Story

Let’s write a new story this year

by andrewkooman on December 29, 2010

By Andrew Kooman Published: December 29, 2010 in the Red Deer Express Stories, both real and imagined, have the capacity to change us. The stories we love show us what we value and remind us of what is important. They delight and entertain us and tell us things we might otherwise never know. Humans are [...]

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Hollywood Wisdom and the Prophet Jeremiah Agree

by andrewkooman on March 3, 2010

This morning as I read a passage from the prophet Jeremiah, the following verse stood out: How can you say, “We are wise, and the law of the LORD is with us,” when, in fact, the false pen of the scribes has made it into a lie? The wise shall be put to shame, they [...]

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Robert McKee – "Hollywood Films? The Death Rattle of a Dying Industry"

by ak on November 21, 2008

I’m reading Robert McKee’s book Story. And so this headline caught my attention: Screenwriting guru McKee says Hollywood is finished Here’s an excerpt from the article: “Writers love the idea they’re free. But wanting to be free is one of the stupidest ideas an artist can have.” Writers, he told the audience, need to dig [...]

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