Came up with a new idea to give my casseroles a different flavor: topping them with stir fry and cheese.
Hilary Van Hoose
@hilaryvh.bsky.social
TV Writer for Nickelodeon, TeamTO & a couple still under NDA 📖Freelance Journalist 📜Disability Belongs Fellow 🏆NBC fellowship SF 🦄Children’s Media Assoc. volunteer 🎓TV/Film MFA from USC
A bit of trivia about THE CAT OF VERSAILLES, the children’s chapter book I’m querying this year: it was adapted from the first original children’s TV pilot script I ever wrote. As a sample, that script got me my first staff writer job on a series, and several more after that.
Picked up a great tip about querying magazine articles from a writing class and wanted to share: Make the opening hook of the query match that of the intended article, and base the style on the publication’s existing articles. Seems obvious once someone tells you, right?
Baked a pan of chocolate chip rolls (basically cinnamon rolls, but with cocoa/chocolate chip filling and chocolate icing). They are ULTRA chocolatey!
I took a free Introduction to Picture Books workshop course through UCLA Extension and highly recommend it for other people who know basically nothing but want to get rolling. After 3 hours I had written a very short manuscript and even got it critiqued!
Got to the actual science part of the science fiction story I’m writing and realized I had to pick and choose how much detail to go into to still be exploring a cool idea but not losing the reader by lecturing or bringing the story to a halt just so I could go over the mechanics of each aspect.
Decided to try my hand at monkey bread. This recipe was slightly chewier than I was hoping for, but still delicious.
Sharing some of my thought process about developing my feline protagonist for The Cat of Versailles (the chapter book I’m querying). First, I instantly knew he’d partly be an homage to the flamboyant speaking style and charming/charismatic characters embodied by French actor Maurice Chevalier. 1/3
Started writing a short sci-fi story out of the blue last week. I dashed off a “bad” logline to demonstrate how to structure one to somebody, and suddenly noticed I had accidentally pitched a really cool story to myself.
Been looking back at what inspired the #KidLit chapter book I #AmQuerying this year, and realized it’s more than a decade since the story began to take shape during a study abroad program. Here’s the first pic I took in the gardens at the palace of Versailles, where much of the book takes place.
Successful banana yeast bread made in a bread machine. Interestingly, it starts tasting more like honey bread after a day or so. 🍌🍞
Steam rising off one of the apple pies I made for Father’s Day yesterday.
Baked a pumpkin pie with olive oil crust for Father’s Day. Working on apple next…
Love that forests make it so easy to take a gorgeous picture.
Share some of the greatest swordsmen in cinema THIS ONE. Reportedly the two finest fencers in Hollywood, in one of the best films of the era: m.youtube.com/watch?v=nB8t...
The Mark of Zorro (1940) Tyrone Power vs Basil Rathbone
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Brett Nicholson@aggiebrett.bsky.social · 3mo agoShare some of the greatest swordsmen in cinema
NOTICE: Do you have an elderly or disabled neighbor in NYC? Be a good neighbor and let them know about the free air conditioner program. If they earn $3473 or less a month, NYC will cover the costs of an A/C. Remember…last summer we had 95 degree weather. Look out for them
Made apple pie and vanilla ice cream hearts for Mother’s Day.
Five jobs I’ve had: Calculus tutor Library reserves desk assistant Video editor Journalist TV writer
David Wales@davidwalesnm.bsky.social · 3mo agoFive jobs I've had: -- taught English in Taiwan -- Graveyard manager at Denny's across from UNM (script THE POET OF ABILENE) -- 6 months on Bering Sea fish processing ship (script TRIDENT) -- Asst. cafeteria mgr Yellowstone National Park (script BISON) -- Graveyard pharmacist 19 years
Slight variation: 5 animated series that are comps for some of my original pilot scripts. 1. Stillwater 2. Little Bear 3. Alice’s Wonderland Bakery 4. Sofia the First 5. Fairly OddParents
Leah from South Dakota@leahfromsd.bsky.social · 4mo ago5 animated series to get to know me. 1. Aeon Flux 2. Ahhhh! Really Monsters 3. Futurama 4. Ghost In The Shell 5. Venture Brothers