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Roald Dahl and the Museum
From: www.writerswrite.com

"Perhaps author Roald Dahl (1916-1990) would have been pleased at Tim Burton's adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He might also have been pleased to find out that a museum in his honor opened last month in England. Or, then again, he might not have been. A highlight of the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in Great Missenden in Buckinghamshire, a 40-minute train ride from London, is a replica of the hut where Dahl wrote, with eccentric objects such as a ball of chocolate-bar wrappers and part of his own hip bone. Visitors enter the museum through doors shaped like chocolate bars. Among the exhibits are drafts of Dahl's major works, letters he wrote to his mother, films and video clips. You can find more info about the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre here. With all the plethora of author museums opening lately, it raises the stress levels for current authors. To be truly successful, clearly one must have a museum named after one. Time to start saving all those letters to mum. "

Film Execs Apocalypto Over Mayan Dialect
From: www.writerswrite.com

"We thought it was one of Mel Gibson's notorious practical jokes. But Variety swears that that Mel Gibson's upcoming film, entitled Apocalypto will not be in English. Or Aramaic. All dialogue in the film will be spoken in an obscure Mayan dialect. Yes, that's right: Mayan. When production chiefs from selected studios trooped to Icon Prods. headquarters after an invite to read the film Mel Gibson planned for summer 2006, they were surprised at the very first page of the script. "The dialogue you are about to read will not be spoken in English." Gibson, who last made the most successful Aramaic-language film ever, is at it again. Apocalypto hardly fits the traditional definition of a summer film. Set 500 years ago, pic will be filmed in an obscure Mayan dialect, presumably with the same kind of subtitles Gibson reluctantly added to The Passion of the Christ. It will star a neophyte cast indigenous to the region of Mexico where Gibson will shoot in October. And it likely will carry an R rating, unless Gibson tempers the onscreen depiction of violent scenes he wrote in his script. So, what is the screenwriting lesson to be learned here? When your last film made $1 billion, studio execs allow you to write your script in an obscure Mayan dialect. Class dismissed. "

Seth Godin and the Aspiring Author
From: www.writerswrite.com

"Seth Godin, author of All Marketers Are Liars shares some free advice for aspiring authors in his very entertaining blog. 1. Please understand that book publishing is an organized hobby, not a business. The return on equity and return on time for authors and for publishers is horrendous. If you're doing it for the money, you're going to be disappointed. On the other hand, a book gives you leverage to spread an idea and a brand far and wide. There's a worldview that's quite common that says that people who write books know what they are talking about and that a book confers some sort of authority. 2. The timeframe for the launch of books has gone from silly to unrealistic. When the world moved more slowly, waiting more than a year for a book to come out was not great, but tolerable. Today, even though all other media has accelerated rapidly, books still take a year or more. You need to consider what the shelf life of your idea is. 3. There is no such thing as effective book promotion by a book publisher. This isn't true, of course. Harry Potter gets promoted. So did Freakonomics. But out of the 75,000 titles published last year in the US alone, I figure 100 were effectively promoted by the publishers. This leaves a pretty big gap. This gap is either unfilled, in which case the book fails, or it is filled by the author. Here's the thing: publishing a book is really nothing but a socially acceptable opportunity to promote yourself and your ideas far and wide and often. If you don't promote it, no one will. If you don't have a better strategy than, "Let's get on Oprah" you should stop now. "

Mel Gibson Goes Apocalypto
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"Variety reports that Mel Gibson has written the script for his next film, entitled Apocalypto which -- despite the title -- is said to be non-religious in subject matter. Production starts in Mexico this October, with an eye towards a Summer 2006 release. Production chiefs went to Gibson's office in Santa Monica this past week to read the script under his watchful eye. Helmer-thesp set secrecy rules because he was distressed that copies of his script for The Passion of the Christ leaked to the media, fueling early controversial reports about the project. Since Apocalypto is fully financed by Icon, the project was eagerly sought by the various majors and Disney was the winner.... In winning the deal, Disney had to commit to stringent distribution terms. Stepping up to finance his second straight directorial effort puts Gibson is league with George Lucas, who bankrolled his "Star Wars" prequels and made a deal with Fox to distribute them. Gibson will not star in Apocalypto and may not use a star for the film, which is set in an ancient civilization some 3,000 years ago. The title is a Greek term which means "an unveiling" or "new beginning." Consistent with such Gibson films as Braveheart and Passion, the script depicts abundant action and violence. Gibson has already begun pre-production; he is setting locations and has already begun casting. It's really the writer's dream: he writes the film, keeps creative control, finances it himself and makes millions when it's a huge hit. Gibson joins George Lucas in living the ultimate screenwriter's fantasy. "

