The Digital Media Academy (DMA) is holding its Digital Media Youth Expo again this February and I’m thrilled to participate again – this year at the MWP and Biz Books booth. More than 800 students and their families attend to learn about the numerous educational and employment opportunities available in the Digital Media and Film […]
Inspiration at the Movies: Earth: One Amazing Day
This past weekend, I went to the closing night of the R2R Family Film Festival. It’s great to see family-friendly films from around the world on the big screen… but I digress. Sometimes in a movie there’s a line that really rings true and you know you’re going to remember it for, well, probably for […]
Movies To See Again: Picasso Would Make A Glorious Waiter
Film festival season, and though I’m seeing new and terrific films now, I’m also remembering gems of festivals past. Picasso as a waiter? Huh? Great image, no? Well, this movie is a documentary that follows the wait staff at Glorious Catering… but, boy, does the movie go deeper than that! What I really like about […]
Ink wisdom: “Pirate’s Passage”
Think of pirates and your mind will no doubt go back to the Golden Age of pirates. An age so often romanticised in books and movies. Why don’t you first think about Sir Francis Drake? Or other explorers of the Caribbean? If it was government-sanctioned, was it not still piracy? You gotta love a book […]
The Spring New Year For Us All
Spring brings the birth of a new year of nature, new possibilities and new directions… This year I am thrilled to be starting an MFA in Creative Writing. Ironically, it will mean that I will have less time for blogging F.I.L.M. about our industry as I concentrate my efforts on other, longer works. In keeping […]
MWP New Spring Catalogue is here!
Spring and the birth of new trees… happy sigh. Though books don’t grow on trees, they are made of trees… well the hard copy is, at any rate. If you love to browse through through bookstores – especially to be re-inspired in your craft – surf over to MWP.com and peruse the books now available […]