by Michael McKown | Apr 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
Let’s talk about rain, rein and reign. Three words that sound the same but live wildly different lives. Imagine them as triplets at a family reunion: Rein’s the horse-obsessed control freak, Reign’s the pompous king who won’t stop monologuing, and Rain’s the weepy one...
by Michael McKown | Apr 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Let’s resolve a headache, the one that has plagued writers since…well, the plague. It is: when to use “affect” versus “effect.” These two little devils look similar, sound similar, and yet they’re as different as a cat and a cactus. So, grab a coffee, and let’s sort...
by Michael McKown | Mar 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
I do so love writers. People with boiling imaginations with the gift of turning those ideas into words on a page, to be turned into films. I’ve been a huge fan of the annual Academy Awards show — the Oscars — since forever (don’t ask how long)....
by Michael McKown | Oct 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
I just started reading a new book. It’s about the adventures of a Hollywood casting agent. By page 20, I encountered a lot of meandering. I wondered, did this book have an editor? Is this self published? I looked at the back cover. There were no blurbs typical of...
by Michael McKown | Aug 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
This is a text conversation with a client today: Client: Brian Ackley is great! Me: He surely is. He’s been on my writer roster for years. Excellent and sensitive writer with a fantastic client service attitude. He IS…I feel fortunate to have him, he’s different, if...
