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Screenwriting
Great bit o' parody...
[nq:1]From Francis Heaney, a book called Holy Tango Of Literature.http://tinyurl.com/8wnbb[/nq]
The basic premise is: What if famous writers had written books/poems/scripts whose titles were anagrams of their names?
So you get bits like "Ellen's Siamese Twin" by Tennessee Williams and "Horrid Planet" by Harold Pinter, etc. All quite amusing, and Heaney clearly knows his literary cliche'.
He's also released the book under a Creative Commons license, so it's available for viewing via free download:
http://www.yarnivore.com/francis/Holy Tango.htm
If you reading nothing else, scroll down to "Dammit, Dave" by David Mamet. A re-telling of 2001: A Space Odyssey if Mamet had written it.
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The basic premise is: What if famous writers had written books/poems/scripts whose titles were anagrams of their names?
So you get bits like "Ellen's Siamese Twin" by Tennessee Williams and "Horrid Planet" by Harold Pinter, etc. All quite amusing, and Heaney clearly knows his literary cliche'.
He's also released the book under a Creative Commons license, so it's available for viewing via free download:
http://www.yarnivore.com/francis/Holy Tango.htm
If you reading nothing else, scroll down to "Dammit, Dave" by David Mamet. A re-telling of 2001: A Space Odyssey if Mamet had written it.
emg
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[/nq] [nq:1] The basic premise is: What if famous writers had written books/poems/scripts whose titles were anagrams of their names? So ... down to "Dammit, Dave" by David Mamet.
- [/nq] [nq:1] The basic premise is: What if famous writers had written books/poems/scripts whose titles were anagrams of their names?
- So ...
- down to "Dammit, Dave" by David Mamet.
- A re-telling of 2001: A Space Odyssey if Mamet had written it.
- emg[/nq] Erica Cigar - The hush-hush untold story of what happens to an innocent Mexican-America intern while working in the White House, and the horror that wafts into her life when the President makes her sniff Basil and then shows her his lizard!
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[nq:2]From Francis Heaney, a book called Holy Tango Of Literature.[/nq]
[nq:1] The basic premise is: What if famous writers had written books/poems/scripts whose titles were anagrams of their names? So ... down to "Dammit, Dave" by David Mamet. A re-telling of 2001: A Space Odyssey if Mamet had written it. emg[/nq]
Erica Cigar - The hush-hush untold story of what happens to an innocent Me
[nq:1] The basic premise is: What if famous writers had written books/poems/scripts whose titles were anagrams of their names? So ... down to "Dammit, Dave" by David Mamet. A re-telling of 2001: A Space Odyssey if Mamet had written it. emg[/nq]
Erica Cigar - The hush-hush untold story of what happens to an innocent Me
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[nq:2]From Francis Heaney, a book called Holy Tango Of Literature.[/nq]
[nq:1] The basic premise is: What if famous writers had written books/poems/scripts whose titles were anagrams of their names? So ... by Tennessee Williams and "Horrid Planet" by Harold Pinter, etc. All quite amusing, and Heaney clearly knows his literary cliche'.[/nq]
"I Race Cigar", by Eric Garcia.
jaybee
[nq:1] The basic premise is: What if famous writers had written books/poems/scripts whose titles were anagrams of their names? So ... by Tennessee Williams and "Horrid Planet" by Harold Pinter, etc. All quite amusing, and Heaney clearly knows his literary cliche'.[/nq]
"I Race Cigar", by Eric Garcia.
