Category: Writing
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When the pieces fall into place…
I’m getting a late start today (I slept late). But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Last night was a wildly productive night. I used up one ballpoint pen and another is nearly spent of all its ink. I have page after page of hastily scrawled notes relating to my…
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Childhood dream comes closer to fruition
Today’s Daily Post asks: As a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? How close or far are you from that vision? As you might suspect from the title of this blogsite, writing is my passion. I was an avid reader as a child (still am)…
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Twisted questions can peel back deepest layer of characters
The Daily Post here on WordPress posted this writing prompt today: A Pulitzer-winning reporter is writing an in-depth piece – about you. What are the three questions you really hope she doesn’t ask you? Whenever I’ve gone on a job interview, the typical “where do you want to be five years from now”…
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KISS frontman’s book signing worth the wait
Rock ‘n’ roll stories are great to read, but it’s great hearing them too. On Friday, I joined hundreds of Nashville area music lovers in an unseasonably cold wind outside the Vanderbilt Barnes & Noble for a book signing event. As the author of the book was none other than rock ‘n’ roll icon…
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I watch too much TV
I watch too much TV. Who doesn’t in this new golden age of television? As soon as one television series reaches its end, another takes its place. And I’m right there taking it in. First and foremost, I watch for my enjoyment. There’s nothing like a heart-pounding, edge-of-your-seat, dying-to-see-what-happens-next episode…
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Library holds adventures waiting to be discovered
I’m addicted to the written word. Always have been. But oddly enough, I haven’t checked out a book from my local library in at least a couple of decades. I don’t have to, you see. I’m very fortunate to have collected a lifetime of books to read (actually more than…
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NaFF: The Identical superbly written, acted, directed
Made it to the Nashville Film Fest (NaFF) today. Saw Something, Anything and The Identical. The first story focuses on a young woman who loses her first child in birth and suffers a long bout of depression afterwards that basically ends her marriage and former friendships. She seeks out an…
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I’ve got a poem in my pocket!
Yes, you read that right…I’ve got a poem in my pocket. Why? Because it’s National Poem in Your Pocket Day, of course! (Did you know there’s a WordPress site where you can find out what national day it is?) So, deciding to play along, I visited poemhunter.com to find the…
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Lessons from a script reader
Over the past several months I have served as a volunteer reader for scripts entered in the inaugural Nashville Film Festival screenwriting competition. I am working on a spec feature script and a tv pilot, so the experience of reading and reviewing scripts in the competition afforded an excellent opportunity…
Story By G. Robert Frazier 