One of my favorite panels at the Austin Film Festival was last Friday’s ‘How Improv Can Improve Your Writing.’ As I already mentioned, I really like going to jokewriter panels. All screenwriters are good storytellers, but jokewriters are paid to come up with zingers at the drop of a hat, so you’re pretty much guaranteed [...]
Archive for October, 2010
I Gush About Maggie Carey’s ‘The Hand Job’
October 27, 2010WoPro gushes about Maggie Carey’s ‘The Hand Job’ so you don’t have to.
Prof Pitch ’10
October 25, 2010Every conference has its pitches. As a professor you’ve got an elevator pitch for your awesome book, or your brilliant research project, or — worse yet — for your brilliant self. Ugh. At the Austin Film Festival (which will obviously be this week’s topic du jour) there was a pitch contest, where people got up [...]
It’s An Entirely Different Kind Of Conference, Altogether
October 22, 2010WoPro is at an entirely different kind of conference, altogether.
Peep, Pray, Love: How Aphrodite Can Help Your Love Life
October 20, 2010How riffing on material can improve your ed life.
Why I Don’t Give A Shit If You Know When Rome Fell
October 18, 2010Today’s guest poster doesn’t give a shit if you know when Rome fell. And neither do I.
Persistence Trumps Positivity
October 15, 2010WoPro believes in the power of persistence, not positive thinking.
History Makes You Weird
October 13, 2010You can’t deny it: being a historian makes you weird in the eyes of the world.
Looking Forward, Looking Back
October 11, 2010October is a big networking month for me. I’m traveling to several cities, meeting with people in various professions, having a pretty good time. In the course of chatting with people, I’m getting two very different views on how best to transition. A lot of people, especially those who’ve left academia, like to say “run [...]