Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Monday, February 01, 2010
The Book is on Amazon!
FYI after weeks of emailing and filling out forms and general wrangling, the book is now available on Amazon.com.
Here is the link.
And here is the photo of the book cover.
Here is the link.
And here is the photo of the book cover.
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Thoughts on Being an Artist and Making Money
I attended the Dallas Comic Con this weekend and had a great time. However, the show also gave me pause. I have been going to comic conventions since I was a kid and it was called The Dallas Fantasy Fair, but this one seemed a little less thrilling than normal, even though the guy who played Chewbacca was there.
I am sure we all have gone through this as we get older; the one thing we were so passionate about years ago doesn't inspire the same level of dedication anymore. Twin Peaks did not change the world. Beanie Babies did not put our kids through college. LINUX didn't turn out to be the operating system of the future.
One of the more heartbreaking moments at the con was seeing James O'Barr
, creator of The Crow
, sitting at his booth with all this merchandise and no one - NO ONE showing any interest whatsoever. There was a time people would beat each other up for a chance to just look him in the eye, and now... nothing. (To be fair, I was only there for a few hours. Perhaps all his fans like to sleep in and his afternoon was spent being held aloft by people dressed as killer mimes.)
That evening, I watched two movies that both made me think about how artistic people survive and prosper in a business world. The first film was Fredrick Weisman's La Danse - a documentary about the Paris Ballet, and the second one (viewed at 2am after being waken by a crying baby) was Anvil: The Story of Anvil
.
La Danse is an almost three-hour documentary about a season of the Paris ballet. It covers not only rehearsals and performances, but the maintenance crew, the cafeteria workers, the costumers, and the administrative office. My favorite person in the film was the Artistic Director because she obviously "got it" as far as balancing artistic freedom and experimentation with the financial restraints and market forces. In every scene with her, she was brilliant, whether she was talking to a choreographer, a prima ballerina, a fund-raising team, or even the business manager. She knew how to work with people to make the magic happen - to maintain the balance between challenging art and art that alienates an audience.
(Just a side note - ballet is hard work. It takes work to make it look good and it takes work to enjoy it. Some poor guy in the theater fell asleep during the film and started snoring loudly during the same ballet sequences that had me completely enthralled. Seriously, Medea is disturbing in ballet form.)
The second film, Anvil: The Story of Anvil, was more along the lines of depicting artists who don't get it. Anvil had some minor success in the 80s "hair band" era and have refused to change their sound or look with the times. In some ways, their lives are little time capsules, trying the same thing over and over again until they get it right.
The most heartbreaking scene for me was the one where the dude from Anvil plays his demo for a record company A&R rep. Not even thirty seconds into the first song, the rep stops the music and starts talking about the "current radio landscape" and other trends in popular music. The guy from Anvil has no comprehension whatsoever about what is being said. His response is, "But this music just rocks."
And that is the issue. Their art calls them to make something very specific. Which is wonderful, but they somehow think they can make a substantial amount money off of it, which is horrible. They have the art side down, but not the commerce side.
This, of course, reminds me of Aimee Mann.
I saw an interview with Aimee Mann on The Tonight Show once. Jay Leno trotted out a picture of her in her full 80s glory and tried to shame her on national television by reminding the world of how stupid she once looked. Ms. Mann was completely unfazed. "As an artist, you have to decide if you want to be completely in the moment of if you want to be timeless. And to be completely in the moment, you have to be fearless and not ashamed then the moment passes. In the 80s, I was in the moment. Now I am striving for something timeless."
It easy to divide art into two worlds - one that is hollow and commercial and another that self-indulgent purity. But this sort of division is wrong. True art strives for a sense of transcendence. It seeks to be timeless. The people involved in making this art still need to eat. They can't be completely high-minded about personal expression to the detriment of everything else. So the money becomes a necessary component to the process.
These two films were about how there is an art to managing money. There is an art to managing a ballet production company and securing funding for edgy, modern choreography that might alienate people. There is an art to generating enough income to hire a great producer for your heavy metal album. And both of these films, both of these stories of struggle, were transcendent and timeless in their own way. Let's hope they fare better fifteen years from now than The Crow did.
I am sure we all have gone through this as we get older; the one thing we were so passionate about years ago doesn't inspire the same level of dedication anymore. Twin Peaks did not change the world. Beanie Babies did not put our kids through college. LINUX didn't turn out to be the operating system of the future.
