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Vision Boards "Story Boards for your life" by Joyce Schwarz, Author, THE VISION BOARD book, Collins Design, fall, 2008

What is a Vision Board? By Joyce Schwarz, author, "THE VISION BOARD" book, Harper Collins Publishing, Collins Design, fall, 2008

If you're in the Hollywood filmmaking business you're familiar with story boards which are used to create a visual design of the scenes in a film or video in advance of actual cinematography. They show sketches or actual computer visuals of how the scene will look once it is filmed.

Author, speaker and producer Joyce Schwarz who earned her Masters Degree in film from USC and has more than 20 years as a top exec in the advertising business explains that a VISION BOARD is similar to a Story Board in that it actually depicts your future NOW -- not tomorrow and the good news is that you ARE the artist. So the whole process is amazingly empowering.

"Vision Boards are the perfect technique in your law of attraction tool-kit to use in life planning, business creation and to strengthen the ties of family and love relationships", says Joyce Schwarz, author and speaker.

"That's why I'm so proud of my upcoming book" Schwarz adds. She explains it includes more than 160 real-life photos of Vision Boards and variations of boards that are often called treasure maps, dream boards or wish boards or even Wisdom Collages and Life Collage.

PLUS I've gathered to together more than 100 different artists to show you how they create their vision boards including Olympic athletes, TV personalities, Hollywood celebrities, Corporate execs and lots of people like you and me who actually share their amazing case histories of how they harness the power of vision boards to unlock the secret to an Extraordinary Life. Don't miss it!

Example of a Digital Vision Board created by author, speaker, producer, Joyce Schwarz, "The Vision Board" book, Harper Collins Publishing, Collins Design, fall, 2008.

VISUALLY DEPICTS YOUR FUTURE NOW!

Joyce Schwarz (www.ihaveavision.org) explains that a vision board is a visual representation of what you are creating and want in your life now and in the future.

Vision Boards are also known as "dream boards", "wish boards", "Treasure maps" "Life Collage", "Wisdom Collage" and other names.

HISTORY OF VISION BOARDS DATES BACK TO CAVEMAN ERA!

The history of the Vision Board dates back to the caveman era where pictures of animals and other visuals were sketched or painted on walls of caves and nown known as Cave Paintings. Many of these early cave paintings were painted in advance of a hunt where the artist was visually experiencing the hunting conquest in advance. A form of 'visioning' or visualization.

FEATURED ON OPRAH, ELLEN, LARRY KING & MORE ON TV:

VISION BOARDs have been featured on such TV shows as OPRAH, LARRY KING, ELLEN and others to show the power of how to change your mind and change your life.

Vision Boards Come in All Shapes & Designs: (Simple to complex)

Variation of a vision board created by artist Pamela Moss. Excerpted from the upcoming book "THE VISION BOARD" by Harper Collins Publishing, Collins Design, fall, 2008.

Vision boards come in all shapes and designs and can be made from all substances ranging from paper to canvas to actual wall-size creations to mobile versions for iPod and iPhone.

A Family Vision Board created by artist Katy Taylor. excerpted from the upcoming book "THE VISION BOARD" by Joyce Schwarz, Collins Design,Harper Collins Publishing, fall, 2008.

Most people are familiar with Vision Boards that one creates that look a bit like collage and feature pictures torn from magazines and photographs and personal memorabilia that is affixed by glue or paste to a poster or foam board.

Love makes the world around but creating a Love and Relationship Vision Board is a wonderful way to attract more affection into your life. Artist Linda Naranjo turns ordinary household images into tributes to love! Excerpted from the upcoming book "The Vision Board" by Joyce Schwarz, Harper Collins Publishing, Collins Design, fall,2008.

But Vision Boards variations also can include paintings, mixed-media and other arts and crafts.

WHAT TO PUT ON YOUR VISION BOARD?

A Vision Board generaly includes these elements:
A) Visuals: photos, magazine images, drawings, photographs and

B)Affirmations: optimistic sayings,inspirational quotes, mantras and mottos that encourage good habits and changes in your life for the better.

C)Embellishments -- including stickers, foil stars, glitter, ribbon, personal memorabilia such as concert tickets, travel folders, maps and

D)DREAM OR WISH LIST -- a list of those visions, dreams or wishes or desires you want and are creating in your life

And other elements which will be featured in the upcoming book ThE VISION BOARD.

WHAT KIND OF VISION BOARDS can you create?

