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Author: Bonnie MacBird

October 30, 2015 Writing 2 Comments

NaNoWriMo — One Writer’s Experience

I started a NaNoWriMo  (National Novel Writing Month) privately with a few of my writing students on Dec 25th, 2011, completed a rough first draft of some 52,000 words in 30 days and the result eventually became my first published novel, ART IN THE BLOOD, A Sherlock Holmes Adventure, HarperCollins, October 2015. Here’s some...

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November 9, 2014 Creativity, Sherlock Holmes, Theater, Writing 13 Comments

THE IMITATION GAME – Genius at Play

The original writer of TRON muses on the new Alan Turing biopic THE IMITATION GAME…and the beautiful minds of its subject and star. THE IMITATION GAME was screened for Screen Actors’ Guild yesterday followed by a  QandA with star Benedict Cumberbatch and the director Morton Tyldum. Thanks to my friend Patty Smiley, I was...

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July 25, 2014 Creativity, Sherlock Holmes, Writing 4 Comments

Martial Arts and Your Writer’s Moriarty – NaNoWrimo Pt 3

Here’s Part III on getting through a long writing project without your personal Moriarty, your Inner Critic derailing you. The key is… you know he’ll show up.  And you plan ahead.  Get ready to vanquish  that insidious inner voice telling you to stop writing  — the Moriarty of our writing life. In the last...

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July 23, 2014 Sherlock Holmes, Theater 2 Comments

Playing Against Type: Martin Freeman as Richard III

Every actor wants to be what he or she is not, play what he or she has never played.   But we all know actors who keep playing variations of themselves … these are actors with strong personas, usually immensely appealing ones. We return to them over and over, coming home in a sense, to...

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March 20, 2014 Creativity, Sherlock Holmes, Writing 1 Comment

Confront Your Demons. NaNoWriMo Part 2

Okay, you’ve committed to (or are considering) launching a big project.  Maybe a NaNoWriMo one, writing a first draft of a novel in 30 days.  Or perhaps a screenplay.  You may have tried writing longform before and failed.  Or you doubt you can.  We all do.  Because we all have that evil creature, that...

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February 28, 2014 Creativity, Sherlock Holmes, Writing 4 Comments

NANOWRIMO to Novel, part I (is this a joke?)

Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes laughing

A novel in 30 days?  Oh…hahahahahhahahahahhahahahhahaha. In my first blog, I talked about what a “professional enthusiast” was.  It’s someone who allows themselves to be consumed with the problem at hand, relishing the puzzle and the challenge with focus and abandon.  People might laugh at you. But you don’t care!  You are Sherlock on...

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February 25, 2014 Creativity, Sherlock Holmes, Writing 15 Comments

What is a Professional Enthusiast?

Welcome to my blog, THE PROFESSIONAL ENTHUSIAST. What does that mean? In THE SIGN OF FOUR, John Watson says of Sherlock Holmes:  “I had not the professional enthusiasm which carried my companion on.”  This refers to the crazy-ass energy, focus and intensity which propels the Great Detective when he’s on a case. Of course, Watson...

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What is a Professional Enthusiast?

A professional enthusiast pursues a deep interest with the passion, focus and full-out effort of a pro, regardless of reward. It’s the game for the game’s sake. It’s Sherlock Holmes on a case. It’s you doing what you love.

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  • NaNoWriMo — One Writer’s Experience
  • THE IMITATION GAME – Genius at Play
  • Martial Arts and Your Writer’s Moriarty – NaNoWrimo Pt 3
  • Playing Against Type: Martin Freeman as Richard III
  • Confront Your Demons. NaNoWriMo Part 2

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Bonnie MacBird is the original writer of the movie TRON, author of Sherlock Holmes thrillers, a multiple Emmy winning writer/producer, and classically trained actor.

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