By David Kearse

Three people in our midst contribute substantially to our lives through their teaching, writing, and other health efforts.

"J. Robert Oppenheimer" vs. "Killers of the Flower Moon" -- which might become Best Picture, and which director will win the Best Director Oscar Sunday night?

Here's a review of the current film and why it is crucial. Remember the McCarthy era? We don't ever want to go back to that time again.

As I rewrite my screenplay, VESUVIO, I gaze out the windows of my apartment into the Hollywood Hills and see Positano, Italy, the principal setting of my script and novel. Inspiring! And you?

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By David Kearse, my podcast, tells you all about the 10-week script rewriting process I'm learning during the writers strike.

I watched John Gotti come out of his last pre-trial court session. He had escaped imprisonment before -- but not this time. What about that other "Teflon Don"? Is the end near?

David stages a reading from his upcoming novel and reveals a private consultation offering.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://bydavidkearse.blog/2023/03/15/davids-new-bookstore/.

Droughts. Atmospheric Rivers. They're all part of life in Los Angeles. Take today, for instance...

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://bydavidkearse.blog/2023/03/18/progress-progress/. Read and hear all about the new David Kearse Atelier and projects under development, including a novel, THE THIRTEENTH STEP. Consultation services are available, as well. Listen now!

It's called THE THIRTEENTH STEP. This episode is also available as a blog post: http://bydavidkearse.blog/2023/03/04/excerpt-from-an-upcoming-novel

See if this review makes you want to read "Blessed By The Best A Memoir By David Kearse."

It's a relaunch for my memoir, "Blessed By the Best," on Monday, with new material, a review or two and new ads.

From reverberating faux pas to writing a good film or other review, all you need to know from a critic (The Baltimore Sun).

Chris Pine and Thandiwe Newton co-star in this spy thriller set in Carmel By the Sea, opening Friday.

Here's a tale of two book publishers -- Apple and Amazon -- and my experience with their competing programs.

Additions, Corrections and Editing Books -- No easy tasks for an "indie" writer and self-publisher. Here the process gets compared with that of newspaper editing, which has more eyes on it than we alone.

Instead of considering our own needs, in marketing we must consider the needs of others -- our readers,  editors,  publishers and  producers. It's not enough to advertise these days. We must educate and change the world.

"A John Dean Story" tells about an encounter with John Dean in a Washington restaurant during Watergate. "Co-Founding LGBTQ AA in Baltimore" tells the story of the first Gay AA meeting in Baltimore that a friend and I started; it mushroomed into an around-the-clock phenom.

There are many resources out there -- Mailchimp,  Canva and GoDaddy, to name a few -- which ones will work for you?

Here are some tips I discovered while marketing my first two books -- writing and marketing simultaneously. More to come!

Evaluation from a reader at The Blacklist proves helpful in rewriting a novel and a screenplay.

Creative Writers can pick up their pens (computers, of course) and counter-propagandize all that's bad coming from the Right. Above all, we can urge Democrats and Independents to "throw the bums out" and vote in worthy candidates whose only goal is to serve Democracy. This is the third and last of a series of three on Saving Democracy.

Creative writers enjoy an unparalleled opportunity to save Democracy with the approaching Midterms by propagandizing in favor of our venerable form of government. If the Republicans take over in November, the U.S. could head toward an autocracy, a dictatorship and fascism. Writers can counter all that mess by pointing out the pitfalls and encouraging Democrats and Independents to vote in larger numbers than usual.

Here is a call to writers for help in protecting democracy. The goal is to wake up the 70 million voters that do not understand what an authoritarian, fascist government could do to end America as we know it. 

In this episode, I am inviting you, dear listener and creative writer, to share your thoughts about your own writings and outlining details about my own future projects. So give a listen and submit your questions.

With two other books under my writing belt, one a memoir and the other, a novel, this author starts his third literary project, a romantic thriller called "Vesuvio," as a novel.

It is based on my prize-winning screenplay, but proves to be a not-so-easy go. One reader was not impressed, while another loved it and grabbed it for his company. Listen all about the conversion-rewrite on this week's prodcast on Anchor.fm and Spotify.

What happens when your computer or printer jams and you can't move? Your next book chapter or screenplay scene waits endlessly while you figure things out.

Listen to what I do when I get in a technical abyss. Maybe this podcast will help before you spend too much money.

If you don't know exactly who I am and why you might want to tune in to my podcast, "By David Kearse," on Creative Writing, this episode will tell you. Take a listen now!

In this Creative Writing series, By David Kearse, the writer outlines his pathway to The Baltimore Sun from humble beginnings as a drama student with a radio-TV-film minor. And no journalism school credentials. Now he writes screenplays, a memoir and novels. Listen to how he got here.

David Kearse interviews Scott Sayre on the origins of his latest book. The celebrated author has penned a number of meditative, seasonal cookbooks and is an expert on "Sugar Sensei," based on the ancient Japanese food culture.

Okay, we learned about the creation and writing of my first book, "Blessed By the Best, A Memoir By David Kearse, Surviving Addiction: A Spiritual Journey." Today I'm going to tell you how my second book came about -- and it might surprise you.

It is what I have called a "Romantic Novel about triumph over terror." It is based on my original spec script, and when it is released, I hope you will understand from this blog how it was crafted.

Read on and enjoy! Don't forget to comment. Have you tried this approach, too? "A quoi bon?" as the French might ask.