Advice to a screenplay client: Trust the professionals. May 30, 2020May 30, 2020 What follows is an email to a client who hired us to write a screenplay. The work was completed to the client’s satisfaction, but Read More...
Manufacturers: For chrissakes, stop with the bad English! May 8, 2020May 9, 2020 A very long time ago, in 1966, while in the U.S. Navy, I bought a 1962 Honda Superhawk. At some point it needed work, so I ordered the Read More...
Public relations considerations during the coronavirus pandemic. April 30, 2020 By- Mike Branom PR doesn’t stop during a pandemic. In fact, businesses — many struggling to stay afloat — now are Read More...
Coronavirus is holding the world hostage. April 30, 2020May 1, 2020 What an incredible mess this world is in. In the USA alone, as of today per the Centers for Disease Control, 1,031,659 cases. And Read More...
How the late Clive Cussler got himself a literary agent. February 27, 2020July 21, 2023 Adventure novelist Clive Cussler died February 24th. He was 88. The Washington Post’s Hillel Italie wrote an obituary, which Read More...
“Sudden unintended acceleration” — Tesla’s excellent crisis management response. January 23, 2020January 23, 2020 In January, 2020, a fellow who “short sells” Tesla stock filed a complaint with the National Highway Transportation Read More...
A moment of silence, please, for a giant of a writer. January 9, 2020July 21, 2023 Buck Henry, the legendary screenwriter, has died. With Mel Brooks, he co-created Get Smart (1965-1970). He adapted the Read More...
Crisis management: How the Hallmark Channel handled a public relations nightmare. December 16, 2019December 16, 2019 The Hallmark Channel messed up big time. Several days ago, they aired a commercial from a wedding-planning website that shows Read More...
The Washington Post’s neologism contest winners. December 2, 2019July 21, 2023 I came across this today and broke up laughing. These are seriously clever! Thanks to the Washington Post. I wasn’t aware of Read More...
Two examples of exceptionally vivid writing. November 3, 2019 I happen to be blessed (or cursed) with the sort of imagination that enables me to create a vivid interior world inspired by words. I Read More...