Thanks once again to Touchwood PR, The Mind Reels will be covering Fan Expo Canada as press! I am particularly grateful this year, as it’s the first time since 2005 that I haven’t been able to purchase a pass for the weekend, and was not sure if I would be able to attend at…
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Toronto Screenwriting Conference – The Mind Reels Interviews
The Toronto Screenwriting Conference weekend may be over, but, the ideas, and creative juices are still flowing. Sue and I have been throwing around all manner of ideas, from writing a spec script to get in the habit of writing for the television format, to tossing around story ideas for series that we would…
Toronto Screenwriting Conference 2016 Day 2
The creativity and writing began early as day 2 of the Toronto Screenwriting Conference got underway this morning with showrunner Stephen Falk (Orange is the New Black, Weeds, and You’re the Worst) took to the stage to talks about how to break a season, or specifically how he and his writer’s room, break a…
Toronto Screenwriting Conference 2016 Day One
Not that I need a break from Hot Docs yet, if ever, but there is a lot going on this weekend, and Sue and I were delighted to be invited back for our fourth time to cover the Toronto Screenwriting Conference. The conference is always amazing, and Sue and I start with the best…
Reelies – Round 1 – Week 4 – Favourite Group Cast-TV
Choose your favourite TV series cast! Voting for this round will be open for one week only, so make sure to come back and vote often to ensure your favourite casts make it to the final round! You can vote as often as you like (though only once per hour), and for the same…
Reelies: Week Three, Round One – Favourite TV Actress
Voting for this round will be open for one week only, so make sure to come back and vote often to ensure your faves make it to the final round! You can vote as often as you like – once per hour – and for the same nominee or spread your votes out to different…
Reelies: Week Two, Round One
Favourite TV Actor Voting for this round will be open for one week only, so make sure to come back and vote often to ensure your faves make it to the final round! You can vote as often as you like – once per hour – and for the same nominee or spread…
The LivingRoom Community Colouring Book
Art and creation matters, it can fire the imagination, inspiring us. And I can’t tell you how many times at work I wished, for just a moment, to kick back and indulge that wonderful past time and great stress releiver- colouring. Well now, you can help with the first, and create some as you…
Fan Expo 2015
It’s that time of year again, and if you blink… it’s over. And that’s what I realized this morning, just like that Fan Expo is done for another year. Sigh. Still, it was a really enjoyable year as Sue, Lindsay and I dove into geekdom, and chatted with a number of great people, saw some…
Jungle Cat World – June 2015
My first trip to Jungle Cat World was part of my 40th birthday celebrations, and at that time, my hopes had included having the experience of being able to pet a tiger. The specific tiger I’d hoped to meet was Nadine, but she was off-site that day, so even though I was disappointed, I…
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