One of the more heartbreaking moments at the con was seeing James O'Barr
, creator of The Crow, sitting at his booth with all this merchandise and no one - NO ONE showing any interest whatsoever. There was a time people would beat each other up for a chance to just look him in the eye, and now... nothing. (To be fair, I was only there for a few hours. Perhaps all his fans like to sleep in and his afternoon was spent being held aloft by people dressed as killer mimes.)That evening, I watched two movies that both made me think about how artistic people survive and prosper in a business world. The first film was Fredrick Weisman's La Danse - a documentary about the Paris Ballet, and the second one (viewed at 2am after being waken by a crying baby) was Anvil: The Story of Anvil
.La Danse is an almost three-hour documentary about a season of the Paris ballet. It covers not only rehearsals and performances, but the maintenance crew, the cafeteria workers, the costumers, and the administrative office. My favorite person in the film was the Artistic Director because she obviously "got it" as far as balancing artistic freedom and experimentation with the financial restraints and market forces. In every scene with her, she was brilliant, whether she was talking to a choreographer, a prima ballerina, a fund-raising team, or even the business manager. She knew how to work with people to make the magic happen - to maintain the balance between challenging art and art that alienates an audience.
(Just a side note - ballet is hard work. It takes work to make it look good and it takes work to enjoy it. Some poor guy in the theater fell asleep during the film and started snoring loudly during the same ballet sequences that had me completely enthralled. Seriously, Medea is disturbing in ballet form.)
The second film, Anvil: The Story of Anvil
, was more along the lines of depicting artists who don't get it. Anvil had some minor success in the 80s "hair band" era and have refused to change their sound or look with the times. In some ways, their lives are little time capsules, trying the same thing over and over again until they get it right. The most heartbreaking scene for me was the one where the dude from Anvil plays his demo for a record company A&R rep. Not even thirty seconds into the first song, the rep stops the music and starts talking about the "current radio landscape" and other trends in popular music. The guy from Anvil has no comprehension whatsoever about what is being said. His response is, "But this music just rocks."
And that is the issue. Their art calls them to make something very specific. Which is wonderful, but they somehow think they can make a substantial amount money off of it, which is horrible. They have the art side down, but not the commerce side.
This, of course, reminds me of Aimee Mann.
I saw an interview with Aimee Mann on The Tonight Show once. Jay Leno trotted out a picture of her in her full 80s glory and tried to shame her on national television by reminding the world of how stupid she once looked. Ms. Mann was completely unfazed. "As an artist, you have to decide if you want to be completely in the moment of if you want to be timeless. And to be completely in the moment, you have to be fearless and not ashamed then the moment passes. In the 80s, I was in the moment. Now I am striving for something timeless."
It easy to divide art into two worlds - one that is hollow and commercial and another that self-indulgent purity. But this sort of division is wrong. True art strives for a sense of transcendence. It seeks to be timeless. The people involved in making this art still need to eat. They can't be completely high-minded about personal expression to the detriment of everything else. So the money becomes a necessary component to the process.
These two films were about how there is an art to managing money. There is an art to managing a ballet production company and securing funding for edgy, modern choreography that might alienate people. There is an art to generating enough income to hire a great producer for your heavy metal album. And both of these films, both of these stories of struggle, were transcendent and timeless in their own way. Let's hope they fare better fifteen years from now than The Crow did.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Obligatory New Years Post
So, looking back on 2009, a lot of things changed. I started a MA degree in eLearning at the University of Colorado, I published a book, I sold a house and bought a new house, and then I assisted in having a baby (meaning, I was there when the baby started and change diapers after it arrived).
How could I possibly top that in 2010?
I don't know if I can. But here are my personal goals for 2010. (The professional goals continue to be 1) Make money, and 2) Make my employer money.)
1. Be a better dad.
This should be easy. I was only a dad for 10 days in 2009, so the baseline is not that great. I still have to introduce her to country music (that is, the good kind of country music), get her to say "Bah bah," and maybe take a few steps. If she is able to go, "Awwww, snap!" by 2012, I have done my job.
2. Fulfill my 2009 obligations.
There are a lot of side projects I verbally committed to in 2009 and then had to set aside because of all the work, school, and baby commitments. I haven't been blogging as much as I would like. I haven't participated in discussion boards as much as I would like. And, most importantly, I haven't responded to Cyber D, who sent me a draft of his novel and asked for feedback. I have read large chunks of it, but sadly, have not given him the feedback he asked for. This is wrong and should be changed.
