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I found myself genuinely moved, not just by the subject matter, but her writing carries a contemporary clout in its timeless setting...very affecting and bittersweet.
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Die-hard commitment to polishing your work screams 'professional' and your investment in editing is a siren song for karma. You, obviously rock.
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Most filmmakers don't understand business development and marketing beyond the theoretical, but we were empowered to dream bigger with a hands-on master class from JS.
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Psychology Today Host ‘ALTERED MINDS’ NYC Premiere

Producer Rick Porras (Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Altered Minds), Kelly Rutheford (Quantico, Gossip Girl), Caroline Lagerfelt (Altered Minds, Gossip Girl), Director Michael Z. Wechsler (Altered Minds, Four Weddings TV), Erin Sax (Altered Minds Theme Song: Happy)
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Gravitas Ventures Distributes ‘ALTERED MINDS’ – Theatrical Release Nov. 20

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We are thrilled to announce Gravitas Ventures has picked up “Altered Minds” for Theatrical distribution! on November 20th, 2015. ALTERED MINDS Official Trailer Exclusive 10 city theatrical release Nov. 20, 2015! GET YOUR TICKETS! NYC – Cinema Village LA – Laemmle Music Hall Phoenix – Pollack Tempe Cinemas Cupertino – Bluelight Cinemas Detroit – Cinema Detroit Atlanta – AMC Mansell Crossing Chicago – AMC Woodridge Tampa – AMC Veterans Philadelphia – AMC Cherry Hill Dallas – AMC Grapev
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TV Review: ‘Forever’ starring Ioan Gruffudd – A Slice of Bone Saw on Fine China

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Verified Purchase – Binge on murderous crime, historical fiction, and ageless romance in this genre-bending mystery series. “Forever” weaves through centuries of Dr. Henry Morgan’s immortal journey by way of a sharp modern crime procedural with a great big heart. The venerable star, Ioan Gruffudd [Yo’an Grih’fith] (Amazing Grace, King Arthur, Fantastic Four) proves his leading man versatility ranging between nuanced vulnerability and violent action with
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Poem: Cinnabar

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It smarts, the heart, treats you mean and keeps you keen. Can’t seem to say I love you today, though I do. Since you twirled into French class slipping into the front seat everyone was afraid to take. Filling the universe in front of me with cinnabar and for the first time I understood vermilion. Unknown color of my heart I kept hidden from myself, from our crass youth, and me a mass of molten lava in the desk behind you. All we’re allowed is glug and chuck, then maybe f*ck, friend z
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‘ALTERED MINDS’ & Rowish Production Website & Launch

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See the sites! Click on the logos to visit… We are also getting ready for the big New York City premiere with the Altered Minds step-and-repeat by Anima Wave®!
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Poem: Tribute

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Have I a tribute for this day? Am I grateful in any way for waking with a yawn, or is this my dreadful dawn? Are my days done? If this is my last day to live, how of my time would I give? Who then is foremost in heart, from whom will it hurt most to part? A course there I chart. If this time be my deathbed, will I regret all the words I’ve said? Grieve how my time was spent, or be blessed by how it went? It was heaven sent. How lucky I am to ask this, while others live in grist, struggling
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News: JSC accepts ‘ALTERED MINDS’ Associate Producer of Marketing Gig

Getting a chance to apply my marketing and business development chops to film marketing and distribution in my second film credit with Rowish Productions on their new film ‘ALTERED MINDS’ directed by Michael Z. Wechsler. I’ll be helping them build out their production company and film brands with: identity, logos, messaging, key art, websites and social media, through to campaigns to acquire distribution, theatrical, iVOD, SVOD and DVD releases. We already began by drafting the
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Poem: Recipe for Fire

Recipe for Fire: When heartwood is seasoned ~Harvest timber ~Chop wood ~Carry logs ~Kindle passion’s fire in your heart and ~Blow hot breath on embers to spark their imagination.   Check out some Fire Fun on Pinterest. I decided to begin my blog as humanity began, by bringing fire.
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News: JSC Breaks Ground on Website

Coffee & Coding JSCrail.com ~ The Build Is On! It has begun, testing, testing… the background and logo won’t load… testing… submitting theme ticket. Yes, it most definitely has begun. I wish webdev was the only technology giving me fits. I actually started the site build out because I lost phone dictation capability, when the power port on my phone nearly bricked it. But, with an overnight $6 part and $4 screwdriver tool kit, I’m back in business in less than 24 hours without spending
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Book Review: ‘The Script-Selling Game’ by Kathie Fong Yoneda – Script-Selling Sherpa Found

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Verified Purchase – The Script-Selling Game: A Hollywood Insider’s Look at Getting Your Script Sold and Produced / By Kathie Fong Yoneda Ms. Yoneda slices through industry jargon and protocol barriers to arm readers with the requisite communication tools for script-sale success. From my vantage as a Marketing and Business Analyst, her spot-on industry advice honors the time-tested principles of good marketing common to all industries and testifies to rule 1: Know Thy Audience.
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