know where to start or hit a spot of writer's block.Here are a few additional online resources for idea inspiration: Brian Stokes' Random Logline Generator: Press a button to get a quick story synopsis with characters and plot.  Wikipedia:Random: Follow the link in the left column of Wikpedia to...

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Online Language Evolution

June 7, 2011 5:48 PM | filed in: ,

im @ coffee w/1 of my BFFs discussing new media + its effect on language. its srsly interesting 2 me... While part of me is bothered by the butchery of "proper" English, another part knows that this is a natural element of communication throughout history; however, it's never happened at such a rapid rate. Traditionalists may complain that the younger generations are missing out on something important when they use wrong words, misspell, or populate their texts with weird slang, but the ultimate goal is communication--so if their words are understood, it could be argued that they've simply taken a...

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50/50: Words & Images for Didi Menendez

July 10, 2010 10:23 AM | filed in: , ,

From Matthew Hittinger's blog: Grace Cavalieri and April Carter Grant have edited a wonderful anthology from writers and artists who have been published by Didi Menéndez in MiPOesias magazine, OCHO, Poets and Artists (O&S), or individual books. Each piece is about or dedicated to Didi in celebration of her long-standing commitment to advancing print and web standards for independent publishing of poetry and art.Here is the full list of contributors: Barbra Nightingale, Diego Quiros, Suzanne Frischkorn, Ivy Alvarez, Ron Androla, Nick Piombino, Holly Picano, Michael Parker, Meghan Punschke, Amy King, John Korn, Grady Harp, Jose Parra, David Lehman, Matthew Hittinger...

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April's Blog-a-Day Month

March 25, 2010 10:19 PM | filed in:

My sweetie-pie friend Sophia has participated in NaNoWrimo (National Novel Writing Month - November), and this year, I want to do it. I registered, and within a couple of weeks, I had received tons of emails from the site about a newly launched side venture, ScriptFrenzy (30 Days, 300 Pages of a Screenplay - April). I was interested for about two days (and even hit up Sophia to ride along), when I realized that I am not a screenwriter and probably have no business trying to conjure a script. Fortunately, Sophia offered up a better suggestion: Let's make April Blog-a-Day...

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Finding Time to Blog is Hard...

November 3, 2009 3:52 PM | filed in: , ,

I always have an intention to post daily entries on my blog, but invariably, I find having staying power the hardest part. Generally, I start out strong, then start to lag, until--the next thing I know--it's been a monthful of nothing. I definitely make mental notes (and some written notes) when a topic arises, so I can put it on the back burner of my brain and let it simmer. Even if I think about what I want to post, though, the time it takes to sit down (and avoid distraction), then type and edit, a post is at least...

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Story To-Go

April 29, 2009 8:05 AM | filed in:

"Wall Street Pugilist"Pennyman dropped the pistol, wiped the splatter across his jersey, and stepped onto the ledge, thinking once more about his failed stock portfolio.

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Some Writing in Some Publication*

January 7, 2008 8:50 PM | filed in: ,

I'm not a poet. But in 2007, I spontaneously wrote a poem in response to a challenge posed by my friend Didi Menendez, publisher of MiPOesias, OCHO, and other poetry-related stuff. Anyway, El Culo de Bettie is published in the January/February 2008 All Things Girl. Themed "Love & Lust," the issue features lovely, lusty cover girl Deborah Harry. *My lame title is more about how this is not me bragging about how great I am than it is an indication of the quality of All Things Girl. The publication features cool writing, art, interviews, and cover stories by females... for...

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