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On to the “Best of D.C.”!

Monday, May 18th, 2009

Sweet! Just found out our entry in this year’s 48 Hour Film Project has made it into the finals for “Best of D.C.”! Hurray! Great job, Bill and Pam and the whole cast and crew who worked on the film!

Technorati Tags: 48 Hour Film Project, Mother Reader, Movies, Screenwriting, Tohubohu Productions, Writing

And now for the other 48-hour challenge: reading!

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Because Mother Reader is slightly insane–I mean, dedicated–every year she hosts a 48 Hour Book Challenge, the goal of which is to read until your eyes bleed. Super, super fun! Seriously.
If you’re ever looking for an excuse to shut out the world and do nothing but read and/or blog about books for two [...]

A behind-the-scenes look at our 48 Hour Film Project

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Last Friday I was the screenwriter for the speed creativity contest known as the 48 Hour Film Project.
The producer on the project was Pam Coughlan, aka Mother Reader. The director was her husband Bill Coughlan of Tohubohu Productions. Here’s Pam’s report on how those 48 hours went for the people involved in the [...]

Time for some speed writing!

Friday, May 1st, 2009

SO excited. Tonight I’m participating in the 48 Hour Film Project as the screenwriter for Tohubohu Productions, the film production company helmed by Bill Coughlan. I’ll also be working with Pam Coughlan, aka Mother Reader.
Here’s the deal: “The 48 Hour Film Project is a wild and sleepless weekend in which you and [...]


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