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Arts/Entertainment

Write Now: Bubblegum Music Always Has A Special Place

Simple lyrics. Syncopated rhythms. Hidden innocence. Silly, unsophisticated, just-for-fun songs. One hit wonders. You have probably heard the phrase “bubblegum music.” Musicologists have given bubblegum music many definitions. According to ...

Writing Life

For as long as Stephen Kanicki could remember, he wanted to be a writer. Writing was everything to him. And it still is. “I remember when I was 10 years old, I wrote a story about a NASA space mission that went terribly wrong,” he said. That piece of writing, which he said was a ...

Write Now: Video Shows The Probables At Band’s Best

In an effort to keep in communication with their fan base during COVID-19, members of The Probables have a new video for the song “Ol’ Henry,” from the band’s current release, “This Time Around.” According to John Streed, the band’s manager, the video was shot in mid June on Tim ...

Writing Across Curriculum Is A Valid Component

In many states, education officials are thinking of ways to open schools in the fall. There has been much debate on which is the best way to proceed. I’m sure you have probably heard of the Common Core Standards. According to coretstandards.org “The Common Core is a set of high-quality ...

Producers, Editors Have Similar Roles

If you are a musician or a writer you may have heard these two words before - producer and editor. Both words aren’t interchangeable, but somewhat have the same duties. Not every musician and writer needs a producer or editor because they know how to achieve getting more listeners and ...

Write Now: It’s The Dialogue That’s Intriguing

It’s the melodrama that gets me — every time. For as long as I as I have been watching TV, I have been attracted to dialogue. And I guess the daytime TV dramas, better known as soap operas were all about dialogue. I remember them from my youth, especially in the summer months because ...