You know that thing where you imagine inviting famous people, living or dead, to a dinner party? No? Well it’s a sort of conversational game that can come up at cocktail parties. Like in that Golden Girls episode where Rose first meets Myles and she goes to a party at his place, but she’s intimidated […]
As I’ve mentioned a few (dozen?) times in the last month, my first novel—The Insistence of Memory—is now available (Kindle and paperback!). But this post isn’t specifically about promoting my book as much as it is about answering some questions I’ve been getting from friends and family about how they can be supportive. There are
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Movies often produce iconic moments with memorable lines. Many of these movie quotes are meant to be catchphrases. “May the force be with you.” “Run, Forrest, run!” “To infinity… and beyond!” They become a rallying cry for fans, and you wouldn’t use them in your own writing unless you were trying to reference the film
Note: I originally wrote this piece years ago for a contest writing site. I didn’t pick the title but had an easy time coming up with examples of terrible lessons in Disney movies. Particularly in the classics. I reshared it on my blog years ago and have kept it around because I still think it’s