jaybee
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[nq:2] The basic premise is: What if famous writers had ... All quite amusing, and Heaney clearly knows his literary cliche'.[/nq]
[nq:1]"I Race Cigar", by Eric Garcia. jaybee[/nq]
Que es Hard, Jabocu! (That Is Hard, Jabocu!) - The tragic love story of a Spanish maid working in Montreal who speaks some English but no French, and what happens when she falls for an African-American writer w
[nq:1]"I Race Cigar", by Eric Garcia. jaybee[/nq]
Que es Hard, Jabocu! (That Is Hard, Jabocu!) - The tragic love story of a Spanish maid working in Montreal who speaks some English but no French, and what happens when she falls for an African-American writer w
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[nq:2]The basic premise is: What if famous writers had written books/poems/scripts whose titles were anagrams of their names?[/nq]
[nq:1]Erica Cigar - The hush-hush untold story of what happens to an innocent Mexican-America intern while working in the White House, and the horror that wafts into her life when the President makes her sniff Basil and then shows her his lizard![/nq]
Oooh, I'd
[nq:1]Erica Cigar - The hush-hush untold story of what happens to an innocent Mexican-America intern while working in the White House, and the horror that wafts into her life when the President makes her sniff Basil and then shows her his lizard![/nq]
Oooh, I'd
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[nq:2]The basic premise is: What if famous writers had written books/poems/scripts whose titles were anagrams of their names?[/nq]
[nq:1]"I Race Cigar", by Eric Garcia. jaybee[/nq]
Jacques Bouchard is way too complicated of a name to get into...
But if we anagram out French Canadian, we get "An Anarchic Fiend" and I think jaybee has already written 20 or 30 posts on that topic alo
[nq:1]"I Race Cigar", by Eric Garcia. jaybee[/nq]
Jacques Bouchard is way too complicated of a name to get into...
But if we anagram out French Canadian, we get "An Anarchic Fiend" and I think jaybee has already written 20 or 30 posts on that topic alo
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[nq:2]Erica Cigar - The hush-hush untold story of what happens ... makes her sniff Basil and then shows her his lizard![/nq]
[nq:1]Oooh, I'd read that. We'd have to change Mexican-American to sorta-Cuban-American, but there's wiggle room. Unfortunately, Skip, the only anagram ... your name is: PP Kissers And I assume we can all write our own variation on that timeless story... emg[/nq]
Exc
[nq:1]Oooh, I'd read that. We'd have to change Mexican-American to sorta-Cuban-American, but there's wiggle room. Unfortunately, Skip, the only anagram ... your name is: PP Kissers And I assume we can all write our own variation on that timeless story... emg[/nq]
Exc
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[nq:1]Jacques Bouchard is way too complicated of a name to get into...[/nq]
Chaucer job squad
I think I did pretty well, considering I started out with nothing but a bunch of blank paper.
Steve Martin
Chaucer job squad
I think I did pretty well, considering I started out with nothing but a bunch of blank paper.
Steve Martin
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[nq:2]Jacques Bouchard is way too complicated of a name to get into...[/nq]
[nq:1]Chaucer job squad[/nq]
Genius!
I should left out the E.
Matthew Cope becomes...
Wet Ham Pecot - The story of how a popular font was born when a Canadian writer got drunk during the holidays, fell face first into Grandma's favorite meat, and dreamed.
Success lies where your interests meet
[nq:1]Chaucer job squad[/nq]
Genius!
I should left out the E.
Matthew Cope becomes...
Wet Ham Pecot - The story of how a popular font was born when a Canadian writer got drunk during the holidays, fell face first into Grandma's favorite meat, and dreamed.
Success lies where your interests meet
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[nq:2]Chaucer job squad[/nq]
[nq:1]Genius! I should left out the E. Matthew Cope becomes...[/nq]
wet macho pet
cowpat theme
hot, came, wept
wet toe champ
watch tom pee
pet cat... who me?
mew he top cat
I think I did pretty well, considering I started out with nothing but a bunch of blank paper.
Steve Martin
[nq:1]Genius! I should left out the E. Matthew Cope becomes...[/nq]
wet macho pet
cowpat theme
hot, came, wept
wet toe champ
watch tom pee
pet cat... who me?
mew he top cat
I think I did pretty well, considering I started out with nothing but a bunch of blank paper.
Steve Martin
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[nq:2]Genius! I should left out the E. Matthew Cope becomes...[/nq]
[nq:1]wet macho pet[/nq]
OOhh..
[nq:1]wet macho pet[/nq]
OOhh..
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