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Today he posted on his blog that the old website for the Stardust movie will now, for a little while at least, be able to be seen on NeilGaiman.com Please head on over, there are videos of interviews with Mr. Gaiman, as well as desktops and a lot of very cool info about the movie. Check it out now, you don’t know how long it will be there.

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Not only is this a great video, but it is probably one of the best examples of what the internet can do for your career. This obscure band has now been on most major news channels. Viral programing, that is the way to go.

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An interesting post about the dangers of blogging for writers and how it makes them sloppy. Being a person who did not study writing as much as he studied literature in college, or design for that matter, I feel that I need to brush up on my “basics”. I’m looking into some grammar books online and may sign up for some creative writing courses. I really need to find a local writing group that meets regularly too. Any suggestions would be helpful.

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Shout out to Neil Gaiman for posting this on his Journal. This has to be the funniest day that I have ever heard of. So break out that Ape suit and have fun. I’ll be looking forward to seeing you all wear yours. I just wish it was on my birthday 2 days earlier.

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If you are wondering what to do to submit a manuscript, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. is a great help. In particular this article on submitting a manuscript is very useful, especially to someone like me who doesn’t have a clue as to what needs to be done to get published.

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Shout out to R.K. Bentley of the Tales of a Screenwriting Hack Blog for finding this. Her website is full of very funny videos but she is singing about my computer in this one. Thats why I had to share it.

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What Fantasy Archetype Are you?
The Mentor You are the prestigous Mentor! You’re akin to Gandalf (Lord of The Rings), Merlin (ARthurian Legend), Obi Wan Kenobi (Star Wars), Aslan (Narnia), Door (Neverwhere), Dumbledore (Harry Potter) and Zeddicus Zu’l Zorander (Wizard’s First Rule). You are wise and knowing, and know that there is not much time left for the Unlikely Hero to defeat The Totally Wicked Villain. Only you know the true motives and past of The Villain, so it’s up to you to teach the Unlikely Hero all he has to know. Be careful as you’ll invariably regret not telling The Unlikely Hero things sooner rather than later. You like teaching and often care very much for others.
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The brand new and completely revised Scott Phillips Design website. Please stop on over and take a look around. Any and all feedback is appreciated and encouraged. So look around and tell me what you think and what I can change. Oh and I know that the Links link on the “Who Is” page isn’t linking right and I’ll be changing it soon. Thanks and send me what you think here.

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when I should have been writing, reading and otherwise making myself a better writer. I know that I’m not going to be Stephen King right out the gates but I also know that I have some interesting stories in my head that I would like to get out on the page. I have to write if I want to get better at it. I don’t know if I’ll ever become a professional writer, but I do know that I enjoy writing a lot.

I’m trying to change this dead end direction my career has taken, get out of this awful office environment. The worst part is the job I have would be awesome if my boss wasn’t such a psycho. He sings my praises one minute about the great job I do and then the next he is all about laying on the guilt trip about me taking a vacation, or that I use the internet on my break. Hell most of the time I don’t take a lunch (Which being a diabetic I should not do. It isn’t at all healthy for me.) and he gives me crap about a few minutes on the ‘net. I guess I would not be so pissed off if he actually did something around here other than ride me like a rented mule. He is on sick leave for two weeks, and I have to say the place has run without incident since he has been gone. What does that say about his “leadership”.

I don’t want to vent about that whole can of worms. I want to talk about the changes that I’m making in my life. I am going to start actively looking for another job. I just have reached the end of my rope here and I need to move on. So to that end I am redesigning my Scott Phillips Design site, trying to make it easier for me to maintain and update. I have started an account on Monster.com in hopes that I will be able to find something else locally that I can be happy with. The kids make changing my job a bit more difficult but I know that I’ll never be happy while I’m still here. I would love to be able to work freelance as both a designer and a writer and hopefully be able to support the family that way, but I think that isn’t a realistic expectation.

So If I’m not around or not posting as much, I hope you guys can understand why. I’ll be trying to squeeze my writing, and improving as a writer, into a life filled with family, a new job search and still working the old job. Wish me luck. I think I’m gonna need it.

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The man is so money with his parodies, makes me laugh my butt off.

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