Screenwriting From Iowa

When the Travel Channel listed the top ten bridges in the world it put the Sunshine Skyway Bridge at #3. (The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco was #1, and the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge in Japan was #2.)  At just over 4 miles long the Sunshine Skyway Bridge connects St. Petersburg and Terra Ceia. The bridge […]

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”I grew up an hour south of Tampa in a small town called Venice, which is mostly a retirement community. My parents are chiropractors and a pretty loving, normal family. I mean, you know, I hated my childhood but it was perfectly safe and privilege.” Moonlight producer Adele Romanski Meet the Moonlight producers who Meet in College […]

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I took this photo Sunday night in Sarasota, Florida at St. Armands Circle. It’s a beautiful place by itself, but the rainbow made it extra special. Straight out of the iPhone 7plus—just had to be at the right place at the right time. Scott W. Smith Tagged: Florida, Rainbow, Sarasota, St. Armands Circle

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The tourist traps are empty Vacancy abounds Almost like it used to be Before the circus came to town When the Coast is Clear Lyrics by Jimmy Buffett and Mac McAnally Earlier this year Siesta Beach on Siesta Key in Florida was listed as the top beach in the United States by Trip Advisor. I hadn’t […]

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“I had seen a partial eclipse in 1970. A partial eclipse is very interesting. It bears almost no relation to a total eclipse. Seeing a partial eclipse bears the same relation to seeing a total eclipse as kissing a man does to marrying him, or as flying in an airplane does to falling out of […]

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“I had seen a partial eclipse in 1970. A partial eclipse is very interesting. It bears almost no relation to a total eclipse. Seeing a partial eclipse bears the same relation to seeing a total eclipse as kissing a man does to marrying him, or as flying in an airplane does to falling out of […]

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Then you flew your Learjet up to Nova Scotia To see the total eclipse of the sun Carly Simon/You’re So Vain There hasn’t been a total solar eclipse in the contiguous United States since Feb. 26, 1979. So today is s a big deal here is the States. The eclipse will be visible along the path […]

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“After his break with Mr. [Dean] Martin in 1956, Mr. Lewis went on to a successful solo career, eventually writing, producing and directing many of his own films.” David Kehr, New York Times Actor, comedian and filmmaker Jerry Lewis died today in Las Vegas, so I thought I’d pull some quotes of his from a string […]

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This is a reprint of my 2010 post J.K. Rowling on the Benefits of Failure that touches on her life before writing the Harry Potter series of books. “A mere seven years after my graduation day, I had failed on an epic scale. An exceptionally short-lived marriage had imploded, and I was jobless, a lone parent, and […]

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“Everything I do I just assume I’m going to fail. All seems impossible but I’m very scared of failure –you know, everyone is –and that sence of the impossibility gets me to crank up the turbines. Everything mentally and physically at my disposal I pour into a project.” Sebastian Junger (Author of The Perfect Storm, War, […]

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