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Laundry Writing

February 14, 2019 by Deb

Script page hanging from washing line

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 […]

Filed Under: INK, Tips from a Busy Person, Work-Life Balance Tagged With: scriptwriting, time management, writing process

Deb’s 31-Day Pasta for Filmies (The Only Pasta Recipe You’ll Ever Need)

January 23, 2019 by Deb

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 […]

Filed Under: Life, Work-Life Balance

Inspiration at the Movies: Legally Blonde (Endorphins)

January 10, 2019 by Deb

“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 […]

Filed Under: Inspiration, Work-Life Balance Tagged With: stress management

The Hollywood / Doowylloh Sign

August 13, 2017 by Deb

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 […]

Filed Under: About Deb Patz, FILM, Inspiration, Work-Life Balance Tagged With: dreams, persistence

New Year, New Book, More FILM & INK Blog

January 1, 2017 by Deb

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 […]

Filed Under: About Deb Patz, FILM, INK, Work-Life Balance

Where Do You Write?

August 8, 2016 by Deb

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 […]

Filed Under: INK, Life, Work-Life Balance

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