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What is your screenplay about? My screenplay is about the outer and inner workings of a society under the grip of a police state. This specific police state takes the form of a security firm with vast power and influence called Vane Security. The overall story focuses on three main characters whose stories interweave with […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Paul Raasch (UNDER COVER OF DARKNESS) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Bennett Weinschenk: Well, beside the obvious rescue mission, I’d say the film is about familial love, and learning how to be vulnerable. That it’s okay to show love as a vulnerable thing; it’s not something you need to protect yourself from. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Bennett Weinschenk (FOR BLOOD) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Danica Edelbrock: Shadow Dance is about a young woman finding her way in a fast city. She slows down to enjoy the subtle beauty of nature around her, transforming her life moving forward. 2. What genres does your screenplay fall under? Shadow Dance is a drama. 3. Why […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Danica Edelbrock (SHADOW DANCE) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Go to the writer’s website: http://mybook.to/Blumaniterrian 1) What is the theme of your poem? “Dear Mema,” is about my grandma’s passing. “If Only” is about an old friend who didn’t know God. 2) What motivated you to write this poem? “Dear Mema,”- my grandma’s funeral/”If Only”- poor decisions in life 3) How long have you […]… Continue reading Interview with Poet Sienna Feruzi — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

1) What is the theme of your poem? Glory as Pindar understood it 2) What motivated you to write this poem? The beauty of the moment and the pathos of life 3) How long have you been writing poetry? Since the age of 17 or in other words 55 years 4) If you could have […]… Continue reading Interview with Poet Howard W. Robertson — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

1) What is the theme of your poem? The title is a double-entendre. The real GIANT moment refers to the unforseen and unbelievably fortuitious kind gesture of a stranger. The experience stayed with me for all these years because the man was not a scalper, he just wound up with two extra tickets when friends […]… Continue reading Interview with Poet Jean Buschmann — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your short story about? Tahnee Langshaw: It is about a young singer who has just lost her mum to cancer. Her mother was always such a huge influence on her life – constantly challenging and testing her, treating her like an adult even as a child. As her singing career grew […]… Continue reading Interview with Writer Tahnee Langshaw — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your short story about? Adrianne Mouton: This story is about a world coming to an end because of the people who have neglected and mistreated it. 2. What genres would you say this story is in? Suspense 3. How would you describe this story in two words? Mentally captivating 4. What […]… Continue reading Interview with Writer Adrianne Mouton — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary

Matthew Toffolo: What is your screenplay about? Federico Vicino: Karl Reagan: The Capitalist-Communist is about a dark horse candidate running for a seat in Missouri’s House of Representatives. Set on the heels of a near-apocalyptic nuclear winter, his platform is to fuse the best characteristics of capitalism and socialism to help the common person realize […]… Continue reading Interview with Screenwriter Federico Vicino (Karl Reagan: The Capitalist-Communist) — Matthew Toffolo’s Summary