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How to be a screenwriter

Exactly eight days ago, on America’s Independence Day, 4th of July, I received this e-mail from an unknown someone:

Hi Joanne,

Very sorry to bother you, as you’re probably very busy.

I have a friend who is very, very passionate about become a screenwriter for tv and films too. However, she is feeling very lost at the moment, and finding it very difficult to find out how to get her foot into the industry’s writing scene. I was wondering if you might have any advice for her? How can she move towards her dream of becoming a screenwriter?

Thank you very much and all the best! : )

Sincerely,
D-

I have yet to reply to the email although my immediate response would have been this:

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Home Fix needs a DIY fix

The old house my parents bought had one of those nice old solid pieces of wood that you rarely find on hand rails these days.

The heavy hardwoods are usually painted and as the house gets transferred from owner to owner, each one adds his/her own coat of paint to it.

But I rarely like wood painted. I like to see the natural colours of the wood emerge.

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If it isn’t hot, don’t call it a chilli

Am I the only person who thinks our local chilli isn’t hot any longer?

I don’t have a high tolerance for chilli. And for many years – even till when I started working, I found that chilli could make me cry.

Yes, the ordinary chilli you buy from the wet market – it has no name, just chilli – and you pay like 20 cents for a few chillies. Now, you’d have to pay a dollar for the same amount.

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A progress report

I can’t believe how long it’s been since I’ve written in my blog. I don’t know how people blog about their lives every few minutes or hours. Why is it that they have so much happening in their lives that is worth telling everyone about and I don’t?

Well, just because I’ve not written anything doesn’t mean life’s stopped for me.

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ICI Paint Colour Consultation

It isn’t very often that I have to say good things about products and services.

But when I do get the chance, believe me, it makes me very happy.

Because it does feel good to have a good experience and be treated well. Plus, it’s nice to share good experiences with others, so their lives can also be enhanced.

Today, it’ll be about paint. To be specific, ICI Paint’s customer service and their Colour Consultation service which is free till Dec 2007.

ICI Paint Reference Kit

Just how impressed am I with ICI Paints’ customer response? Very impressed. But that’s not to say it wasn’t without hitches.

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