Holiday weekend time, with more enlivened clichés (with the original in italics):
Effective storytelling helps illustrate any theme which benefits from being relatable…
In honour of someone very special which occurs one day a year…
The season’s heating up with more enlivened clichés (with the original in italics):
“A person is defined solely by the extent of his influence over other people, by the sphere of his relationships; and morality is an utterly meaningless term unless defined as the good one does to others, the fulfilling of one’s function in the sociopolitical whole.”
excerpt from pg. 54-55 The Lathe of Heaven Ursula K. Leguin (1971)
As a long-time Toastmaster, here are some suggestions for addressing a common anxiety…
The First Taste of Success – the agent’s point of view:
“In representing writers, my function is to sell their screenplays, secure employment for them, and negotiate the terms of their deals. The time from when I get handed a script, to getting it made could sometimes be five, seven, ten years – and the large majority of scripts never get made. I probably sell ten to fifteen out of every fifty scripts. But then out of every twenty that I sell, maybe two get made. Because those are the stats, every time you’ve actually gone through that process…it’s a certain kind of high, you know. (more…)
Yesterday I had an opportunity to visit the National Art Gallery in Ottawa to see special exhibits of two favourite artists, Alex Colville and M.C. Escher. I didn’t realize until viewing the juxtaposition of their works that they shared a structural methodology. (more…)
the watch of time 
The Amorphous Call of Mentoring
The May issue of Toastmaster magazine includes a pair of articles concerning mentoring. An endeavour with seemingly altruistic overtones (especially from the mentor’s perspective), in practice both the mentor and the mentee should benefit from the relationship. (more…)
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