Howard Suber on Despair and Success

Here is a great video interview with Howard Suber in Japan talking about what makes a filmmaker successful–

Ponyo – Day Ten – #40movies40days

The film tells the story is about a curious “daughter of the sea” (Ponyo) who is rescued by a very young boy. Sosuke must promise to love Ponyo in whatever form she appears to him.

Defiance – Day Eight – #40movies40days

Defiance tells the remarkable story of Jewish Polish Partisan Fighters who survived World War II by living on the run in the forest.

Mobile Micro-Blog Novel Writing

The Micro-Blog Novel is shaking up a publishing industry that has been declining for a decade. An author of fiction is lucky to sell a few thousand copies of a title. A popular cell-phone novelist sells several hundred thousand, and recruitment for new talent is intense.