So I recently posted about my upcoming trip to the Santa Barbara Writers Conference, and now that I’ve had a chance to recuperate from that week, and the following one
Author: sepiastories
Less than a week!Less than a week!
Back in 1995, I bought a book at Borders when I was still merely dabbling in writing, The Complete Guide to Writing Fiction, by a fellow named Barnaby Conrad. At
Springing forward and bouncing backSpringing forward and bouncing back
As a native Texan, March and April are truly difficult months for me to suffer through on the prairies of Canada. The allergies are just the icing on the cake.
How Do You Write?How Do You Write?
That’s been a frequent question I’ve gotten lately. “What do you write?” Or “How do you write it?” And it’s one I love answering. Because I’m still discovering what works
Thomas vs Pickford (Backlots’ Third Annual DUELING DIVAS BLOGATHON!)Thomas vs Pickford (Backlots’ Third Annual DUELING DIVAS BLOGATHON!)
In this corner, weighing in at approximately 300 combined pounds, we have the team of Mary and Charlotte Pickford. That would be “America’s Sweetheart,” the silent movie queen, and her
Boardwalk Empire, how I love thee…Boardwalk Empire, how I love thee…
Boardwalk Empire, how I love thee. It is perfection. There, I said it. I used to like Steve Buscemi. Yeah, I’ve seen Fargo, The Big Lebowski, and any number of
Viola and OrmerViola and Ormer
In Kevin Brownlow’s documentary on Hollywood from about 1979, one of the elderly stars interviewed warmed my heart and charmed me completely. Her name was Viola Dana. Viola in Brownlow’s
The Eye of the Beholder…The Eye of the Beholder…
What is the fascination behind humankind’s need to continually rip down old and replace it with new? Especially when the old is beautiful, majestic, and culturally important? Joni Mitchell had
Anyone heard of Karl Brown?Anyone heard of Karl Brown?
I stumbled across him accidentally in my research. Initially, I was referred to him from Kevin Brownlow’s first book on Hollywood, one of my early acquisitions, which mentioned his Adventures
Lost FilmsLost Films
In my quest to learn everything I possibly can about the silent and early sound film eras, I’ve bought every old Hollywood biography I can find. Plus many other research
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