Here are examples of just a few of the types of vision boards that you can create. You can also create them for special occasions in your life and during your year:

*Love Vision Board
*Relationship Vision Board
*Prosperity Board
*Gratitude Board
*Health and Fitness Vision Board
*Travel Vision Board
*Vacation Board
*Life Overview Board

SPECIAL OCCASIONS: Perfect for Vision Board creation

And for special occasions throughout the year consider creating a vision board for:

*Birthday Vision Board
*Marriage Vision Board
*Wedding Anniversary Vision Board
*Graduation Board
*Valentine Board
*Thanksgiving Board
*Christmas Board
*Holiday Board
*Giving Board
*2009 Vision Board

For more information about Vision Boards go to www.ihaveavision.org and insert your email to get a free copy of the Vision Board newsletter. Or contact: Joyce Schwarz, author, speaker, producer at: thevisionboard@aol.com or call her directly at 310-822-3119.

Advance Preview 160 4-color Pix The Vision Board Book by Joyce Schwarz, fall, 2008

GORGEOUS PICTURES PREVIEW THE VISION BOARD book by Joyce Schwarz, fall, 2008.

Good news, Collins Design, Harper Collins Publishing is posting some early pix from THE VISION BOARD book by author, speaker and producer, Joyce Schwarz on the Amazon.com website

See more about the book at the book's own website www.Ihaveavision.org and sign up for a free newsletter.

Or email me here at: thevisionboard@aol.com and we'll get you an advance copy of the newsletter!

So as the author, (Joyce Schwarz) I feel now that I can share these three advance pictures with you and some additional glowing advance book reviews.

VISIONS OF FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS..how can you harness the power of a Vision Board to improve your relationships with family, friends and colleagues, find out ore in the upcoming book "THE VISION BOARD" by author, speaker and producer, Joyce Schwarz, published by  Collins Design, Harper Collins Publishing, fall, 2008!

STEP BY STEP HOW TO CREATE A VISION BOARD with more than 160, 4-color pictures!

This is a draft sample page from THE VISION BOARD, Unlock the Secret to An Extraordinary Life, Harper Collins Publishing, Collins Design. The image was posted on Amazon.com by HC .

CREATE FAMILY VISION BOARDS: This image was created by artist Pamela Moss. More info on the image and how to create a Vision Board in upcoming articles and of course by ordering the book NOW!  It is set to be in the VISIONS OF FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS section of "The Vision Board" by Joyce Schwarz, fall, 2008.

LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO AROUND

Discover how to empower love and relationships in a special chapter in THE VISION BOARD by Joyce Schwarz, author, speaker and producer : Harper Collins Publishing, Collins Design, fall, 2008.

Above see just one of the 160 four-color pictures that are set to be featured in the book. See how you can create a vision board that will enable you to create more Love IN YOUR LIFE!

Go to www.ihaveavision.org to sign up for a free newsletter on how to create Vision Boards for health and profit. Email the author directly for speaking engagements and press interviews at: thevisionboard@aol.com.

Joyce Schwarz "The Vision Board" book RAVE REVIEWS

RAVE REVIEWS: VIP's, celebrities and other best-selling authors are  raving about "The Vision Board" Unlock the Secret to An Extraordinary Life, an exciting new book from Collins Design, Harper Collins Publishing, fall, 2008.

Joyce Schwarz author, speaker and producer "The Vision Board "book from Harper Collins, fall, 2008.

SIGN UP FOR FREE NEWSLETTER FROM THE AUTHOR: Here are some of the early reviews for the book "The Vision Board"

Preview more information and early content at www.ihaveavision.org and sign up for your free newsletter too!

Note some of the reviews have been excerpted for space in this post.  Two of the earlierst reviews are from  best selling authors BJ Dohrmann and Noah St. John. Thanks to both of them for their kind words, js.

" The real “secret” is in the pages of THE VISION BOARD book and the shooting star behind all the stars IS Joyce." A Must read!  BJ Dohrmann, best selling author, Super Achiever Mind Sets – advises Tony Robbins, Jack Canfield, T. Harv Eker, Lisa Nichols and, Mark Victor Hansen.  '

"This beautiful book should be on the nightstand of everyone who wants to see their vision come to life. Dream it, see it, enjoy it!" Noah St. John, author of The Secret Code of Success Harper Collins Publishing 2009 and founder of SuccessClinic.com

For more info on the book and to sign up for the newsletter go to: www.Ihaveavision.org ,email Joyce Schwarz at: thevisionboard@aol.com.