3. Pimp my book.
So I wrote a book. It is a good book that serves a vital niche that no other book fulfills. Sales have been good, but no where near enough to buy that island in the Bahamas I've had my eye on. The Mrs. (who is in marketing) reminds me that it is not enough to write the book. I have to promote it as well. So that is what I plan to do while I work on the sequel.
4. Continue my education.
In my quest to be the smartest smarty pants know-it-all in the room, it wouldn't hurt to have a stack of advanced degrees. I am just sayin'.
5. Make a short film.
This one might get pushed off until 2011 or 2012, because of my #1 Goal. I want to make a short film just to say I've done it. I have many scripts to choose from, but I want to do the financing, set design, auditioning actors, directing, and submitting-to-a-film-festival-only-to-get-rejected piece that is essential to being a pretentious artist. Because there is nothing like spending weeks and months on a project that will be over and done with in less than five minutes.
I think it is going to be a good year.
How could I possibly top that in 2010?
I don't know if I can. But here are my personal goals for 2010. (The professional goals continue to be 1) Make money, and 2) Make my employer money.)
1. Be a better dad.
This should be easy. I was only a dad for 10 days in 2009, so the baseline is not that great. I still have to introduce her to country music (that is, the good kind of country music), get her to say "Bah bah," and maybe take a few steps. If she is able to go, "Awwww, snap!" by 2012, I have done my job.
2. Fulfill my 2009 obligations.
There are a lot of side projects I verbally committed to in 2009 and then had to set aside because of all the work, school, and baby commitments. I haven't been blogging as much as I would like. I haven't participated in discussion boards as much as I would like. And, most importantly, I haven't responded to Cyber D, who sent me a draft of his novel and asked for feedback. I have read large chunks of it, but sadly, have not given him the feedback he asked for. This is wrong and should be changed.
3. Pimp my book.
So I wrote a book. It is a good book that serves a vital niche that no other book fulfills. Sales have been good, but no where near enough to buy that island in the Bahamas I've had my eye on. The Mrs. (who is in marketing) reminds me that it is not enough to write the book. I have to promote it as well. So that is what I plan to do while I work on the sequel.
4. Continue my education.
In my quest to be the smartest smarty pants know-it-all in the room, it wouldn't hurt to have a stack of advanced degrees. I am just sayin'.
5. Make a short film.
This one might get pushed off until 2011 or 2012, because of my #1 Goal. I want to make a short film just to say I've done it. I have many scripts to choose from, but I want to do the financing, set design, auditioning actors, directing, and submitting-to-a-film-festival-only-to-get-rejected piece that is essential to being a pretentious artist. Because there is nothing like spending weeks and months on a project that will be over and done with in less than five minutes.
I think it is going to be a good year.
This is the Most Interesting Radio Story I have Heard in Awhile
Real post coming soon. Until then, here is something to tide you over.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
So the scheduled C-section happened a little early....
Instead of her scheduled 12/31 birthday, Margaret Ellen decided to show up on 12/21 instead.
This means, on her 103rd birthday, the date will be 12/21 2112. How cool is that?
This means, on her 103rd birthday, the date will be 12/21 2112. How cool is that?
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Oh, yeah. I have blog.
I haven't been updating this much. Between work and school and the impending kiddo, there hasn't been much time.
This is post number #447 in this site, and I would like post #450 to be the birth announcement. Having said that, I have to think of something to write for the next three posts.
So... something will happen here between now and the end of the year. Not sure what, but something will happen.
Meanwhile, here is an email from one of my professors:
Hi Robert-
As Jackie noted, I'm letting people know where they stand for their final grade...
Based on the points you have earned and with the expectation that you will turn in the final reflection, your course grade for IT5660 is:
A
Thanks for all of your hard work during the semester.
-Chuck
***
Boo.
Yeah.
This is post number #447 in this site, and I would like post #450 to be the birth announcement. Having said that, I have to think of something to write for the next three posts.
So... something will happen here between now and the end of the year. Not sure what, but something will happen.
Meanwhile, here is an email from one of my professors:
Hi Robert-
As Jackie noted, I'm letting people know where they stand for their final grade...
Based on the points you have earned and with the expectation that you will turn in the final reflection, your course grade for IT5660 is:
A
Thanks for all of your hard work during the semester.
