No spoilers here because it’s already spoiled!
Last month Lifetime premiered yet another remake Beaches. As a feature film, Beaches was a moving drama following two young friends and their relationship throughout the years. Unfortunately, the only thing moving in this television film was my gag reflex.
THE GOOD:
Being a creative individual probably isn’t a choice. Studies show creativity is in our DNA to one degree or another. But we can choose how and when we express that particular quality. With that in mind, it seems that one of the qualities most people desire most in their lives, can be just around the corner for us all:
We all have different ways of unwinding after a long day at the office. Some people make a beeline for the couch to start a Netflix binge; some people work out; some people switch on the creative side of their brains, engaging in something crafty or logging time in the kitchen.
All have their benefits, but things in that last category may be an especially worthy way to spend your off-the-clock hours. For one thing, having a creative side hustle outside of work can lead to increased job satisfaction. And according to a new study in the Journal of Positive Psychology, small-time creative pursuits — like cooking, knitting, or even doodling — can influence your overall well-being for the better.
Writer and Executive Producer of the recent ABC pilot based on the s-f classic novel and film Time After Time, Danny Thomsen’s career has been a source of great joy for Our Beloved Leader, LB, and many other long-time TVWriter™ers.
If memory serves (and we can’t promise that it does) Danny started his writing career in one of LB’s Online Workshops, continued with a TVWriter™ Spec Scriptacular Semi-Finalist finish, and then shifted into high gear after he graduated from college and made the move from his East Coast home to L.A. (and LB’s guest room for awhile, or so we hear.)
TVWriter™ minions have long wanted to do a feature on Mr. Thomsen and his enviable career, but when we finally had the chance to go for it a couple of months ago, lo and behold, it turned out that a site called Syracuse.Com had beaten us to it.
And you may ask yourself
How do I work this?
And you may ask yourself
Where is that large automobile?
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful house!
And you may tell yourself
This is not my beautiful wife!• Talking Heads, Once In a Lifetime
Word has it that the United States’ pre-eminent fortune cookie writer has retired, and it’s all because of a case of writer’s block.
According to Channel 25, the ABC network affiliate in Waco, TX:
Donald Lau has worked at Wonton Food Inc. for 30 years as both a fortune writer and chief financial officer. But he’s retiring from at least one of his roles after a linguistic dry spell.