Over the weekend I watched a Disney movie I hadn’t seen before, The Princess and the Frog. The story was a re-telling of the old fairy tale about the princess who kisses a frog and finds her prince. The story takes place in New Orleans during the 30s or 40s. Tiana’s family is poor, her mother works as a seamstress… Read More
When you hear the words “jury duty” what comes to mind? I know for a lot of people it means having to take time from work, losing money, schlepping into the city to your local courthouse for a week or sometimes more, and re-arranging your life for a short time. True, jury duty is supposed to be an honor. It’s… Read More
Characters all start from the same place; with an archetype. Wikipedia defines an archetype as “…a universally understood symbol, term, or pattern of behavior, a prototype upon which others are copied, patterned, or emulated.” These archetypes speak right to our subconscious. They are the ancient symbols our brains immediately understand and have some idea what to expect from each. What… Read More
