by Colby R Rice | Sep 19, 2013 | Films & Filmmaking, Screenplays & Screenwriting
So what is a producer, actually? This title can be the most confusing of all titles in the entertainment industry. One can be a producer for financing a film, attaching an actor or director to a film, for laying the groundwork for a film, or in a minority of cases,...
by Colby R Rice | Aug 29, 2013 | Films & Filmmaking, Screenplays & Screenwriting, TV Pilots, TV Specs, & TV Writing, Uncategorized, Writing & Editing
So, as you all might have noticed, I’ve made a bunch of little changes to the blog! For one, since I’m expanding my own goals as a writer, I also have decided to expand the scope of this site so that I can share my failures, successes, and lessons with...
by Colby R Rice | Aug 18, 2013 | Films & Filmmaking, Travel Writing
Hiya folks! So sorry that it’s been so long since I’ve said hello! Whenever I have a million projects flying at me, I find that I have to focus on those. As a result, the blogging and social media thing tend to fall by the wayside. But I have a few minutes...
by Colby R Rice | Jun 5, 2013 | Creative Inspiration & Creative Achievements, Travel Writing
Hey folks! Colby here, reporting from the lovely city of Prague! Sorry I’ve been so out of touch. As most of you know, I’m on the road over here in Europe and have been really busy with traveling, sightseeing, and of course, writing! I’ll be updating...
by Colby R Rice | Apr 24, 2013 | Creative Inspiration & Creative Achievements, Travel Writing
Okie dokie, folks! Totally have NOT forgotten about the “Fashionable Backpacker” series! In fact, I’m gearing up for my whirlwind trip through Western and Eastern Europe right now, so I’m a bit crazy, MEGA excited, and I am also scared...
by Colby R Rice | Apr 22, 2013 | Creative Inspiration & Creative Achievements, Independent (Indie) Publishing
UGH. That was the first thought I had this morning as I stretched, yawned, and rolled myself out of my bed. I shuffled to the bathroom. Need to clean it. UGH. Shuffled to the kitchen. Dishes in the sink. UGH. Shuffled to my bed, looked at my clock. 12:30 PM…...
by Colby R Rice | Apr 17, 2013 | Creative Inspiration & Creative Achievements
This is going to be the frilliest, girliest, sweetest, cutie-patootiest post I’ve ever written, but I don’t care because you know why? I PASSED MY MASTERS DEFENSE!! And I’m going to go celebrate with some delicious Chinese food and then a big ole fat...
by Colby R Rice | Apr 15, 2013 | Films & Filmmaking, Screenplays & Screenwriting, TV Pilots, TV Specs, & TV Writing
So here’s a continuation of the “Kicked that Room’s Ass” blog series! This series discusses the many things I learned from Stephanie Palmer’s “Good in a Room”. For those of you who missed the first installment, “Good in...
by Colby R Rice | Apr 12, 2013 | Creative Inspiration & Creative Achievements, Films & Filmmaking, Screenplays & Screenwriting, TV Pilots, TV Specs, & TV Writing
So in January I took an awesome Los Angeles trip with a group of college colleagues. While on that trip, we met a whole bunch of really great people who were warm, welcoming, and also doing the very same things we wanted to do in Hollywood. We met directors,...
by Colby R Rice | Apr 9, 2013 | Independent (Indie) Publishing, Marketing & Selling, Novels, Pre-Launch & Author Preparation
Marketing can be a scary road for many writers and indie publishers who cringe at the idea of a room or chat room full of people and breaking the ice. So let’s ease into it by helping you to point out some “faux pas” of marketing that you can easily...
