Writing a Novel
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Aspring novelist (and "Insane Lunatic") James Andrew Wilson takes us through the five emotional stages of writing a novel.
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If You Knew Then What I Know Now
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This short film by Tucker Capps, featuring music by Goldmund, is inspired by "First," an essay from Ryan Van Meter's debut collection, If You Knew Then What I Know Now, to be published next month by Sarabande Books.
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Shelley Jackson: Skin
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The "mortal work of art," as Shelley Jackson called her 2003 story "Skin," each word of which has been tatooed on the skin of over two thousand volunteers, has found new form in this clip. The author recently asked her original volunteers to record a video of their word tattoo. She then edited the word videos together to create a new story for the Berkeley Art Museum.
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Can a Book Save Your Life?
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This short film, directed by Alex Markman, starring Tom Shillue, and produced by Electric Literature, takes a look at how well the big books of 2010 would protect you in the event of a shooting.
A Musing Trailer
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This short film, written and directed by David Spies and produced by Phil Seneker, is about a writer who is pressured by his literary agent to find his muse.
Bad Writing
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This documentary about a wannabe poet who sets off on a quest for answers about writing, featuring interviews with literary figures such as Nick Flynn, D.A. Powell, George Saunders, and David Sedaris, opened in select cities on Friday.
Val Kilmer as Mark Twain
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Mark Twain and Mary Baker Eddy, a film directed by and starring Val Kilmer as the great American author, will start pre-production in late 2010.
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