In Memory of Pablo Amaringo
March 20, 2010 by Michael Wiese
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Pablo Amaringo’s Vision Almost exactly two months ago, my wife and I, and Alberto Roman were in Pulcalpa Peru interviewing Pablo for a book and a film. When we first arrived and met him he was beaming with love and warmly welcomed us. To honor him, I presented him with a white Tibetan khata (scarf). [...]
How The Great Story Does Its Work by James Bonnet
This article posted with permission from The Writers Store. (http://writersstore.com) The purpose of story, as I see it, is to guide us to our full potential and the nature of story is to conceal that purpose in an enticing sugar coat (the entertainment dimensions) that lures us into the experience. But if the purpose is [...]
Do You Really Want to be a Screenwriter? by Michael Hauge
This article posted with permission from The Writers Store. (http://writersstore.com) Almost every writer and every serious film fan at one time or another has at least considered writing a screenplay. Lured by the power of the big (or small) screen, and by stories of all the fame, success, awards and big, big money that other [...]
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