It’s the 1st Thursday of the month, but this time we’re doing something a little different.
In addition to asking for your Kudos and MoGo7000 news, I want to tell you a little about a new film project I’ve just learned about!
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New Film, Sweet and Awful, is Kicking Off in November
I’m excited to tell you about a new friendship with husband and wife team, Chris and Emily White. Their film production company, Paris MTN Scout, is gearing up to create their 5th film, Sweet and Awful. But Paris MTN Scout isn’t just any film company. The difference can be summarized in a few words taken from their tagline: Ambitious, Non-Cynical, Handmade Cinema. And they’re right here in my hometown!
Chris and Emily White make artistically ambitious, non-cynical narrative feature films for their family, friends, and fans. An advocate of ambitious artistry and process simplicity, Chris writes, speaks, and teaches about micro-budget cinema, non-traditional theatre-making, and the intersection of art, faith, and commerce. In addition to being a writer and teacher, Emily Reach White is also a screenwriter and filmmaker.
I was first introduced to the Whites through their award-winning short film, Dobra Ojca, which means “Good Father.” I was blown away. (I hope you’ll take a look, it’ll take less than 10 minutes) Then I saw a second short, Good Life, about another father and daughter…and being the card-carrying daddy’s girl I am, I was hooked!
They’ve also completed two features and as I mentioned at the outset, they’re in preparations to begin Sweet and Awful, a title that was taken from an old hymn. Here’s a post from Chris about that film.
I’ll be posting more as I learn more about the project, but in I wanted to introduce their work to you as I look forward to watching the progress!
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Call for Kudos!
Have you had something exciting happen recently in your writing and speaking life? Maybe you’ve had an article published, signed a book contract, released a new book, got an agent, or started a new blog. If so, we want to hear from you!
It’s really simple, but I do ask that you contact me with the info in this format:
**Your name
**Your state in two-letter abbreviation
**Link to your website or blog
**Your good news
**Link to your good news, if online (online bookstore, online article, etc)
I can’t wait to celebrate with you!
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Did You MoGo in October?
If you wrote at least 7000 new words on a book project, you could be in the drawing for $100 cash! It’s easy!
To report your October results, please leave a comment below with your total new words written in October (Please do not send your totals by email or through the Contact page. Totals must be left as a comment by next Tuesday).
You can join any time, and it’s free! Here are the MoGo7000 Challenge rules. For each month that you write at least 7000 new words, you’ll receive an entry into the end-of-the-year drawing for $100, sponsored this year by our own Cathy Young! Meet the goal four months this year and you get four entries. Meet it nine months and you get nine entries! The more you months you meet the goal, the more chances you have to win.
So what are you waiting for? Get started and you could make headway on a book this year–AND win $100!
Well, that does it for this Thursday’s announcements. Can’t wait to hear what you’ve been up to this month!
Blessings,
Vonda
