NOTE FROM LB: I’ve never in my life seen a film starring Shia LaBeouf, but I will now because this oldish- first posted to YouTube five years ago? OMG! – video is funny as hell and I’m looking forward to discovering who it is I’ve been laughing at.
“SHIA LABEOUF” is a song by Rob Cantor.
Learn more here: http://www.robcantor.com
Purchase the song on Bandcamp: http://bit.ly/1zjiH5Z
Behind-the-scenes: http://www.facebook.com/robcantormusic
Tweets: http://www.twitter.com/robcantor
Every industry has its own language that gives everyday words a special meaning to the in, hip, and working their butts off crowd. For our visitors who write for publication as well as (or – sob – instead of) TV or film, here are publishing terms you’ll need to know if you’re going to communicate with publishers, editors, et al.
And they’re especially important for keeping up your end of lunch table talk with other writers in the field as well!
Advance. A sum of money a publisher pays a writer prior to the publication of a book usually paid in installments, such as one-half on signing contract; one-half on delivery of a complete and satisfactory manuscript.
NOTE FROM LB: Having rediscovered video gaming (because I’ve ended up owning a gaming laptop that I love…and almost can afford), I fully intended to write a full review of the game Neo Cab, which is being released this week, and which without a doubt is the deepest, most subtle exploration of humanity and characterization I’ve ever encountered in a video game.
As luck would have it, however, Sam Machkovech of ArsTechnica.Com had already done it. So…here it is!
A 5 minute message for those of us who need help keeping on keeping on, which you can take as meaning just about all of us humans on this planet or even more of us humans struggling to make it in the creative arts on his planet:
“Rise Up” by Andra Day, from the album Cheers To The Fall, available now. Director: M. Night Shyamalan
THE USUAL NOTE FROM LB: From the summer of 2002 to the spring of 2010, Gwen the Beautiful and I were the proud and often exhausted owners of a beautiful Ozarks property we called Cloud Creek Ranch.
In many ways, the ranch was paradise. But it was a paradise with a price that started going up before we even knew it existed. Here’s another Monday musing about our adventure and the lessons we learned.
Oh, and if y’all detect any irony, please believe me when I say it comes straight from the universe and not your kindly Uncle Larry B.