I’d long wanted to see the film Water, by Canadian film director Deepa Meehta, missed it in theatres, and finally found it on Pay Per View TV last week. I should have run to theatre while it was still playing. This is a stunning film on so many levels. The screenplay is rich, haunting and deftly written. The acting is profoundly good, especially from Sarala Kariyawasam who plays the role of Chuyia, an eight year…
Elephant’s Breath & London Smoke My copy came yesterday and I am still all over it. Henry W. OsierChairman, Costume-Con 28 How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days I stayed up all night and read your book. I tossed a book I have been working on for months and started from scratch — following your process and using all my previous research. I started writing this morning following the guidelines in your book…
Another great review for How to Write a Non-fiction Book in 60 Days, this time from the UK. I was struggling to find a book that simply sets out how to write a non-fiction book. I wanted a methodology that is proven to work, and I have found it in Paul’s excellent book. Paul takes the best techniques out there (freefall/stream of consciousness writing, clustering/mind mapping) and integrates them into a logical system that is…
Pale HorsemanBernard Cornwell Trade Paperback Harpercollins Uk ISBN: 9780007210466 Format:Trade PaperbackPublished:October 13, 2005Dimensions:400 Pages, 6 x 9.2 in$24.95 Not Up to Cornwell’s Usual Standard The prose in The Pale Horseman is hurried, rambling, with historical inaccuracies and cardboard characters, all of it in need of an editor. Agreed there is little historical record of England’s Alfred the Great; however, it is known he overcame a Danish invasion against staggering odds, unifying the squabbling tribes of…
Anyone who has attended CostumeCon or any of the other numerous costuming conventions will know of the legendary Pierre and Sandy Pettigrew. Today on Amazon.com Pierre’s review of Deb Salisbury’s Elephant’s Breath & London Smoke appears, reprinted here with permission: There is a wealth of sources for historical clothing and costume research. The variations in corsets, sleeves, skirts and jackets since the 16th century can be traced nearly to the year. Fashion reviews from the…