Shakespeare | Shakespeare
Aug.14.2012
Like every author on the planet, I’ve spent endless hours mulling over creating titles for my work. One strives, of course, to be both memorable and honestly descriptive of the content.
There are also marketing aspects to be considered. The marquee value cannot be neglected since the book...
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Aug.03.2012
The scene opens in a large public marketplace. Dozens of people mill about, visiting tents filled with food and merchandise. People gesture in greeting to friends and loved ones. Others bicker animatedly over the price of goods.
Into the scene walk two figures, Mittonmnius and Royal Anne,...
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Aug.03.2012
The scene opens in a large public marketplace. Dozens of people mill about, visiting tents filled with food and merchandise. People gesture in greeting to friends and loved ones. Others bidker animatedly over the price of goods.
Into the scene walk two figures, Mittonmnius and Royal Anne,...
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Jul.24.2012
Shakespeare wrote of history. He wrote of the muddle of kings. He was a man of the people. He was a creature of the court. He literally belonged to "The King's Men". So, did he unwisely parse a few lines too closely to the throne (and person) of Elizabeth I?
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Jul.23.2012
July 23
QUICK------SAND!!!
“Don’t ask me how deep the quicksand is,” said my sponsor, “it’s your job to get out of it, not to quantify it.”
“I’m not sure how to get out. Will you come and get me?” I ask her.
“No, Darling. If I get in we will both be down for...
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Jul.08.2012
Many a long year ago, I had to teach a Shakespeare play to classes of Grade Ten. It was - my friends - a chore. The Bard, on the page as he was, was of no great interest to these bubbling teens. Perhaps, had I had a stage and professional thespians upon it, I might have fared better. From this...
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Jul.04.2012
Real, Feel, Heal
I have a philosophy about dealing with life’s problems. It’s called Real, Feel, Heal. Let me give you some background on that. No one can avoid adversity in life. I don’t care who you are or what you do, one day you’ll lose a job, have marital problems, experience the death of a...
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Jun.23.2012
Do you like Shakespeare? Do you like Shakespearean spoofs? Well, Falstaff's Big Gamble is the ultimate in Shakespearean fun. I've taken the characters and the plots from Hamlet and Othello, mixed them together, threw in the Falstaff character and gave the whole mess a good...
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Jun.05.2012
Have no doubt, my friends, these are serious times. And for this reason, I have never been more appreciative of the revelry that converges at the NJ Renaissance Faire at Liberty Lake.
This weekend my family strolled in costume among the RenFaire community, savoring the spontaneous interaction...
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May.09.2012
Following is more of my interview at a cool website for newbie and professional writers, The Writer's Block, at Raychelle-Writes.blogspot.com. Specifically, you can find my interview here. But it's an interesting site, so look around!
You can find Part One of this series a...
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