October 20, 2011
"It’s like you saying, “You know I like making crafted furniture, but I live on an oil rig to make oil.” The furniture you make doesn’t matter. You’re on the oil rig, and the oil rig is Los Angeles, and Los Angeles is in my opinion as horrible to live on as an oil rig, and you’re not here for the scenery, you’re here to learn the business."

— Robert Ben Garant, on writing passion project-type movies in Hollywood (The Nerdist podcast, 8/23/11)

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Filed under: thomas lennon robert ben-garant writing movies for fun and profit books podcasts the nerdist screenwriting 
October 15, 2011
betterbooktitles: Judith Viorst and Ray Cruz: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Not true! I don’t have nearly that many toys around my bed.

betterbooktitles:

Judith Viorst and Ray Cruz: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Not true! I don’t have nearly that many toys around my bed.

(via livingleslie)

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May 22, 2011

bookshelfporn:

What are the best reading related charities or social initiatives that Bookshelf Porn should support?

Reading To Kids. Wonderful experiences with them so far, great organization. They’re working with LA Unified to improve reading skills among elementary school kids (the single best targeted skill improvement for an age group that the education system can be doing) in Los Angeles, and they’re doing a hell of a lot with very little.

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