Consuming story

Over the weekend, I consumed story! Delicious is the only word to describe Miss Meryl as Julia Childs in Julie and Julia. She steals the show. This one was fun to see how a blog turned book turned film. 3 pens up.

I also went to see 500 Days of Summer, a quirky story about love. This one had lots of fresh and inventive bits, also 3 pens up.

While at the gym, I finished The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver. I really liked the way she used characters with their own distinct voices in this story.

So a question, how do you consume tons of story on an ounce of budget?
1) Use your library for books, ebooks, books on CD and tape, movies, magazines, and anthologies.
2) Use your friends for the same. Start a story exchange.
3) Get to know when your local bookstores are having clearance sales.
4) And finally if a favorite author of yours has a new book out, just bite the dollar and buy it. (Your know you want it).

I also did a bit of advancing the craft over the past week by figuring out which workshops are a must for 2010. Here in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, we have much to chose from. I finally settled on 5. After all, I still need some time to write!

Until next time,
Write on!