Nan with the Sense of Humor

2013.01.28 | Mugshot
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Hullaballoo! My first Writer’s Mug Submission! Brought to you by @mjvalquist, a screenwriter out of Los Angeles. Jane Valquist enjoys long walks by the beach, a lovely picnic in the park…oh wait, I’m wrong… she’s a “Screenwriter~Red Wine & Beer Connoisseur~Big Ass German Dog Rescuer~Cartoon Watcher~Soccer Lover~Unashamed 80s Music Fan~Wii Bowling Master”. She sounds like me minus […]

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The Power of Caffeine on the Written Word.

2013.01.28 | Mugshot
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Whether you ingest it via coffee, tea or swill those heart attacks in a bottle (uber caffeinated sodas), there’s one thing you can say for a lot of writers: The words don’t flow until the machine percolates. I have several favorite mugs, and each one serves a special purpose when I’m writing and this section […]

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Business

2013.01.23 | Screenwriting
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Don’t do any business via texting on your cellphone. Just don’t, trust me. The opportunity for typos and errors is almost a given in any contract related negotiation via cellphone. You have been warned.    

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Characters everywhere.

2013.01.15 | Screenwriting
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Everyone around you is a potential muse or potential character base. This post is mainly for myself, but enjoy it none the less. While on the surface, tonight’s future memory may seem mundane, but I will remember the fun we had as if it were a life or death situation action movie and not the […]

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2013 – We made it.

2013.01.04 | Screenwriting
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January always brings me a new start, and a fresh beginning full of opportunities to completely screw things up. But maybe, just maybe I’ve stumbled upon a good thing this year. In December I interviewed with a small production company in Los Angeles that is seeking new writers to develop for several ideas they have […]

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