David Mamet’s Storytelling Advice
Back in 2010, a memo to the writers of the CBS drama The Unit surfaced after the show was cancelled. Perhaps in a last …
Buying Furniture – A Hero’s Journey
When my wife needed help picking up furniture for a store she’s opening up, I of course said I’d help. That’s what us husbands …
Writing Rules from Anthony Trollope
(From Writer Magazine, June 2009) Advice from a Master Anthony Trollope, still popular 126 years after his death, has much to say to writers …
Resolutions for 2012
My top 10 resolutions for 2012: 10. Shave every other day (I know this is unheard of in Portland, where bearded men outnumber non-beards …