Meet Your Muse at the Palm Springs Writers Retreat - Make Your Own Schedule
Submitted by greg on Fri, 03/25/2011 - 21:20
THE PALM SPRINGS WRITER'S RETREAT is the perfect setting to get your writing done.
This 3br. house is now available for PRIVATE RENTALS - or SUPERVISED RETREATS with writing coach & concierge Greg Miller on-site to keep your creative juices flowing.
Check out PHOTOS of this singular location here or here.
Call 323-717-4731 or email Greg about your creative needs and book your getaway now (while it is INSANELY BEAUTIFUL weather). And, no, sorry, we're already rented during the Coachella Music Festival.
Cutting Remarks (What to do if Your Thing is Just Too Long)
Submitted by greg on Tue, 01/20/2009 - 01:44
You have a draft! Woohoo! Maybe you don't hate it. Maybe, even worse, you kind of like it. Because now the problem is: IT'S TOO LONG.
I know. It's painful to cut. You gave birth to your babies and nurtured them. But sometimes some of them have to be sacrificed for the greater good. Some of them have to go or the whole project can't become airborne. Remember, it's not an encyclopedia (unless you are writing an encyclopedia, then disregard this blog.)
In the commentary of Aliens (in this bloggers opinion the release version is one of the best movies ever made), James Cameron tells how they had to lose 20 minutes from his directors cut or the studio couldn't release it.