-Chuck
***
Boo.
Yeah.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Repost - The things I do for breasts...
So back on October 8, 2006, I wrote this blog entry to raise money for the Susan G. Komen foundation. In case you don't want to click that link, I've reposted the entry below.
This year, I do not have the time to walk, but that won't stop me from campaigning for friends who are walking.
If you like this post, please consider donating to a team of my friends who are walking a three-day, 60 mile marathon to raise money for cancer research. You can donate money here.
So, here is the old blog entry with a new donation link.
***
This year, I do not have the time to walk, but that won't stop me from campaigning for friends who are walking.
If you like this post, please consider donating to a team of my friends who are walking a three-day, 60 mile marathon to raise money for cancer research. You can donate money here.
So, here is the old blog entry with a new donation link.
***
Dear Friends and Family,
It is difficult to write about breasts.
Sure they’re everywhere, and I should really just be an adult about this, but I know my mom is going to read this email and quite possibly my in-laws. When I think of them reading an email of me rhapsodizing about mammary glands and then asking for money to keep them healthy, my hands lock up about two inches above the keyboard. Sorry, I’m just a little repressed about these things.
Ahem.
I’m trying not to be dirty about this, but breasts are absolutely wonderful, and healthy breasts are even better. There, I said it.
I have two ladies in my life who have struggled with breast cancer. One is in remission and doing great – she’s even walking in the race this year.
The other one went through the surgery, the chemotherapy, and everything… only to find that it didn’t work. She has to start over at square one now, with another surgery and another round of chemotherapy and another round of tests and… another everything.
It is tough. It is tough to see this and to live through this, and I’m just on the sidelines. When you let someone into your heart, you let in all the love they have to offer, but you also let in all their hurt. It bothers me that someone so good and so undeserving can hurt so much.
There has to be a better way to fight breast cancer. There has to be a cure that doesn’t hurt the body more than the sickness. We are capable of so much, we should be capable of finding something better. A cure for all cancers would be incredible; a cure for breast cancer be amazing, but something better than what we currently have… something better is well within our grasp.
So this is what I’m doing to make something better happen - I am walking 5 km in the Komen Dallas Race for the Cure on October 21, 2006. I will wear a T-shirt and will try my best to be a good husband and not to stare at all the breasts when I walk.
And this is what you can do - support in the form of a cash donation. You can skip the Grande Half-Caff Vanilla Latte one morning and send the $5.00 to the Komen foundation. You can put off that iPod purchase for another few months and send a few hundred dollars to the Komen foundation. Whatever you feel is appropriate, I will appreciate it. Your donation is tax-deductible, so you can’t beat that.
You can follow this link and make a donation…
http://www.the3day.org/goto/Ronda.Carson
…but if you distrust this internet, please send a donation to this address.
Komen Dallas Affiliate & Race for the Cure®
460 NorthPark Center
I really appreciate time, your contribution, and your attention. You are such a good person.
Love the breasts,
M. Robert Turnage
Friday, September 25, 2009
Priorities
I ran into a friend at a restaurant the other day.
"So how's the new house coming along?"
"GREAT! I just installed ceiling mounts for my speakers. When I get my new TV this weekend, I am going to have the BEST entertainment center EVER!"
"How's the baby's room coming along?"
"Dude, the baby isn't going to be born until January."
"So how's the new house coming along?"
"GREAT! I just installed ceiling mounts for my speakers. When I get my new TV this weekend, I am going to have the BEST entertainment center EVER!"
"How's the baby's room coming along?"
"Dude, the baby isn't going to be born until January."
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Dallas Graffiti is Erudite and Celebrates Science Fiction Classics
You might have noticed a lot of new pictures on the blog recently. That is because I went and purchased a Nokia N85
for the sole purpose of learning why you needto also purchase a data plan when you buy a smart phone.
In the meantime, I have become a little addicted to taking pictures and uploading them from the phone. This is especially true when it comes to graffiti.
Dallas has amazing graffiti. Most people just like writing their names in barely-legible letters, but not Dallasites. They like scribbling on bathroom walls famous quotes from T. Jeff, who I can only assume is a DJ of some sort.
Also, there is the message so important, so overwhelming in sheer brilliance, that it needed to be SCRATCHED IN to the door of the men's room stall.
By now you are probably asking, "What are you doing taking pictures in a men's room stall?" And the truth is, I liked the graffiti. It did lead to an awkward moment, however, when someone walked in on me doing it.
