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I made a simple yet profound discovery about Final Draft tonight. I knew it had various templates for screenplays and also for stage plays, but once you select one you are seemingly stuck. Then, however, I realized that you can just manually adjust the five or six pre-set formats (like CHARACTER or DIALOGU...

I participated in the global meditation today at 6:30 pm PST via the Master Shift with many thousands of others across the globe. And I thoroughly enjoyed it –– although I’m not sure if I felt any particular 12/12/12 magic, beyond that it was also Adrian and Tevis’ birthday. I take that back: ...

Loved BEGINNERS. My long lost friend (and cinematographer) Joaquin shot Mike Mill’s last feature (plus a lot of awesome GAP commercials), so I’ve long been aware and a fan. The film could have so crossed over the annoyingly quirky line, but instead was incredibly simple and sweet and extraordin...

Today, I walked to my doctors appointment and to my afternoon yoga client.  Grand total:  2 hours MOVING. And now … tonight … I’m going to try to start writing again (at least for an hour.) One more thing to report:  on the way to my yoga client, I stumbled on this Flat Stanley on the sid...

That is one of my favorite lines from the episode of THE BIG VALLEY –– the first season finale –– where super-beautiful Audra (a pre-Dynasty Linda Evans) –– has to have her appendix removed on a train. I may or may not weave part of this into my newsletter this month, but I’ve always remembered watch...

Mary Zimmerman is really in a league all her own. METAMORPHASIS  was the play of hers that first really blew my mind –– and I’ve loved others since –– and today I saw WHITE SNAKE at Berkeley Rep and it was predictably astonishing. It had the two hallmarks of her work I love: Unbelievably imaginative ...

In all honesty, this WAS the photo on one of my Googles about appendicitis and healing today. And I have to confess I was incredibly happy that my afternoon yoga client canceled (unaware that I’m still recovering). But mostly I feel excellent –– Thank You Endless Rest & Short Walks –– and my majo...

I segued back to work today –– more or less –– with 2 client calls and sending out my first 20 Xmas cards.   (If you’d like one, just let me know.) I also took plenty of time to rest and relax and part of that –– besides all my usual shows on Hulu –– included watching DOUBLE JEOPARDY starring Ashley ...

I love that this is the opening of all the The Phantom Comics from the late 1930s (the first superhero ones after Mandrake the Magician). So if you’re coming in late: This Sunday had my appendix yanked out. Home resting with Belle (while answering agent emails as we close our book deal). Tomorrow (pr...