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In a few days, I’m taking my first trip to Africa and decided on a separate blog for the trip and hopefully future trips. I’m going with two dozen others for both service and a safari in Kenya, including an orphanage, an AIDS clinic where we contribute money for the food, meet the kids we raise…
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Everywhere in Los Angeles, there is noise. There are few waiting rooms, retail or public spaces that don’t have music playing or blasting. I’ve been keeping my place quiet. Sometimes, I seek out a cafe to write and the noise fades into the background as I work, but most of the time, I like the…
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Last weekend, I attended the New York Pitch Conference. Just so you all know, I was terrified beforehand and that was after years of putting myself in situations where I had to pitch! I (mostly) got over myself via Women in Film back when I was part of a production services business. They had monthly…
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“Those of you who are considering replacing your libraries with ebooks; think again. Your books are yours; you buy them, you own them, and they are the same, yesterday and today. They will not change, and they will not disappear, or suddenly be “pulled” or “unsourced” from you, as ebooks can be. And someday you may NEED…
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What makes good writing? Empathy, conflict, a well-crafted and well-told story certainly. But what makes a great writer? There’s an ingredient that isn’t often discussed, which is why this jumped out at me in the latest literary dustup involving VS Naipaul’s attention-getting (seeking?) comments that no woman in history could hold a candle to him…
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The most interesting bookstores and the most interesting libraries. There’s a saying from my old Drama classes, if it ain’t on the page, it ain’t on the stage. Likewise, if you’re writing a novel, if it’s in your head and doesn’t make it to the page, the reader will never know. Great post here on upping…
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Have you considered the consequences of fear? Are you developing as a writer, as an artist? Milton Glaser discusses personal development, professional success and the Picasso model, all in the framework of ‘fear of failure,’ part of Berghs’ Exhibition 11 (more talks on the same at the site) Milton Glaser – on the fear of failure. from Berghs’…
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Did a Mother’s Day interview on writing and producing for On The Page with my daughter. Many thanks to Pilar. If you’re interested in screenwriting, Pilar is as good as it gets, so look for her classes. I now have multiple writing projects going, two in collaboration so it’s crazy, but a lot of fun.…
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Am writing like crazy, finishing the first draft of a screenplay, so not much blogging these days. Am now in rewrites, so I leave you with a few links. The most interesting bookstores and the most interesting libraries. There’s a saying from my old Drama classes, if it ain’t on the page, it ain’t on the…
Diane Sherlock 
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