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Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert (Review)
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert (Review)

In her book, Big Magic: Living Creatively Without Fear, Elizabeth Gilbert introduces the world to her perspective on creativity, life, the universe, and how all three meld together to fuel the artists in all of us.

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Jaws in Space by Charles Harris (Review)
Jaws in Space by Charles Harris (Review)

Author Charles Harris comes to the writer's rescue with pitching wisdom and logline guidance in Jaws in Space: Powerful Pitching for Film and TV Screenwriters.

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When Women Wrote Hollywood Edited By Dr. Rosanne Welch (Review)
When Women Wrote Hollywood Edited By Dr. Rosanne Welch (Review)

If writers can’t recognize and appreciate the silent scribe pioneers of years past, who will? If you ask in the name of female screenwriters, the answer tends to be a dismal, “most likely, no one.” Enter, When Women Wrote Hollywood: Essays on Female Screenwriters in the Early Film Industry.

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The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O'Meara (Review)
The Lady from the Black Lagoon by Mallory O'Meara (Review)

Building a legacy in the entertainment industry can appear hard enough for any artist fresh on the scene. For female creatives, total triumph often seems dismal. In the end, all that can be relied upon is the fact that proper credit will be given when it is due; unless it isn't.

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