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Comment on How to Break In To The Comic Book Industry by conan

conan — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:00:29 +0000

Amazing… this will help me soooo much! I’m just 15, and im develping the skills ill need…. this will definitely help me plan ahead!

Comment on About Sean J. Jordan by SeanJJordan

SeanJJordan — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:15:50 +0000

The judges were the Dabel Brothers. They were handed a stack of screenplays to look over. Brian K. Vaughan has never, to my knowledge, had any relationship with the Dabel Brothers, and certainly was not a judge of that aspect of the competition.

2005’s winner was called Gray Malkin’s Omen of the Wendigo, and 2006’s winner was called Dog Eaters. Dabel ceased sponsoring the expo following 2006.

Comment on About Sean J. Jordan by Spencer Balentine

Spencer Balentine — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 20:27:14 +0000

Dear Sean,
In 2005 Dabel offered a book deal for the top scripts of the Expo – 4 screenwriting contest. Do you remember if Brian K Vaughan was a judge or would have read some of the scripts as a favor to Bill or the Dabels. Hope you have a better memory than me.
Thanks, Spencer

Comment on [Journal] The Sort of Story I Want To Tell by SeanJJordan

SeanJJordan — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:01:32 +0000

There are certainly many challenges to writing for TV, chief among them the fact that actors have agendas and careers of their own (which was the case with the actor who plays Charlie).

But, from a narrative point of view, Charlie was only occasionally used properly. Remember those dreadful episodes where he decided that he and Locke were now enemies because of some stupid altercation involving Clare’s baby? Right. And there were also those bizarre sequences where Desmond was trying to keep Charlie from dying for… what purpose, exactly? Pretty much just to add to the artificial drama needed to keep the third season going while an end date was set. Even Charlie’s death didn’t make much sense in the context of the narrative. If you go back and watch the scene, you really have to ask yourself why he couldn’t have just let the place flood and swam out with Desmond. It was a wasted opportunity.

Comment on [Journal] The Sort of Story I Want To Tell by Collin Voyles

Collin Voyles — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:17:10 +0000

Now I disagree that Charlie’s death was pointless. By that point in the series they had basically explored everything that they could with that character and his death was an interesting if not noble death to a redeemed person. In a series like LOST where you have a lot of different characters, their stories have to be in flux or else the audience loses interest. Once you know all that there is to know about Hurley he kind of becomes boring, so something has to change. Sometimes all it takes is putting the character into a new position and see how their personality reacts to it. All I’m saying is that writing for an episodic television story is different than writing for a book or a movie.

Comment on Vegetarian by SeanJJordan

SeanJJordan — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 12:55:08 +0000

Thanks, Larry. While the story above is a work of fiction (and I am not a vegetarian myself!), I have often wondered if I should be one due to the enormous animal cruelty associated with the meat industry.

My wife and I obtain most of our meat from her stepdad, an active bowhunter who treats the animals he hunts kindly. We feel this is a fair compromise. If deer aren’t hunted, they quickly get overpopulated and start spilling onto the roads. Their herds have to be thinned, and there’s no reason to waste their meat.

Comment on Vegetarian by larry

larry — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:07:06 +0000

Here’s a good video on the subject: http://meat.org

Comment on Time Pod by Stacie

Stacie — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:07:21 +0000

It would be interesting to know what the future would think of our world. Would they treat it like we treat the ancient world. Interestin

Comment on [Journal] Why It’s Hard For People To Change by Beth Berg

Beth Berg — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:05:55 +0000

After finishing gradaute school, I found that it was much easier to pursue my personal goals, which were similar to yours (exercise, eat better, etc.) Just think of all the free time you have now compared to a few months ago!

Goals are great, but developing a strategy for reaching your goals, which includes daily or weekly landmarks, such as, “I will eat five fruits and vegetables today,” or “I will go running for a total of 120 minutes this week,” will give you a greater feeling of accomplishment and help you maintain motivation for the long term.

Comment on Heaven or Hell? by Collin Voyles

Collin Voyles — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:37:27 +0000

I never thought about the members of heaven leaving to tend to the denizens of hell. Nice.