Hi everyone and happy new year!

Today I want to talk about story. People tend to focus on one medium or another when they think of stories, but the truth is, stories can have many different mediums (formats).

I loved puppet shows at the mall when I was a kid. To me, that WAS a story. Characters (even if they were puppets) were fascinating to me.

I loved books as I grew up and to this day. Books give us a rich, in-depth peek at the story and all the characters engaging in the plot.

I also love movies & decent TV (which is hard to find sometimes…)

While all of these are different mediums, the truth is, spending time with stories across all formats can help us understand story better, can help us write stories better, etc. 

Over the holidays, I came down with the stomach flu. It was awful. It basically forces you to abandon all your plans for doing anything, putting you in bed or a recliner all day as you sip on ginger ale and hope the dang illness passes soon. BUT…the positive in this was that it gave me time to catch up on watching movies, watching TV series I enjoy, etc. I tried to read more but reading gave me a headache in my ill condition, so TV it was. 

Take some time to watch that favorite show, or movie. Take time to read a book. Try a different type of story and see how your perspective is changed.

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I know I should probably be blogging about books (and I do, so often) but let’s switch it up to TV for a moment.

There are many great new series on TV this year. What are some of your faves? I’ve listed mine below…

1. Scorpion: a team of genius geeks helps save the world

2. Scandal: this one isn’t new, but I like it all the same

3. How to Get Away with Murder: I love Viola Davis and she shines in this one about a law professor & her students.

4. NCIS New Orleans: Despite the few mistakes made in the pilot, I’ve come around to liking this show. I’m from New Orleans and the writers have become better at being more accurate on info. Plus I love the scenery of my hometown!

What about you? What are some of your fave new shows this season?

Hey all, I admit it, I’m behind the times when it comes to some of the best TV show series out there. Those being, CASTLE and SCANDAL. For CASTLE, I’ve seen all 4 previous seasons, but none of season 5. Why? Because the TV (even the free stockpile) never has all of Season 5 available to watch. If it did, I would’ve watched it long before now! As it is, the DVD set for Season 5 comes out on 9/10 and I’ve already got it queued up in Netflix. For SCANDAL, we watched Season 1 about a year ago, loved it. Been waiting for Season 2 but ran into the same problem. We weren’t home when Episodes 1, 2, 3 aired and we didn’t record it. Why start off a new season out of order when we were so interested in the cliffhanger at the end of Season 1? So yes, now that SCANDAL Season 2 is on instant Netflix play, I am enjoying it immensely. The dialogue is sharp, the characters have depth and interesting pasts, and it’s a smart and great drama. What are some of your favorite series?