The Art of Frankenbiting
From: www.writerswrite.com

"Verne Gay of Newsday explores frankenbiting. The word is "frankenbiting," and it's one of those delicious terms of art in the reality TV trade that means exactly what it implies: A producer on a show decides he or she doesn't like the way a particular taped interview went with a contestant, so "improvements" are made. A snip here, a snip there, a little highly selective editing, and -- presto! -- the "frankenbite" (as in "sound bite"), in which the contestant is made to say something that he didn't actually say. This is sneaky, sure, but is frankenbiting a form of writing? Until recently, the question was mostly academic, in large part because most civilians didn't even know such a practice was commonplace on many reality shows. But two weeks ago, the Writers Guild of America/West filed a class action against four TV networks and four producers on behalf of a dozen aggrieved reality TV show "writers." The WGA claimed they were stiffed on overtime and benefits by big-time producers like Mike Fleiss, the man behind "The Bachelor" and gems like "Are You Hot?" Now, frankenbiting and other tricks of the trade are about to come under the microscope. If the WGA case goes to trial, we'll all hear quite a bit more about what frankenbiting entails -- and whether it qualifies as "writing." ....shows like "The Bachelor" are indeed "scripted," and about the only thing that isn't piped is the dialogue -- although, he adds, "if you want a conversation to happen, and it's not happening, we might stop the camera and say, ', we need you to talk about something ... '" ....Sharp recalls an incident during a show he worked on called "The Dating Experiment," in which a female contestant despised a male contestant, whom she was supposed to like for purposes of the story. On camera, she was asked, "Who do you love?" and the answer was Adam Sandler. In the frankenbite, Sandler's name was dropped, and the hated contestant's name spliced in. Sounds to us like they are writing dialogue. "

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Danny Simon, Neil's Big Brother and a Major Figure in American Comedy Writing, Dead at 85 (Playbill via Yahoo! News)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com

" Danny Simon, a comedy writer and teacher of comedy writing whose talent to amuse ran in the family, died July 26 in Portland, Oregon, according to his brother playwright Neil Simon."

Johnny Knoxville Begs Tabloids to Stop Writing Up Jessica Simpson Romance Rumors (Hollywood.com)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com

"Johhny Knoxville is urging the media to stop writing stories about a rumored romance between him and Dukes of Hazzards co-star Jessica Simpson because they're upsetting his family."

Comfort in writing (Lake Country News)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com

"O kanagan Centre resident, Shirley Jaklin, is modest when she talks about her poem even though writing it, and later publishing it, has helped her through personal tragedy and has already helped others through similar tragedies."

Reading, writing, now arithmetic (Orange Leader)
From: us.rd.yahoo.com

"For more than 20 years, Rebecca Flickinger wrote news stories. Today, she's writing a new chapter in her life. "At an age when all my friends are readying to retire I'm starting my third career," she said."

KNOXVILLE BEGS TABLOIDS TO STOP WRITING UP SIMPSON ROMANCE RUMOURS (ContactMusic)
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"Movie star JOHNNY KNOXVILLE is urging the media to stop writing stories about a rumoured romance between him and DUKES OF HAZARD co-star JESSICA SIMPSON because they're upsetting his family."

Harry Potter author 'craved nicotine during writing spree' (Independent Online)
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"JK Rowling has confessed that she was so stressed writing the fourth Harry Potter book that she suffered palpitations from overdosing on nicotine."

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UpdateStill cannot pub
From: cdeemer.blogspot.com

" UpdateStill cannot publish on my end unless I ftp and change the index.html file manually. When changes actually appear and the blog looks normal, it's because it has been published on the Blogger end by someone trying to help me."

The nightmare continues
From: cdeemer.blogspot.com

" The nightmare continuesWell, 2 folks who tried to help me so far haven't been able to. Is the 3rd time the charm?"

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Lifestyle Magazine for Veterinarians Launches
From: www.writenews.com

"Vetz Magazine is a new lifestyle magazine for the veterinary profession. Formerly Veterinaryindustry.com Magazine, Vetz Magazine launches with its May "Practice Management" issue with a focus on lifestyle and practice. The magazine's main point of difference is summed up in their vision statement: Your life. Your practice. The magazine's mission is to discuss forward-thinking issues and the challenges facing veterinarians today at work as well as at home. "

The IWJ Interviews James Rollins
From: www.writenews.com

"The latest issue of The Internet Writing Journal includes an exclusive interview with bestselling author James Rollins. Rollins recently had two books debut on the New York Times bestseller list: Sandstorm (now out in paperback) and Map of Bones (William Morrow). Map of Bones is a spine-tingling thriller that mixes science, ancient mysteries, the Vatican and exotic locations."