Author: Yvette
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Publication Announcement: For The Empire
My flash story, For The Empire, has been published in Imitation Fruit Literary Journal
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Finnemore Fridays: Who are the bad guys?
One reason why I am such a huge fan of John Finnemore is that his humorous sketches convey a clear and unambiguous message about who the bad guys are in our world. Bad guys are not interested in 1) Being Nice 2) Having Fun or 3) Empathy. DOWN WITH BAD GUYS!MORE GUYS IN THE WORLD…
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Finnemore Fridays (Early Edition!): Millionaires at Halloween
Millionaires have enough space to not throw things away. Or to dip them in chocolate.
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Finnemore Fridays (On Monday. I forgot to Hit Publish Last Week): You see, the problem with writing is…
…everyone has an opinion. At the Santa Barbara Writers Conference in June, I read aloud three chapters from the travel book I’m writing. The critique from the pirates in the room was, “Give me more story about the main character.” I’ve also sent chapters to my writing group. Their feedback was the same, “More you!…
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Finnemore Fridays: Are You Registered?
A funny message for you about voting via a John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme sketch which is about ghosts who have a message for you about voting.
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Finnemore Fridays: Summer
Luckily we have John Finnemore to explain what the heck is going on these bizarre, slightly-off, artistic endeavors.
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Narration Demo
Somebody’s got a new demo… This week I’m in San Francisco, writing and recording a professional demo reel for narration jobs. I’ve learned gobs about this very technical work, and gained the experience of a director looking for a specific sound and helping me get there. Identifying areas where I need deeper work and more…
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Finnemore Fridays: Bad Love Affairs
No matter how deeply, passionately, and devotedly we participate in love affairs, some partners are just bad luck.
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Stay Astonished
It’s good to stay astonished by things. Curious. Aware. Here’s a list of the things which astonished me today and especially on my “commute” to class in San Francisco tonight: There’s a Redwood Park next to the Transamerica building 81 degrees in SF at 5PM Despite my runaway worrying, Asphalta provided a parking spot directly…
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Tips From SBWC: Be Not Afraid. Query Away, Writers!
Yesterday, thanks to spontaneously participating in #PitMad, I wrote a query. What’s a query? It is a letter (email, these days) that you send to an agent, a publisher, or anyone who might help you along on your route to publication. I hear you, devoted audience. “But wait,” you are saying, “didn’t you already write…