Post from Writers Write
Friday, July 31, 2009, 6:38 pm
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Philip Anschutz’s production company has finally collected the last payment of the $20.9 million that author Clive Cussler was ordered to pay as a result of the long legal proceedings between the two men over the box office flop Sahara. But the case isn’t over yet. Cussler has vowed to appeal the judgment.

Anschutz’s attorneys notified [...]

Post from Artist a Day
Friday, July 31, 2009, 6:01 am
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About Alexis:
The majority of Alexis Marcou’s mixed-media pieces are either black and white or monochromatic. The fluid and organic nature of his work is achieved through the loosely built figures and the variant in tones that he creates with his unique watercolor-inspired technique. The beauty and modesty of his [...]

Post from Lee Goldberg
Friday, July 31, 2009, 12:07 am
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If you're a regular reader of this blog, you've probably noticed that I haven't been posting as much lately. That's because I've been hard at work writing an action movie, an international co-production that is presently scheduled to be shot before the end of the year in Europe and China. 
For the last few weeks,  I've [...]

Post from Lee Goldberg
Friday, July 31, 2009, 12:07 am
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If you're a regular reader of this blog, you've probably noticed that I haven't been posting as much lately. That's because I've been hard at work writing an action movie, an international co-production that is presently scheduled to be shot before the end of the year in Europe and China. 
For the last few weeks,  I've [...]

Post from The Burnside Writers Blog
Thursday, July 30, 2009, 8:53 pm
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I am not always myself.
There are times when I am almost good. When I put others’ needs first. When I seek God’s will, and actually look for opportunities to share His love. I can be caring, giving, loving, and many other New Testament adjectives.
But I’m not always like this, because there are [...]

Post from Alex Wire
Thursday, July 30, 2009, 8:52 pm
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Dear imaginary friends,I’m sorry I haven’t written for a while, but it feels like someone has tipped a lorry load of life on top of me.At the weekend, due to the financial crisis and a c*nt money-grabbing landlord I had to move out of the house I was sharing with friends and into one I [...]

Post from The Burnside Writers Blog
Thursday, July 30, 2009, 3:39 pm
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In case you hadn’t heard, these three guys are going to sip some brews at the White House today, and talk about race relations. If racism hasn’t been eradicated by the end of this little tete-a-tete (trete-a-trete?), it’s hard to believe it ever will.
But what do each man’s beverage of choice say about their [...]

Post from The Burnside Writers Blog
Thursday, July 30, 2009, 2:43 pm
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I help teach a Mix Martial Arts class at my church. It’s a free activity that we sponsor on Monday evenings. We’ve been running the course for a little over a year and have found that we’ve collected a wide variety of men. Some are Christ-followers. More are not. We’ve got middle aged men, teens, [...]

Post from routepublishing
Thursday, July 30, 2009, 1:36 pm
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When we were reading for Bonne Route (Route 19) Wayne Price’s story ‘There is a Saviour’ was one of those that got a universal large thumbs up by all the readers in the process. We were delighted with it. Likewise, when Wayne made the trip down from Aberdeen to Leeds to read at the launch. Wayne has now recorded the story for our website…

Post from Route Publishing
Thursday, July 30, 2009, 1:36 pm
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When we were reading for Bonne Route (Route 19) Wayne Price’s story ‘There is a Saviour’ was one of those that got a universal large thumbs up by all the readers in the process. We were delighted with it. Likewise, when Wayne made the trip down from Aberdeen to Leeds to read at the launch. [...]

Post from Mommy Writer - Bethany Hiitola
Thursday, July 30, 2009, 12:03 pm
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I think I would give my left arm for chocolate. Or sweets. Or a nice large coffee. And thus the issue of my weight problems. That and eating when I am stressed. Since I am always stressed, there is always a reason to eat. And not once have I found a more healthy way to deal with relieving stress.

Don’t give me the workout line. Trust me, I know a dose of running, exercise, anything physical would do be a lot of good in the ways of the stress free as well as just in general–but you tell me when to find the time. At 5am you say? Sure, right after I just awoke at 4 with The Peanut. And my time to write. Or say shower. Really. It’s next to impossible to find the time to eat on most days, so exercise is a bit lower on that priority list for the time being.

But let’s get back to the main topic at hand. My weight. My stress. And My craving for chocolate. How does one deal with the balance of these? The weight and stress are the larger issues… and I could go on and on with plans on bow to deal with this, but really none are too practical. And right now, practical stability is the key. So I have to deal with what I can control–the chocolate thing.

