What's it like to be a crafty genius?

Received this little nugget in the mail today.



Most works of non-fiction don't hold my interest, however, Craft Inc has gotten rave reviews by crafty women I admire. I used Amazon's Online Reader to peer inside the book and I was hooked after reading Chapter 1: Creative Mythology - which dispels such myths as (or excuses as I call them) "to be an artist you should have a background in fine arts or design" and "all of the great ideas have already been done, someone else could do it better than I ever could." If anything, I'm hoping it will inspire me further.

If you're interested to know, I picked it up from Amazon.com for under $12. Three reasons Amazon.com is great if you like to buy books (that's all I buy from there): Reason 1-the books always seem to be on sale or discounted. This one was 32% off cover price. Not too shabby. Reason 2-free standard shipping for orders over $25. For me, it takes about a week. I'm sure that's the norm. Reason 3-I never have to pay tax on my orders. I live in Texas, so I'm not sure if that's different elsewhere.

Well, I'm off to catch up on my reading. Toodles.

Are you a Chuck fan?

Here's some early buzz about Choke - Chuck Palahniuk's latest book to be adapted to the big screen. Ever seen Fight Club? Yep, that was Chuck too. I couldn't be more excited to see this film. I'm a HUGE fan of Chuck's work.



In what they're already calling the best sale of the festival, Fox Searchlight has bought Clark Gregg's adaptation of Choke for a reported $5 million! The film had its world premiere last night at the Racquet Club Theatre, and Chuck Palahniuk was in attendance as the film got a roaring applause. The cast includes Sam Rockwell (as Victor Mancini), Angelica Huston (as Ida Mancini), and Kelly MacDonald (as Paige Marshall). The playlist also looks promising - with bands like Radiohead, The Fiery Furnaces, Rogue Wave, and Clap Your Hands And Say Yeah!. The director is Clark Gregg - it appears this is the first film he has directed.

Here's a quote from Alex Billington of FirstShowing.net:
" I caught the world premiere of Choke last night and certainly will confirm that it is one hell of a great film. It's no Fight Club, but it is a Chuck Palahniuk movie in its own right delivering a solid story with great comedy and a perfect performance by Sam Rockwell. It's not my own favorite movie of the fest, but I couldn't be happier seeing this get picked up by the best indie distributor out there. Fox Searchlight has put out some of the biggest indie hits - Napoleon Dynamite, Little Miss Sunshine, Juno - and now it's time for Choke!"





Word is the next book to be adapted is Survivor (another personal favorite for me!) from the director of I Am Legend, Francis Lawrence.