What: I write dramatic feature screenplays and teleplays (original and spec). Feature scripts run between 90-120 pages. One-hour teleplays are typically 50-60 pages, and half-hour teleplays are 22-32 pages. While some writers don’t include act breaks in their teleplays, I like to use them. They can always be removed for outlets that don’t require commercial breaks. In every kind of script, each … [Read more...]
Things Couples Fight About
Same old same old: According to Marriage and Family counselor Dr. John Gottman, 69% of the conflicts in marriage will never be solved. That means we are having the same argument over and over again. The little things My husband and I have been married a long time. Nearly 42 years. We've learned to work most things out without any hair-pulling or foot-stomping. For example, I hate that, … [Read more...]
What, Why, How: Leslie Pietrzyk
What: I’m a writer who has been writing and loving books since always…yes, one of those kids walking to school with an open book clutched in both hands, reading. My new novel SILVER GIRL is just out, and while it’s not about me exactly, the ripples from a complicated female friendship I had in college inform the action. The book’s set in 1980s Chicago, during the time of the Tylenol murders, and … [Read more...]
How to Make a Writer Crazy
Telling someone you're a writer (poet, author, journalist, whatever) often gets, um, an interesting response or unwanted feedback. Many thanks to my fellow writers (and Barbara Bos of Women's Writers, Women's Books) for sharing these gems: You’re a writer?! So am I . . . "You’re a writer? I have a great idea for a book!" "I'm going to write a book when I retire." "I could … [Read more...]
My poetry chapbook, resurrected
Out of print! My friend Denise wanted to buy a copy of my latest poetry chapbook, Security, after hearing me read from it at a DWW ONTV event. That's when I discovered I only had two copies. This posed a real problem: the publisher, Rob Bixby of March Street Press in Greensboro NC, passed away a few years ago, and there were no plans to continue the press. This little chapbook is very dear to me. … [Read more...]
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