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Making any short film can be daunting. In my first two articles on this topic, I talked about my Matrix spoof, and the short story that was inspired by my book: One For The Money, Two For The Soul. Each of those had a respectable budget for a student filmmaker. The 1st had about a

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As you may already know, I didn’t go to film school, I went to the Utah State University to major in Finance. I later went on to get my MBA. So what does any of that have to do with making movies? Well, not much, especially since at that time, I was studying to become

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What if human trafficking took a turn for the ridiculous? There aren’t too many authors having fun with this topic? Maybe there are, but they’re all a bit too serious. Want a good book that you can laugh along with, and share with your whole family, then pick up your copy of One For The…

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So you’re a student of film, or like me, you’re a story enthusiast who is doing your own unaccredited version of film school, and the big elephant in the room is telling you that you actually need to start making a film. Now, you might be super ambitious and think about making a full movie,…

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One day, Tim the turtle was asked what he would like to be when he grows up. Join this adorable shelled friend as he explores the possibilities of his future. “This a wonderful book! I love the flowing text and charming illustrations! It’s one of those fun stories that opens up the imagination and transports

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Some years ago, I got married. Like most newlyweds, I was happy for that first year. But then child number one came along. I don’t know if this is the same for every father, but it was a big moment for me. My Motivation Suddenly, I realized that I was responsible for raising a family.

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“Okay, so you’re writing some books about Nephilim. Great–What are Nephilim?” This is usually the first question I get when I tell people about the books in my Nephilim Series. נפלים (Hebrew for Nephilim) Nephilim are a group of people, mentioned in the Bible. Depending on which version of the Old Testiment you read (or

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Hey folks, I’ve got a partial rough draft script for a SNL styled short that sounds kind of fun to me. The problem is, I’m not very political, and I don’t have much time. The only way this is likely to get made, is if I find some folks who would like to work with

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This is kind of like celebrities. Once they get famous, they feel like they need to tell the whole world what it should be doing. Most writers however aren’t famous. And even if they were, having an agenda can get pretty old pretty fast. What is your message? Having said that, I’ve known authors argue

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For fun this year, my wife and I decided we’d plan out our church group’s Christmas Party. It was a lot of fun. Also, this was probably the first chance anyone got to see my writing performed. Yes, I actually wrote a Christmas program to go with that party. Not only was it a success,

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