How to Make Looney Tunes Comics More Interesting
Comics artist, animator, storyboard and character designer Dave Alvarez, in his own brilliant style and knowledge of the craft, presents a cartoonist’s point of view of presenting Looney Tunes in the medium of comic books. Click on each image to expand it. Check out Dave Alvarez’s website here.
Paul Dini Reveals the Feature Animation Template
On January 17, 2008, comics,live-action and animation scribe Paul Dini posted the modern feature animation template. Recognize it? * * * Your Animation Feature Template While answering a question about Musical Dance Number Endings in animated features, I decided to explore the subject in depth here. Yes, the MDNE has become a cliche of modern […]
The Law and Authors: Jane Friedman Interviews Jacqui Lipton
Courtesy of the 2021 Virginia Festival of the Book, publishing expert Jane Friedman talks about the law and authors with law professor, consultant and agent Jacqueline Liptom of the Red Quill Agency, posted by Virginia Humanities, March 14, 2021. Abstract: In Law and Authors: A Legal Handbook for Writers, Lipton addresses issues of copyright, explaining […]
David Duchovny’s Best Writing Advice
From Literary Hub, “David Duchovny: I Tackle Writer’s Block From Behind; A Conversation with the Author of Truly Like Lightning,” February 8, 2021: David Duchovny: Best writing advice was couched in the best movie making advice I ever got. A director friend of mine came to a screening of something I’d directed and wrote and […]
Christine Van Zandt: Writing for Success
One of the benefits of being a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators–or SCBWI, for short–is the opportunity to workshop with seasoned professionals. The organization has regional chapters throughout the world. The Los Angeles region has nine chapters that offer “LitMingles” that meet on a monthly basis. Each have their own […]
The Amazing Vocal Talent of Jason Simpson
Canadian actor Jason Simpson is perhaps best known as the voice of Lord Viren in The Dragon Prince on Netflix. He and his fellow thespians will be featured in Volume Four of The Animated Voice. Shortly after I interviewed him, he posted an interesting–and generous–offer to his fans on Twitter. Here it is: I asked […]
Dragonheart Vengeance: Guest Review by Theresa Snyder!
Theresa Synder is a prolific wordsmith who specializes in stories of the imagination, be it science fiction, fantasy or paranormal, as well as her own family memoir, We 3. She loves to write about dragons, having one of her own in a series of adventures called The Farloft Chronicles. As dragon connoisseurs, she and I […]
I’m on Rebel Force Radio!
Want to learn more about The Star Wars Historical Sourcebook? On Wednesday, September 3, 2019, Jimmy Mac and Jason Swank interviewed me on Rebel Force Radio, the premiere podcast for all things Star Wars. They perform a valuable service to Star Wars fandom, preserving views and interviews covering the world’s greatest science fantasy franchise. For […]
ZINEFEST at the Animation Guild!
Hi, folks! The Animation Guild is having a “Zinefest” tomorrow, June 28, at 6:00 at 1105 N. Hollywood Way, Burbank, CA 91505. I’ll be selling copies of my books, THE STAR WARS HISTORICAL SOURCEBOOK, Volume One: 1971-1976, the anti-quiz quizbook on Star Wars, MAY THE FACTS BE WITH YOU. Also, copies of the APATOONS Sampler […]
