Author: JP Cane
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Vignette: Seinfeld Cast as Bond
With the James Bond franchise in need of a new face, I humbly suggest a popular character from a ‘90s television show for consideration – Seinfeld. The similarities are hard to miss. Plus, broad action deserves broad comedy. Read the opening scenes of The Mashup.
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Interview with Lana Krumwiede
In this Working Title podcast I chat with author Lana Krumwiede about writing for middle grade readers, her collection of Certificates of Bravery (i.e., rejection letters), and the importance of world-building in any genre.
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Vignette: A Writer’s Torment
Read my first-draft dialogue between me and the needling, maddening editor in my head.
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Batman This Means War Superman
I think I’d be more inclined to see Batman vs. Superman if it was done in the mode of the movie, This Means War, with Wonder Woman in Reese Witherspoon’s role, Lauren. Clark and Bruce are colleagues and friends at the Justice League headquarters. In walks a woman with stunning Amazonian looks that takes their…
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My Thoughts on Portrait of a Town
Reading Portrait of a Town: Cape Charles, 1940-1960 was like spending time with a dear friend as she shows you around the town she grew up in. You can imagine her taking you by the arm as the pair of you stroll down the streets.