Anyone who reads this blog knows I enjoy the courtroom drama The Good Wife. I try not to be hypersensitive when they get things wrong because they do so well. But this week’s episode went off the rails a bit. In the story, a known drug dealer being pursued by the FBI for Read More
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What Happened In Vegas Was Opposite Reality
March 6, 2010
I watched What Happened in Vegas over the weekend. I figured with the ever-charming leads of Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher, it was hard to go wrong. The story was light and cute – perfect for wasting time instead of working on my outline.
However, the basic plot bothered me throughout. The writers had their Read More
However, the basic plot bothered me throughout. The writers had their Read More
BAILIFFS CAN MAKE GREAT CHARACTERS IN YOUR STORY
March 2, 2010
I want to talk about some people operating in the legal system who move around enough or who have enough information that they might be useful to your stories. I’m going to tell you about them every once in a while. My book The Writer’s Guide to the Courtroom: Let’s Quill Read More