Area writers join worldwide novel writing challenge (Saipan Tribune)
Fifty writers from around Micronesia signed up online at the National Novel Writing Month website, agreeing to write their novels of 50,000 words during the 30 days of November 2008. This was the tenth anniversary year for NaNoWriMo, as it is better known and, for the first time in its history, it included a region for Micronesia.
McLean County-born filmmaker to christen latest project in Normal (The Pantagraph)
“This was my time to be alive, even if it were only for a moment.” — Dennis Neal Vaughn, from his short story, “The City Was Electric.” If you’re a small-town McLean County native like Dennis Neal Vaughn, you can’t be farther from the heartland average than Market and Castro streets in San Francisco — ground zero for the Bay City’s pioneering gay scene.
UH's Adams writes his own script (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Brandon Adams ties his two career interests together with a single philosophy. Whether the junior forward of the Hawaii men's basketball team is working on his shooting on the court or from behind a camera lens, he has learned one thing: patience.
Vigo author remembers roots (Terre Haute Tribune Star)
Josh Bell can’t remember the first poem he ever had published, but he remembers receiving many, many rejection slips before that first success, he says.
The Pressure of Giving a Holiday Meal Blessing (Poynter Institute)
OK, I am lucky. My family always asks my wife to say the Thanksgiving meal blessing because she is a minister. But the discomfort over who asks the blessing and what that person says is the stuff of movie scripts. (Think "Meet the Parents," in which Ben Stiller starts reciting "Day by Day."
'Twilight' has Fitchburg roots (Sentinel & Enterprise)
FITCHBURG -- Gillian Bohrer went from fetching coffee for her boss to reading movie scripts, and finally to shepherding "Twilight" to the big screen.
Raiders of the Lost Opportunity (The Motley Fool)
The entertainment industry needs to change with the times -- and with the Internet.
Miss Piggy: Obama should pick poodle (MSNBC)
While the Muppets took over the TODAY set, the porky diva discussed her career goals, many crushes, and decades-long relationship with Kermit the Frog.
Enemy territory (York Daily Record)
This may well be the most underrated challenge of the season. The Nittany Lions, with that big undefeated bull's-eye on their backs, will take a long flight today to play a perturbed opponent that's lost four games by a combined 12 points.
Rating the chances of Mifflin-Wilson showdown (Reading Eagle)
Even before the final pieces had been set in place for the District 3-AAAA playoff field, one eager fan e-mailed to ask: "So, when would Wilson and Gov. Mifflin play?"
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