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“Balls of Steel: What Makes Writers Fail” or “What If…You Believed in Yourself”

Great post I discovered in my inbox from Script magazine, “Balls of Steel: What Makes Writers Fail.” Plenty of articles on writing good scripts but no one can claim on knowing how to break in. Here, the author doesn’t even try. And, of course, I read it to see if there was anything I was doing!

After reading it, I think it’s a list to keep yourself happy as a writer, no matter what your definition of success. If your definition of “success” changes — as it must in an industry which often overlooks the original, fresh and energetic for the reboot, sequel or remake — so must your definition of “failure.” An alternative title for this article could be “What If…You Believed in Yourself.” Love that! The author’s comments are the true reflections of the kind of generous spirit she reflects in the article.

I’m not at all cynical…

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BOOK REVIEW: Why We Love Serial Killers-The Curious Appeal of the World’s Most Savage Murderers by Scott Bonn, Phd

Interesting review of the book & society’s peculiar fascination with serial killers.

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Confession time…admit it, you turn away in disgust when you see news of a Serial Killer on television, yet you will watch shows that cover the stories of such vile creatures. Clearly there is a large audience for these stories as the networks cover them almost weekly.

We watch interviews of neighbors and time after time hear them say how shocked they are to discover they lived next door to a serial killer, because he was “always a nice guy, always a good neighbor.”

Perhaps we don’t understand why these monsters aren’t more obvious to us. Most serial killers lead very normal lives and don’t “look” like monsters.

What is the fascination? Why are we shocked and disgusted, yet curious at the same time?

Author Scott Bonn, Phd is considered one of the world’s top experts on criminal behavior, and in his book, he explains our interest to us, and…

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I Was Never Cool by Joseph Musso Jr.

I Was Never Cool by Joseph Musso, Jr. tells the story of a young man’s struggle to find his own identity & fit in.

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You can read this book in one sitting, or slowly savor it story by story day by day…as long as you read this book.

Author Joseph Musso Jr. opens a vein and bleeds out his stories and soul onto the pages. The words flow like poetry.

From family relationships, to not being invited to birthday parties, odd roommates and romantic relationships, you GET him in so many ways.

He shows how seemingly random events can have an influence on our nature, ideas and thoughts.

This is the brilliant mind of Joseph Musso Jr. sharing why he drinks wine now and how his trumpet playing made a dog fold its ears and a woman wince.

He shares uncool things in life that make the reader realize that even if you aren’t cool, (at least in the manner “society” likes to deem), you can still lead a satisfying and fulfilling life.

Intelligent and witty this is…

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