This phone is going to get me into trouble.
for the sole purpose of learning why you needto also purchase a data plan when you buy a smart phone.In the meantime, I have become a little addicted to taking pictures and uploading them from the phone. This is especially true when it comes to graffiti.
Dallas has amazing graffiti. Most people just like writing their names in barely-legible letters, but not Dallasites. They like scribbling on bathroom walls famous quotes from T. Jeff, who I can only assume is a DJ of some sort.
Also, there is the message so important, so overwhelming in sheer brilliance, that it needed to be SCRATCHED IN to the door of the men's room stall.
By now you are probably asking, "What are you doing taking pictures in a men's room stall?" And the truth is, I liked the graffiti. It did lead to an awkward moment, however, when someone walked in on me doing it.
This phone is going to get me into trouble.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
More Work in the Library
So our four bookshelves weren't cutting it. We had to buy three more.
And we bought a CD case that was a real bugaboo to assemble.
The trick was to move the CDs from the top of the kitchen counter into the CD case alphabetically.
It is working out. I moved all of my comics to the three new bookshelves, freeing up the old bookshelves for the opera scores and other books that are still in boxes.
Comic book shelves (complete with the ghost of a fan in the window - our house is haunted by a cool, cool breeze).
Shelves for opera scores, sheet music, and other assorted literature (in progress).
Current CD shelf.
It still looks like an absolute mess, but the house is coming together. Slowly but surely, our crap is getting in order.
And we bought a CD case that was a real bugaboo to assemble.
The trick was to move the CDs from the top of the kitchen counter into the CD case alphabetically.
It is working out. I moved all of my comics to the three new bookshelves, freeing up the old bookshelves for the opera scores and other books that are still in boxes.
Comic book shelves (complete with the ghost of a fan in the window - our house is haunted by a cool, cool breeze).
Shelves for opera scores, sheet music, and other assorted literature (in progress).
Current CD shelf.
It still looks like an absolute mess, but the house is coming together. Slowly but surely, our crap is getting in order.
Monday, September 14, 2009
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
Work in Progress
So the house has been taking up a lot of time, unpacking and getting things comfortable. There is enough improvement for a few pictures.
The library now has books on the shelves. Only about half of them are organized, though.
The kitchen still needs some work. I have cooked a few meals on the stove top. Right now, there is shelf paper everywhere from where we were papering the shelves.
The dining room now has a place where you can sit down.
Same goes for the living room. Both are still in progress, but look much better than they did a week ago.
Here is my office. Yes, it is typical for me to have dual monitors and a laptop going all at once.
And the other half of my office which contains a futon, a lamp, and more shelves.
The library now has books on the shelves. Only about half of them are organized, though.
The kitchen still needs some work. I have cooked a few meals on the stove top. Right now, there is shelf paper everywhere from where we were papering the shelves.
The dining room now has a place where you can sit down.
Same goes for the living room. Both are still in progress, but look much better than they did a week ago.
Here is my office. Yes, it is typical for me to have dual monitors and a laptop going all at once.
And the other half of my office which contains a futon, a lamp, and more shelves.
Monday, August 24, 2009
After the Move... Before the Cleanup
We're in the new house and have sort of unpacked.
Now all we need to do is start cleaning up the mess.
Living room
Library
Looking out into the front yard
Dining Room
Now all we need to do is start cleaning up the mess.
Living room
Library
Looking out into the front yard
Dining Room
Friday, August 14, 2009
More Sonogram Pictures!
I will not do something no one else in the history of the internet has done . I will share cute photos of my kid.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Internet, meet the Critter!
So I haven't been posting as much as I would like, and when I post it is usually a YouTube video instead of something strange and wonderful that has been rattling around in my head.
Not to make excuses, but I've been busy. On July 10th, we placed our house on the market and on the 16th, we got an offer. So all we need to do (as of this writing) is find a new house. That was a lot of work, but that is not all!
I also wrote and published the best book in the universe, and spent three weeks in California for work, but that is not all!
I still have grad school starting this fall, but, seriously, that is NOTHING compared to news about the Critter.
Yes. That is right....
The Mrs. and I are having our first kiddo - a little girl that we have not named yet. Before we knew the gender, we started calling it the Critter, and that name stuck, much to the chagrin of people who do not like to think of children as crawly animals, only bigger.
