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Craig Forgrave
I am a writer (Devil Jazz, ENC Press), screenwriter (Member of Writer's Guild of Canada), playwright (first Prize/ Karsh Gold Medal winner, National Playwriting Competition) and many articles and short stories over the years.
The ebook world has opened up markets to writers in the last few years and I now manage several web sites and blogs as well as writing both fiction and non-fiction. The advantage of the web to publicize, distribute and build relationships with readers opens up an exciting new world for lonely writers everywhere. The days of sitting alone at your desk with a blank page or screen is over. As always, you are responsible for all aspects of your writing but now you have the ability to manage the entire process.
Recently, I have been concentrating on movies and investing through my MarketBOB.com web site and blog, publishing movie reviews and the impact of emotions on the financial markets as signaled by the weekly box office choices of audiences. I also have been posting humor pieces when I get time on a variety of topics, because there is always room for more laughter in the world.
In fiction, ENC Press (NJ) published my satiric novel satire on good vs. evil (Devil Jazz) where the Devil returns to earth disguised as a wise alien and convinces everyone to sin like crazy and go to hell. It is not difficult as frankly, there are too many commandments for us to remember every second of every day.
I have just published an analysis of movies we love to see in times of depression. It looks at three depressing decades and the top box office movies we paid to see during those years. Going to see movies every week could provide clues to our future fate in this economy.
