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Story Frame 34 – A Character Without a Script in the Wrong Movie
Lights Out in Istanbul
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Story Frame 33 – French Kissing My Way to Italy
For a glittering moment in time, Ravenna, Italy was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire.
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Writing advice: Annie Dillard vs Nietzsche
Who did I listen to and who did I ignore?
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Story Frame 32 – My Fear of Flying Grounds a 747
Working on American Byzantine came with the opportunity to fly back and forth to Europe several times and my desire to be on location for the remaining…
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August 2024

Story Frame 31 – Now What?!
You may be thinking, "That bastard!"
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Hybrid Publishing: lessons from the realities of Documentary Filmmaking
It just occurred to me that my many years of working with documentary films and filmmakers may have given me an interesting perspective on the idea of…
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Story Frame 30 – A Plot Twist in Four Little Words
A plot twist is a literary technique that introduces a radical change or unexpected occurrence in the anticipated outcome of the plot, changing the…
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Story Frame 29 – Running Through the Streets of Washington DC Wearing Pink
Knowing my sister had liked and respected him, Mom asked Martin to say a few words at the memorial service she held for Karen the month after she died…
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Scenes From the Cutting Room Floor – Writing Advice in the Ladies' Room with Mira Nair
Sometimes you just get lucky and find yourself standing in line to pee next to someone like the amazing film director, Mira Nair, the Indian-American…
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Story Frame 28 – The Last Metro
Aware from my mother’s phone calls that my sister had slipped into a coma not long after I left, I was finding it hard to concentrate on work.
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Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor: The Best Conversations & A Little Magic
With documentary film, as with feature film and television, there is what is called the shoot ratio – which is what you filmed versus what actually ends…
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July 2024

Story Frame 27 – Drinking Jack Daniels in Hospice
Recently separated from his wife, Martin had the idea that perhaps we should marry.
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