By Forris Day JR “Writing the TV Drama Series” by Pamela Douglas is a book designed for the serious screenwriter who wants a career penning dramas for television. It is a book rich with information. It will give any serious wanna-be TV writer the tools they need and the understanding […]
Book Reviews
Bloody, Bloody Apple by Howard Odentz – HORROR BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day JR A very creepy tale with even creepier characters. Set in the imaginary town of Apple, Massachusetts, “Bloody Bloody Apple” focuses on Jackson Gill and two of his friends. While walking home from school one day they discover a murder victim in the woods. It is pretty […]
Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction in Literature by M. Keith Booker – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day JR Science fiction writing has been around since Mary Shelly wrote “Frankenstein” and perhaps even longer. Although the term “science fiction” did not exist until many years after Shelly created her horror icon monster, that is what she penned; a science fiction story. The “Historical Dictionary of […]
Counting Down Bruce Springsteen; His 100 Finest Songs – by Jim Beviglia – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day JR Jim Beviglia creates another wonderful music book that will start many conversations among music aficionados for years to come. In his second book “Counting Down Bruce Springsteen; His 100 Finest Songs” Beviglia puts together a list of 100 songs that in his opinion are Springsteen’s best […]
Television on the Wild, Wild Web by Marx H. Pyle – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day JR Author Marx H. Pyle assembles lots of helpful information in his book “Television on the Wild, Wild Web”. The book teaches anyone how to create a web series from concept to distribution. The book can be used by filmmakers of course, but it is also aimed […]
Riding the Alligator by Pen Densham – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day JR “Riding the Alligator” by Hollywood veteran filmmaker, Pen Densham, is a very interesting book to say the least. It is a book about writing screenplays to a certain degree, but it covers so much more. Pen Densham covers many of the usual subjects such as creating […]
Between the Scenes by Jeffery Michael Bays – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day Jr. Do you know that feeling when someone explains a concept to you and you have one of those “Yea, right, I get it!” moments? (Sometimes called an “Ah-ha” moment). As I read Jeffery Michael Bay’s new book “Between the Scenes” I had plenty of those. I […]
The Power of the Dark Side by Pamela Jaye Smith – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day Jr. “The Power of the Dark Side” by Pamela Jaye Smith is a book full of information designed to guide you in creating bad guys (or gals) for your stories. After all it is usually the bad guy that makes a story interesting. Without the conflict the […]
Inner Drives by Pamela Jaye Smith – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day Jr. Pamela Jaye Smith’s character development book called “Hidden Drives” is a really intriguing system to help you develop characters in your writing. It works with any type of storytelling where characters are involved. It is a book utterly loaded with information and insight on the types […]
“The Creative Screenwriter” by Zara Waldeback and Craig Batty – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day JR Most of us have been into a Starbucks Coffee Shop. I guarantee you that if you polled the customers who are using computers as to what they are doing, at least one person would be working on a screenplay. It just seems that having a coffee […]
“The Coffee Break Screenwriter” by Pilar Alessandra – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day Jr. You’ve heard the expression “A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step”. That is what I think of as I read Pilar Alessandra’s book “The Coffee Break Screenwriter – Writing Your Script Ten Minutes at a Time”. Screenwriting is a journey. You’ll have many […]
Symbols • Images • Codes; The Secret Language of Meaning in Film, TV, Games, and Visual Media by Pamela Jaye Smith – BOOK REVIEW
By Forris Day Jr. Every movie makes use of symbolism in one way or another. You may not be totally aware of it but they do. The story is told not only using dialog, but using imagery, symbols and codes that help tell the story. One of the simplest forms […]