Post from Mommy Writer - Bethany Hiitola
Thursday, July 30, 2009, 12:03 pm
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I think I would give my left arm for chocolate. Or sweets. Or a nice large coffee. And thus the issue of my weight problems. That and eating when I am stressed. Since I am always stressed, there is always a reason to eat. And not once have I found a more healthy [...]

Post from Artist a Day
Thursday, July 30, 2009, 6:01 am
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About Helen:
Helen Masacz is a painter with a growing reputation, having been selected for exhibition in the BP Award at the National Portrait Gallery in 2004.
In 2005 along with other noted artists such as Frank Auerbach, Tracey Emin and Marc Quinn,Helen was asked by the National Portrait Gallery to [...]

Post from Lee Goldberg
Thursday, July 30, 2009, 4:52 am
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Variety reports that HOUSE creator/showrunner David Shore has been tapped by NBC/Universal and Steve Carrell's production company to revive Stephen J. Cannell's THE ROCKFORD FILES. It's no surprise that they approached Shore for the coveted gig…he's a TV A-lister who tried to spin-off a Rockf0rd-esque character from HOUSE last season.

"It's one of the shows that [...]

Post from Lee Goldberg
Thursday, July 30, 2009, 4:41 am
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Variety reports the very good news that Steven Spielberg's next movie might be a new adaptation of Donald Hamilton's MATT HELM books. The Paramount project has been in development at various studios for decades, but apparently a script by A-list screenwriter Paul Attanasio that's closer to Matt Damon's BOURNE IDENTITY than Dean Martin's campy 1960s [...]

Post from Writers Write
Thursday, July 30, 2009, 3:00 am
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Philip Anschutz’s production company has finally collected the last payment of the $20.9 million that author Clive Cussler was ordered to pay as a result of the long legal proceedings between the two men over the box office flop Sahara. But the case isn’t over yet. Cussler has vowed to appeal the judgment.

Anschutz’s attorneys notified a Los Angeles court that Anschutz’s Bristol Bay Productions – formerly known as Crusader Entertainment – had received the final $8.1 million check from Cussler, the Los Angeles Times reported online Monday.
The legal battle began with Cussler’s unsuccessful lawsuit over the movie flop Sahara, which Crusader produced. The 2005 action-adventure film starred Matthew McConaughey and Penelope Cruz.



Cussler – whose 1992 book in his Dirk Pitt adventure series was the basis for the movie – had sued for about $8.5 million from Crusader, alleging that the company violated an agreement to let Cussler approve the movie’s screenplay.
Crusader counter-sued, claiming that Cussler had hurt the film’s prospects by demanding script changes and criticizing the movie in public, according to Variety.



Crusader also claimed that it had agreed to buy the rights to Cussler’s book and another Dirk Pitt novel – a $20 million combined deal – based on sales figures that turned out to be exaggerated.
Sahara lost about $80 million at the box office after expenses, Variety reported.
After a 14-week trial in Los Angeles that garnered national publicity, a jury in May 2007 ruled in favor of Anschutz’s company, and Cussler was ordered to pay $5 million in damages.

Post from Lee Goldberg
Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 9:05 pm
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Elmore Leonard has often said that his writing was deeply influenced by the works of Richard Bissell.  Curious,  I searched for a copy of Bissell's work…and I am glad I did. And after reading HIGH WATER, a tale of a first mate on a Mississippi steam boat during an epic flood, it's easy to [...]

Post from Lasting Tribute
Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 9:12 am
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Tributes have been paid to Booker Prize-winning author Stanley Middleton, who died on 25 July, 2009, aged 89.Mr Middleton’s writing career spanned six decades and more than 40 books, including the 1974 Booker-winning Holiday.Many of his novels were set…

Post from Lasting Tribute
Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 9:12 am
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Tributes have been paid to Booker Prize-winning author Stanley Middleton, who died on 25 July, 2009, aged 89.
Mr Middleton’s writing career spanned six decades and more than 40 books, including the 1974 Booker-winning Holiday.
Many of his novels were set in the fictional city of Beechnall – based on his native Nottingham – and were about [...]

Post from Lasting Tribute
Wednesday, July 29, 2009, 9:08 am
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Nottingham-born writer who based his Booker-winning fiction on East Midlands life.

Read full tribute and leave your memories at Lasting Tribute.