I not talking about dirty laundry… okay, I kinda am. Think you don’t have time to write? Well, if you can fit laundry into your schedule, then you have at least some time! Scenario 1: The Laundromat. Heave your loads to the laundromat. Dump the dirty garments into a row of machines and get them […]
Deb’s 31-Day Pasta for Filmies (The Only Pasta Recipe You’ll Ever Need)
A recipe from a non-cook, am I serious? Yes, I am. I love to bake, but cook? Not so much. Still, we do need to feed ourselves… especially when working on production and there’s no time to be creative or experimental in the kitchen. I do know good cooks, though. I even married a fabulous […]
Inspiration at the Movies: Legally Blonde (Endorphins)
“Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don’t shoot their husbands, they just don’t.” – Elle Woods (Legally Blonde, 2001) With a quote like that, Elle kinda makes you want to exercise, no? After the excess of the holiday season, I bet a lot of us are thinking about exercise this […]
The Hollywood / Doowylloh Sign
Since I was a teen, I dreamed of walking behind the Hollywood sign. I wanted to see Hollywood with the word spelled backwards in front of me. My first trip to LA (when I was a teen), I saw the sign from Mulholland Drive, which as you may know, is on the hill next to […]
New Year, New Book, More FILM & INK Blog
Fresh green stalk Breaks through the snowy crust To kiss the sun Welcome to the new year! Now, last year I wanted to blog more, to connect more, to do more. Well I certainly accomplished a lot: I wrote a couple of books (one set for publication in 2017), worked full time, took courses for […]
Where Do You Write?
Back from the UFVA Conference, it’s time for me to get back to writing! But rather than talk about my works-in-progress today (there are two of them), let me ask you: Where do you write? When I was single, writing was hard to schedule around life, but I had a dedicated desk at home for […]