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Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting by Robert McKee
Recent books:
- The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature by Matt Ridley
- How The Mind Works by Steven Pinker
- The Idea of the Holy by Rudolf Otto
- Fire In The Head by Tom Cowan
- View with a Grain of Sand: Selected Poems by Wislawa Szymborska
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Tag Archives: Altoona
Trip To Altoona Pennsylvania
Yesterday I made a day trip to another city in Pennsylvania, Altoona. Altoona is most famous as a railroad town. But is also has a connection with Williamsport as being the birthplace of the science fiction writer H. Beam Piper who … Continue reading
H. Beam Piper
H. Beam Piper was perhaps the most famous writer ever associated with Williamsport but the city has done little to celebrate his work. I’ve just finished reading a biography of H. Beam Piper by John F. Carr. I was curious … Continue reading