Tag: movies
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Missing the Boat and Waiting for Next Year
If you read the title and thought, “What does that even mean?” allow me to explain. First and foremost, context. This semester, the final one for my master’s in fine arts, I have focused entirely on screenwriting. My last degree concentrated on fiction, and I felt less than thrilled by the end of that program.…
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The Agent Search & Screenwriting
Happy Wednesday! Remaking a Substack account has inspired me to write a quick lil blog post, so here it goes. This last month has been a busy month of writing, revising, and blankly staring at the wall above my computer screen. I finished the third full (FULL) draft of my horror novel, The Exorcist Archives.…
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Finally Home
Happy Friday—Long Time, No Write! It’s been a rollercoaster for the last two months, much of which was consumed by home-buying, packing, moving, and unpacking, each item being its own varied amount of stress and fun. But now, we are (mostly) unpacked and settled in at our new home. It’s a strange feeling owning a…
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Movie Day: The Lord of the Rings
Hello, and Happy Friday! Today, I wanted to write about one of my favorite films (slash trilogies): The Lord of the Rings. Recently, at the recommendation of my screenwriting mentor, I began listening to a great podcast, What Went Wrong. In each episode, Lizzie Bassett and Chris Winterbauer discuss, well, what went wrong with pretty…
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Movie Day: Everything is Illuminated
Happy (rainy if you’re in Maryland) Friday! Last week and the week before, I wrote a bit about some games I played. I wanted to break that up for this week’s post and write about a film I recently rewatched for my MFA class: Everything is Illuminated. One of my favorite films (easily in my…
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