This is not so much a blog post as
it is an announcement that my new book Ink Spots is now available at Amazon on
Kindle and paperback. Ink Spots is
a collection of my blog posts from over the years. Many of you may have read them, but I’m hoping that some of
you may want them conveniently on your Kindle or Nook. Or you might want an actual physical
book to pop on the shelf to refer to from time to time. Or you may want to give a book to
someone as a gift. ‘Tis the season.
I’m just sayin’…
Last year I had the pleasure of
working with legendary animator, and very cool person, Glen Keane and he was
nice enough to provide a very nice foreword for the book.
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| Glen Keane and I at the pharmacy after he drove me to the dentist. Even while I was in pain the man was a joy to work with. |
“Brian McDonald is an
exceedingly rare combination of talent and heart.
He not only is a remarkable
teacher he is also a gifted storyteller.
This makes what he has to share
that much more valuable. He speaks with passion and experience.” -- Glen
Keane excerpted from his foreword to Ink Spots
Other equally cool folks had nice
things to say about the book. Here
are just a few:
"Brian is that friend in
movie storytelling that everyone deserves. He writes in clear, readily usable
ways to improve your screenwriting. Like time-release story capsules they
ignite and helped me over many movies and countless story bends. Give him
a read, take a couple and repeat as needed." -- Ronnie del Carmen, story supervisor on UP and Finding
Nemo, director and writer at Pixar Animation Studios.
"Brian's book is filled
with insightful and useful gems for writers of any experience level. The
only reason you'll want to put it down is to go start writing yourself." -- J. Elvis Weinstein
writer/producer "Freak and Geeks", "Mystery Science Theater
3000", "Cinematic Titanic"
"Brian's
books and website are succinct, insightful resources for understanding not only
the mechanics, but the purpose, of storytelling. I've recommended them so many
times you'd think I was getting a piece of the action." — Chris Warner, Senior Editor Dark Horse Comics/Books
Others were nice enough to lend
their comments as well and they are in the book. I want to thank everyone for their support of the book.
I also want to thank those who have
been reading this blog over the years. You kept me going. When I started I didn’t know if anyone
would read it, or care. But it
turns out people did read it and got something useful from it. Thank you sincerely for your
readership. You guys have been great.
Soon I will post a real blog. I
promise. But, I did recently do a guest blog for Elise Stephens at http://www.elisestephens.com/
P.S. My apologies. In a mad dash to
get this book out before the holidays it looks like the wrong cover file was
sent to the printer – the word “forward” should be “foreword”. What this means
is that after the holidays the book will be unavailable while this correction
is made. Maybe this means the first version will be worth money one of these
days like an upside down stamp or buffalo nickel. Or not.
