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Episode 19 has dropped at And we’re going to have some fun and laughs after a couple of serious episodes about writing Travel with me back to 1984 and 1985 when I’m the story editor for Care Bears at...

Okay. Episode 18 has dropped at Today’s episode will deal with writing and it’s decidedly different from the other episodes I’ve posted about writing. It’s a bit controversial, but hey, I’m sometim...

@admin Agreed. On balance it's why I have two much-loved and long-lived turtles -- Flash and Dash -- in a huge tank in my home office. It gives me great comfort to watch them slowly swimming back a...

Thanks to all for your thoughts. We're healing...

Thank you, Longtooth. We draw comfort from knowing we did the right thing, but it still saddens us... 🙁

Sadly, this morning, after a long and declining road, we were forced to put down our beloved seventeen-year-old Yorkshire terrier, Coco. In her later years she developed numerous illnesses and suffer...

Here we are with Episode 17, dropping at We’re getting back to the elements of writing, for a brief respite from my career in animation. In this episode all you future bestselling authors – or tho...

Here we are with Episode 17, dropping at We’re getting back to the elements of writing, for a brief respite from my career in animation. In this episode all you future bestselling authors – or tho...

So Episode Sixteen of A Writer’s Life has dropped at and I’ve got a hunch you’re gonna love it! I’m back talking about my career in animation at DIC Entertainment during the Golden Era of Televi...

So Episode Sixteen of A Writer’s Life has dropped at and I’ve got a hunch you’re gonna love it! I’m back talking about my career in animation at DIC Entertainment during the Golden Era of Televisi...

Heaven forgive me for saying this, but N/A's scientists. The height of ridiculous. Mea culpa... :(. On balance, no quarterback throws a perfect pass every time. 😉

We sure tried to give Entourage a shot. I'm in the entertainment business and I just don't get it. Is anyone actually supposed to think that's what the entertainment industry is like?

Episode 15 of my YouTube Vlog has dropped at Kim and I are thrilled with the number of views in such a short time -- between 800 and over a thousand depending on which metric we're looking at -- espe...

Episode 14 has dropped at A very different kind of episode. Buckle your seatbelts. It'll have an impact...

Episode 14 has dropped at A very different kind of episode. Buckle your seatbelts. It'll have an impact...

@kraken I hope so. But remember, Barbie's never had a gap or a lag. Just sayin'...

Look, guys (and gals), we've been down this route many times before and we've all heard the same story ad nauseam -- "Director announced!", "Writer announced!", "Start date announced!", "Studio announ...

Episode 13 has dropped, wherein I talk about writing "The Novel" and my surprising advice about writing horror novels, of which I've written two:

Episode 13 has dropped at wherein I talk about the writing "The Novel" and my surprising take on writing horror novels, of which I have written two. Enjoy!

MILDRED PIERCE, with the incomparable Joan Crawford. (I'm old school. Is that bad...?)

This came out electronically today in our regional newspaper, hard copy coming out this afternoon. I thought some here might enjoy reading it:

This article came out electronically in our regional newspaper today, hard copy to follow. I thought some here might enjoy it:

So Episode 12 dropped, tracing my ascent to being the Care Bears story editor. True story and, in the bargain, pretty hilarious. Welcome to the entertainment industry. Heads roll and your sides ach...

So Episode 12 dropped, tracing my ascent to being the Care Bears story editor. True story and, in the bargain, pretty hilarious. Welcome to the entertainment industry. Heads roll and your sides ach...

@he-dad Imo, Avatar, The Last Airbender is one of the best animated series ever. Great characters, rich plot line and many twists and turns. Watching it will be time well spent.