Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 3rd, 2009
How many of you have said these words, either publicly, or in your head, “I’d like to write a novel” ?
Well, now is your chance. November is National Novel Writing Month. The goal of NNWM is to write a 175-page, 50,000 word novel by midnight on November 30. That’s approximately 1,666 words a day, and take [...]
Posted in Books, Movies, Uncategorized on Sep 3rd, 2009
Jon Krakauer is best known for “Into Thin Air,” the story of the fateful 1996 season on Everest and “Into the Wild,” recently adapted as a major motion picture (read my review HERE).
Krakauer has long been one of my favorite non-fiction authors and this month he will be visiting the Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver to discuss his newest [...]
Posted in Books, Events & Festivals, Travel, Uncategorized on Sep 3rd, 2009
By, Heidi Kerr-Schlaefer to the Berthoud Weekly Surveyor
Originally published October 29, 2008
Fort Collins resident, Michael Gurriero, likes to have a good time and he has turned his passion for partying into a book called, “Party Across America! 101 of the Greatest Festivals, Sporting Events, and Celebrations in the U.S.” Originally from Pennsylvania, after college, Guerriero moved to Lake [...]
Posted in Books, Movies, Uncategorized on Aug 18th, 2009
Troy Cook, Guest Writer
Should I stay or should I go now? That’s the question we all face with a new movie and I have to say that “District 9” is a definite go. It’s an unusual and highly original science-fiction film that… continue reading review.
Posted in Books, Movies, T.V., Uncategorized on Aug 17th, 2009
HeidiTown is proud to feature guest writer Troy Cook. He is a former movie director and author of two popular mystery novels, “47 Rules of Highly Effective Bank Robbers,” and “The One Minute Assassin.”
Cook will use his skills as a writer and his vast knowledge of the movie industry to review “District 9.”
Read all about Troy Cook here.
Visit Troy [...]
Posted in Books, Movies, Uncategorized on Dec 22nd, 2008
Article originally published in the Berthoud Weekly Surveyor, December 3, 2008.
By Heidi Kerr-Schlaefer
As a former resident of the Tinsletown, Troy Cook worked as a child actor and eventually went to work as a cameraman and then movie director. He wrote and directed movies for fifteen years and his work took him all over the world, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 9th, 2008
by Carolyn Parkhurst
Paul comes home to find his wife, Lexy, is dead. She has fallen from a 25-foot apple tree in their backyard; the only witness is their dog, Lorelei. The police rule the death an accident, but why Lexy had climbed the tree is a mystery. As far as Paul knows she had never [...]
Posted in Books, Movies, Uncategorized on Feb 16th, 2008
Jon Krakauer is best known for Into Thin Air, the story of the fateful 1996 season on Everest and Into the Wild (see my review of the major motion picture adapted from this book under Movie Reviews). Krakauer has written several other books, mostly concerning outdoor topics, however, one of his best books diverts from his [...]
