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Tuesday Tips: Advice on Becoming a Published Novelist
Earlier today, I posted about Allison Winn Scotch’s (C’95) novel The Department of Lost and Found. While the book’s story was intriguing, an even more intriguing story is how Allison actually became a published novelist. Like many creative careers, it’s a story of perseverance. I’ve been speaking with Allison over the past few weeks and […]
Tuesday Tips: Advice for the Writer who Wants to Move Out to LA
Penn writers Phyllis Zimbler Miller (WG’80), Eric Barker (C’94), Hadley Davis (C’93), Josh Heald (C’00) In this week’s Tuesday Tips series, I have enlisted the help of my Penn alumni writer friends out here in Los Angeles to offer advice to the Penn undergrad or alum who has decided to move out to Los Angeles […]
Now and Then Thursdays: Competition in the Library
Over the decades there’s always been competition in the Penn libraries. It is true now as it was back in my day. As we saw in one of my previous posts, Ben Grinberg (C’11) shows us that there are all sorts of characters one can find in Penn libraries. Specifically, he noted the “Library Ostrich” […]
This novelist is a “Breakthrough” semi-finalist
Phyllis Zimbler Miller (WG’80)’s novel “Mrs. Lieutenant: A Sharon Gold Novel” has been nominated as a semi-finalist for the first Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award competition. Phyllis’ story is a personal one based on her own experiences in 1970 as one of 4 women who came together when their husbands went on active duty as officers […]
A musical about a Mental Hospital, Geri Curls, and Matzah Ball Soup
Last week I posted about “One Night Stand”, the improv musical group that Jonah Platt (C’08, Off the Beat) started seven years ago. With video camera in hand, I ventured down to see his show last Saturday night with Kiera Reilly (C’93) and we both had a fantastic time! Jonah came out at the beginning […]
Top 4 Penn videos that will give you the chills: #3
Yesterday’s #4 pick for my “Penn videos that will give you the chills” demonstrated a nice combination of stylized photography, use of music and special effects. As heartfelt as that video was, today’s #3 pick is even more moving. Remember that great music video featuring Nikhil Dhingra (C’10) that I posted about back in November? […]
