What're you reading?

Right now I'm about halfway through Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting That You'll Ever Need. It's a guide on how to write a screenplay, written by the guy behind such flicks as Blank Check and Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot. I read a reference to it as being one of the better writing guides out there and thought I'd try it. It is in fact decent. Basically his advice is that if you cannot come up with a logline - a one sentence synopsis - your story is inherently flawed. He also reduces most every movie to a handful of archetypes - the buddy film, dude with a problem, the fool triumphant, the whydunit. It's interesting - and perhaps a little sad - to realize that everything can be distilled down to these few simple themes.
And you? What are you reading, FTGers?

I am unable to attend the next club meeting as I w3ill be out-of-town. Enjoy!

The October 2010 read

Bev has chosen The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison. I look forward to discussing this with you at 7 p.m. on October 18.

When we meet that evening, I’ll tell you which book I’ve chosen for our November 29 event. -- Kristin

P is for Moolah

An interesting profile I read recently (though it came out months earlier) in the NY Times Sunday magazine about mega-big author James Patterson.

I've not read any Patterson. Has anyone else? How is he as a page turner?

The new schedule

Here are the dates through 2011. Dates are all Monday evenings as we think that normally not much else is scheduled on Mondays. The dates are approximately 6 weeks apart but may be 5 or 7 depending upon holidays. All meetings begin at 7:00 p.m.



Oct 18, 2010 - Bev’s pick (Bev will notify us of her choice in the next couple of days) plus discussion of The Imperfectionists

Nov 29 - Kristin

Jan 10, 2011 - Paula

Feb 21 - Ed

Apr 4 - Reggie

May 16 - Matt

June 27 – Roni

Aug 8– Lee

Sept 19 – Bev

Oct 24 – Kristin

Dec 5 - Paula



Please review the schedule before our next meeting so that we can make any adjustments at that time. Also, going forward, please bring the title and author of your chosen book to the meeting before the one you will be hosting.



See all who can make it on October 18 at Bev’s house.