by Michael Mandaville | Aug 10, 2022 | Stealing Thunder Series, Writing
I am keenly interested in the geopolitics which is the reason I wrote my “Stealing Thunder” series of military thriller books. China has recently pushed the envelope against Taiwan. The Chinese naval threat also extends to South Korea, Japan, the... 
by Michael Mandaville | Jul 25, 2022 | Creativity Resources, Filmmaking, Writing
https://creativeexplorer-michaelmandaville.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/How-I-Write-Versioning-1a.mp4 Creating boldly requires you to leave behind your anxiety and hesitation. I use a Technique called “Versioning” which allows me to mentally and... 
by Michael Mandaville | Jul 24, 2022 | Filmmaking, Films I Worked On, Writing
I had worked with Bob on several projects. He was quite a character and, working with him on “Blood and Wine”, I got to meet Jack Nicholson. He had a lot of stories and insights. One of them was how he wanted to just grab a few crew on “Mountains of... 
by Michael Mandaville | Jul 21, 2022 | Adventure, Creativity Resources, Writing
“If the Russians or the Chinese recruit a CIA case officer or FBI agent… maybe $1 million per year, in that range,” said a former Western intelligence professional who spoke on condition of anonymity. “We would actually pay less for someone on their side.” An... 
by Michael Mandaville | Jun 20, 2022 | Writing
WRITING RESEARCH: In doing some research for my novel, I discovered that Portugal has an official list of approved names for its citizens. In other words, you cannot name your child just anything. It must be on the approved list. Some limitations: It’s a... by Michael Mandaville | Jun 17, 2022 | Filmmaking, Filmmaking Stuff
An aspiring writer was not sure how to start writing so I created this video using ACIDS. Sorry to disappoint, but this is not about hallucinogenics. A Technique to jumpstart the brain and the scene. Good... 