We are pretty excited, and it is about time the internet in general knew about this.
Oh, and if Facebook is any indication, this baby thing is going to be fun.
Not to make excuses, but I've been busy. On July 10th, we placed our house on the market and on the 16th, we got an offer. So all we need to do (as of this writing) is find a new house. That was a lot of work, but that is not all!
I also wrote and published the best book in the universe, and spent three weeks in California for work, but that is not all!
I still have grad school starting this fall, but, seriously, that is NOTHING compared to news about the Critter.
Yes. That is right....
The Mrs. and I are having our first kiddo - a little girl that we have not named yet. Before we knew the gender, we started calling it the Critter, and that name stuck, much to the chagrin of people who do not like to think of children as crawly animals, only bigger.
We are pretty excited, and it is about time the internet in general knew about this.
Oh, and if Facebook is any indication, this baby thing is going to be fun.
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
The Book is Out!
I am proud to announce that my book, 26 Short Screenplays for Independent Filmmakers, is available now exclusively from the website www.26screenplays.com. The book is a collection of Creative Commons screenplays that filmmakers can use to make their own films. Each screenplay is tied to a type of film project. For example, there is a project called "The Meet Cute Scene" and it consists of two characters meeting in a really cute way. Other projects include "The Car Chase," "Pseudo-Documentary Style," and "The Horror Short." The idea is that an independent filmmaker can use these scripts to develop a portfolio showing his or her versatility.
I know everyone who reads this blog wants to support the book in whatever way possible, so here is a list of things you can do to show your support.
1. Buy the book. I know it is stating the obvious, but the more people who buy the book the more money I make. And I like having money. www.26screenplays.com
2. Tell people about the book. To the best of my knowledge, there isn't a book like this out there. There are a lot of "how to make your film" books and "so you want to be an independent filmmaker" books, but there aren't any other "screenplay cookbooks" out there. And feel free to mention the website. www.26screenplays.com
3. There are snarky T-Shirts on the website, too. Thanks to the power of Cafe Press, they cost more than the book. But, hey, T-shirts are cool and cool is priceless.
4. Make a short film using one of the screenplays and send it along. Every film made from one of the scripts gets featured on the www.26screenplays.com website.
I know some people are not made of money and don't feel comfortable sending hard earned cash to an exciting and vibrant website. Not a problem, because there are things people can do to support the book for free.
1. Follow the blog at blog.26screenplays.com. I will use this as a bully pulpit to talk about films, screenplays, and intellectual property law.
2. Follow the Twitter stream at www.twitter.com/26screenplays. This will be like the blog, but more fine tuned for those of us with ADD.
3. Follow the 26 Screenplays YouTube channel www.youtube.com/26screenplays. Everyone who submits a short film from one of the screenplays will be featured here.
So there you go. This is why I haven't been writing on this blog as much as I wanted to and why I probably owe you an email. Thanks for your interest and I hope you become as excited about this new book as I am.
I know everyone who reads this blog wants to support the book in whatever way possible, so here is a list of things you can do to show your support.
1. Buy the book. I know it is stating the obvious, but the more people who buy the book the more money I make. And I like having money. www.26screenplays.com
2. Tell people about the book. To the best of my knowledge, there isn't a book like this out there. There are a lot of "how to make your film" books and "so you want to be an independent filmmaker" books, but there aren't any other "screenplay cookbooks" out there. And feel free to mention the website. www.26screenplays.com
3. There are snarky T-Shirts on the website, too. Thanks to the power of Cafe Press, they cost more than the book. But, hey, T-shirts are cool and cool is priceless.
4. Make a short film using one of the screenplays and send it along. Every film made from one of the scripts gets featured on the www.26screenplays.com website.
I know some people are not made of money and don't feel comfortable sending hard earned cash to an exciting and vibrant website. Not a problem, because there are things people can do to support the book for free.
1. Follow the blog at blog.26screenplays.com. I will use this as a bully pulpit to talk about films, screenplays, and intellectual property law.
2. Follow the Twitter stream at www.twitter.com/26screenplays. This will be like the blog, but more fine tuned for those of us with ADD.
3. Follow the 26 Screenplays YouTube channel www.youtube.com/26screenplays. Everyone who submits a short film from one of the screenplays will be featured here.
So there you go. This is why I haven't been writing on this blog as much as I wanted to and why I probably owe you an email. Thanks for your interest and I hope you become as excited about this new book as I am.
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