I am strong (strong)
I am invincible (invincible)
I am women
I Am Women
Written by Helen Reddy & Ray Burton
“I couldn’t find any songs that said what I thought being a woman was about. I thought about all these strong women in my family who had gotten through the Depression and world wars and drunken, abusive husbands. [...]
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Archive for the “Screenwriting From Iowa” CategoryWay back in 1944 Larry Gelbart was paid for the first time as a writer. He was just 16-years-old. He would go on to have an amazing career that would span seven decades in radio, TV and movies. He died just a few weeks ago and will always be remembered for his work on M*A*S*H [...]
Oct
03
2009
 
Screenwriting Quote of the Day #105 (Shaunna Cross)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaScreenwriting quote #104 was from legendary writer Robert Benton (Places of the Heart) who grew up in Texas and has had a tremendous Oscar-winning Hollywood career. Today we’ll look at another writer from Texas who is just starting her career as her first film (Whip It!) was released yesterday. I’ll write more about it tomorrow [...]
Oct
02
2009
The Most Important Two HoursPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaNicholas Kazan has had 15 films made from his scripts including the 1990 film Reversal of Fortune which earned him an Oscar nomination.
Oct
01
2009
From West Virginia to HollywoodPosted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaSince Diablo Cody is my poster child (female) for a screenwriter coming from outside L.A. (and the original inspiration for this blog) then I think I’ll name Lawrence Kasden as the poster child (male) screenwriter from outside L.A. Kasden was raised in Morgantown, West Virginia. Quick, name another screenwriter from West Virginia.
Sep
30
2009
The First Time I Got Paid For It…Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaDriving from Minneapolis to Cedar Falls feels like a long commute because the three and a half hour drive literally involves heading south on Interstate 35 and making one turn. It’s a pretty mellow drive. There’s not much worth looking forward to once you’ve made the slight detour to visit the Spam Museum in Austin, [...]
Sep
28
2009
Writing Quote of the Day #5 (Garrison Keillor)Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaI confess that when I was in my early 20s and was given some cassette tapes featuring Garrison Keillor I totally did not get his appeal. But somewhere on a long road trip I’m sure (as well as a few more years of life lived) I stumbled upon A Prairie Home Companion on some remote [...] Saturday afternoon in the Twin Cities I was able to pack enough fun into about a six hour period to last me for the rest of the year. I was in town to attend Emmy Night for the Upper Midwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. But I also saw that [...] The only thing wrong with Michael Hauge’s Writing Screenplays that Sell is that it was first printed in 1991 so the film references are all old. (At least that’s true of the version I have, and I don’t think it has been updated in the 30+ reprintings of the book.) But the tend to [...] And my last quote from Michael Hauge’s book Writing Screenplays that Sell comes in on the inspirational side and something worth posting above your writing area. |
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