Continuing the cocktail party questions– “When do you find time to write?” People who meet me know I have limited time and a lot on my plate, travel, teaching, consulting, etc. The question also assumes, and sometimes people say it outright, that if they just could find the time they would write. Of if they… Continue reading Second Cocktail Question
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Three Cocktail Questions
I have a theory that every professional gets asked three annoying questions at a cocktail party. These differ by profession. If you are a screenwriter the questions are some variation of: “Where do you get your ideas?” “How do you find time to write?’ and “Would you like to hear a great idea for a movie?” If we move past the irritation these questions turn out to be quite profound.
Horton Hears A Who – Power of Imagination
“On the fifteenth of May, in the jungle of Nool, in the heat of the day, in the cool of the pool, he was splashing…enjoying the jungle’s great joys… When Horton the elephant heard a small noise.” This Dr. Seuss rhyme, narrated by Charles Osgood, starts off the wonderful film, Horton Hears A Who. Only… Continue reading Horton Hears A Who – Power of Imagination