Kicking it up a Notch
One of my goals for the year was to try a new recipe each month. So far, I’ve tried three. From the above picture, you can see my new meatloaf recipe already has a fan. Well, two fans. My wife …
…And speaking about sacrifices…
Tonight, I’m working on sending in the beginning of my novel for two ProCritiques at the upcoming California Creative Writers Conference. One to an editor and one to an agent. The deadline is February 14th, but each critiquer has a …
Oh, the Irony.
I’ve always had an interest in science fiction going back to “Astro Boy” and “Fireball XL-5”. When I grew up, I attended the USC School of Cinema/Television Production with the intent of working in television someday. But for the time …
The Good, the Bad and the Rewrites.
I have mentioned many times that the Critique groups are the most valuable part of my GLAWS membership. The education you get from Special Speaker Events and Writer Conferences are important to your growth as a writer, but eventually you …
One Screenplay, One Novel, One Book and a Bunch of Comic Books
It’s the beginning of a new year, well, seventeen days into it, so I thought I’d share my goals for the year. It’s important to set goals, that’s how you can measure your progress. During the years I’ve taken up …
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Sometimes You have to let go – Even if They are Not Bananas.
My wife, Kris, in building her website business http://www.civicsitedesign.com/ (she does my website and is my IT department) has collected many books on entrepreneurship and self-improvement. One of them is “Letting go of Your Bananas: How to Become More Successful …
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THE END – Now the work begins
This past week, I finally finished novelizing the first of my steampunk trilogy screenplays. It took about nine or ten months to do. I originally thought I would finish in November, but then my day job started kicking my posterior. …
Christmas Memories
Many of my favorite Christmas memories go back to my time in college and after college when I worked at Toyville, an independent toy store with locations in Huntington Park, CA, and Downey, CA. For a couple of Christmases, I …
Having an AFOL Christmas
Merry Christmas everyone! I’m having an AFOL Christmas. Hope you’re having the kind of Christmas you want. Dennis Amador Cherry 40th article completed. First Steampunk novel: 69,545 words.
The Holiday Season, a Perfect Time to Lose Weight.
Around this time of year, many people worry about gaining weight. They worry that the extra cookies and candy will increase their waist size. In order to avoid this, they curtail their enjoyment of holiday treats, thereby also curtailing their …
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