Can internet soap operas survive?

The idea of an internet soap opera is very appealing. Anyone with a computer can read the episodes at their leisure and never have to miss anything. They can also reread previous episodes if they forget what happened. Unless you record your TV soap operas, you can’t do that. For some [...]

How to celebrate the 100th episode of internet soap opera?

I am about to reach a milestone, for me, if not for the internet world. To think that I’m reaching the 100th episode mark! That means I’ve stuck to my writing for about five months now. If I can keep this up, I know that I’ll be able to come up with [...]

Britney Spears Breakdown?

This weekend I saw a lot of news coverage on Britney’s recent breakdown. I can’t help but feel sorry for this girl who is hounded by the press. Is it any wonder that she should break down? Wouldn’t any one of us do the same under the circumstances?
Put yourself in her situation. [...]

Will the soap opera continue?

Following the Democratic convention is like awaiting the next scene of a political soap opera. On one hand, we have Senator Clinton, former First Lady and wife of the president who was impeached for adultery, and who herself was rumored to have been involved with an intern who was “eliminated” to avoid scandal. [...]

A New Year, A New Resolution: 2008

So, last year, I made a resolution to start writing. It took a long time to really get started but I’m happy to say that in the last 3 months of the year, I was writing consistently. I had to, to keep the soap opera up.
It wasn’t my idea of writing at the [...]