Archive for July, 2010

What ‘Art of War’ Can Teach Us About Plot and Characterization

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
What ‘Art of War’ Can Teach Us About Plot and Characterization

Sun Tzu was a master deceiver, a manipulator of pawns. He played on his enemies' weaknesses, surprised them when they thought they couldn’t be misled, and offered them what they wanted only to snatch it away and entrap them. "Art of War" is a veritable gold mine for those, like myself, working to structure... »

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MMA Groupies Need Love, too!
(Just Not My Man’s)

Monday, July 12th, 2010
MMA Groupies Need Love, too!<br />(Just Not My Man’s)

BOOBS! That's all she saw, but that's my mother for you. I grip my cell phone as she gives me a choppy play-by-play of my husband's fight on TV. I'm at work and can't watch. The camera switches to a shot of the audience - one person in particular. "Who the hell is that?"... »

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WIPEOUT: For 10 Seconds I was a Surfer Girl

Monday, July 12th, 2010
WIPEOUT: For 10 Seconds I was a Surfer Girl

I held my breath more than once that morning: When I remembered there was a shark sighting just two days earlier, which cleared the Euclid Avenue beach in Allenhurst I was about to desecrate with my derring-do; when I tumbled over and over again from the boat my instructor, Rick Henrichsen, called a surf... »

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