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Rene and Emma Together at Last - Hands Holding in Trust

Rene and Emma, Finally Together

May 22nd, 2013 | Emma Coats was a storyboard artist at Pixar. Emma compiled 22 “Story Basics” for writing while she worked for the animation studio. I’m expanding each one, comparing them to life on Planet Earth. This post associates stor...
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Writer Clearing His Path - Untangling the Road

The Nicer Ways of Living and Writing

May 15th, 2013 | Irv takes a more focused look at Emma’s authoring tips and expands them to real life practices. This week, he starts with her advice about editing stories.
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Once Upon a Time - Silly Wizard

Once Upon a Time…

May 8th, 2013 | If you’ve been following this series, you’ve probably figured out Irv's analyzing Emma’s rules for good writing and applying them to rules for good living.
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Now a Miniseries - For Science!

Now a Mini-Series!

May 1st, 2013 | Irv reads complex bestselling novels and tries to comprehend the contents. Irv isn't dense. He just understands the perception of reviews.
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Don't Stop Until the Work is Done - Man on Train Tracks

Don’t Stop Before the Work is Done

April 24th, 2013 | This week, Irv takes Emma Coat's third writing rule a few steps further and discusses life rules while giving insight to real life situations.
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Do you have any secret regrets? Sad girl

Do You Have a Secret Regret?

April 17th, 2013 | Irving Podolsky delves into the secret world of secret regrets - and shares some important lessons in the process. What are YOUR secret regrets?
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Empathy: We Never Quite Get It Right

Empathy: We Never Quite Get It Right

April 10th, 2013 | Irv addresses Emma Coat's second rule while discussing the use of empathy (as writers & in life in general) and it's importance. But do we ever get it right?
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Do You Want To Be A Hero?

You Too Can Be a Hero

April 3rd, 2013 | "You admire a character for trying more than for their success" is the first rule by Emma Coats. Irv discusses this rule, heroes, all while inspiring writers.
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Granny Activist

My Mom is an Activist

March 27th, 2013 | Every week Irv's activist mother sends forwarded emails, encouraging him to sign a petition, write his congressman, watch a video and pass on a message.
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