Author Paulo Coelho Celebrates 100 Million copies sold with Virtual reader exhibition

Celebrated author Paulo Coelho (coincidentally also published by my publisher Harper Collins) posted the first part of an ongoing tribute with a virtual gallery featuring readers faces/his books online blogged by Joyce Schwarz, www.hollywood2020.blogs.com and www.visionboard.info

If for some insane reason you don't know Coelho --THE ALCHEMIST -- etc etc, etc!  go to: www.paulocoelho.com.br/engl/ - 2k - Cached

Paulo Coelho via webcam on his site announcing the new virtual gallery of readers faces/his books. "Don't worry about quality he says- worry about quality of the heart! AMAZING stuff.

HERE IS AN ACTUAL CAPTURE OF COELHO's note to his readers:

See JPEGs above for screen capture of partial pix in author Paulo Coelho's virtual gallery of covers celebrating 100 million copies sold!

Dear readers,

I wish to make a virtual exhibition for the 100 Million Copies sold. And invite you to participate.Based on an idea that I saw in an exhibition in Aviles - dedicated to the 20th anniversary of my book The Alchemist - I would like to extend it to the virtual space and invite you to take part.

The idea of this physical exhibition that I saw in Aviles (and that will be reproduced in Milan this week) is the following: a reader would pose for a picture holding his/her favorite book of mine.

Please then take a picture of yourself holding your favorite book of mine and send to us.You should include in your email your name and country and send it to the following email address:

paulocoelhocovers@gmail.com (don’t worry about the quality).

CONGRATULATIONS -- now if I had not given away his books to a pal -- I would have one to take a pix of -- oh well, better that they be read again and again! js.

Backstage at Book Expo of America, Author Joyce Schwarz chats with Jeff Bezos & other VIP's

Harper Collins Publishing author Joyce Schwarz & Jeff Bezos at Book Expo America 2008

AMAZON FOUNDER JEFF BEZOS IN SPOTLIGHT AT BOOK EXPO AMERICA...in Los Angeles...

Backstage at the Book Expo of America, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos hung around to talk to some VIP's and press after his panel on Friday.

        Joyce Schwarz author and new media consultant backstage chatting with Jeff Bezos and other VIP's and press at Book Expo of America.

Is it really 1994 for the Book Publishing Industry?

Author and new media consultant Joyce Schwarz, JCOM got a chance to chat with Bezos about her theory that it's 1994 for the book pubilshing industry and he agrees. His first response was -- "Yes, and it's so exciting".

New business models needed:

Later Joyce ventured to suggest that new business models are coming to the book industry and that one of the best ones she sees could work is the independent film model. Bezos seemed interested. Now as they say in Hollywood Show me the money. Joyce said if he'd give her $100,000 she'd give him $200,000 in production value/marketing/publicity and he could do what they do best at Amazon-- distribution!

Amazon and pay per view video & 5000 more kindle titles!

Earlier this week Amazon announced pay per view streaming video and they already have Amazon Unbox for showing other indy films -- why not Amazon Studios! Hmm or do they have that already-- better check it out tomorrow! They move so fast over there, 5000 new books from Simon and Schuster for Kindle tis week.

you can reach blogger/author Joyce Schwarz via email at joycecom@aol.com. Her websites are www.joycecom.com for her firm JCOM new media consulting, www.hollywood2020.blogs.com for her new media & Hollywood blog and www.ihaveavision.org for the newest book from Collins Design, Harper Collins Publishing, fall, 2008.

BOOK EXPO AMERICA Blogged By Hollywood2020.blogs.com

It's 1994 again for the book publishing industry blogged by Joyce Schwarz, www.hollywood2020.blogs.com. That's my call at what you can expect this weekend at the Book Expo of America.

Here's a hint on why I'm saying that the book publishing industry is at a pivotal time in it's history and future...not unlike the Internet was back in 1994. (Yes, I know the Book Publishing industry is hundreds of years old, but finally they are recognizing that multi-platform delivery is essential to it's furture!) PS we're talking a $35 billion dollar industry here -- that's still the equivalent of the film and video game industry combined!

Check out these book publishing headlines that back up my opinion about the massive changes ahead:

Vuguru Launches Robin Cook Prequel, Foreign Body So Cal Tech calendar, 5/29/08----
Beverly Hills-based new media studio Vuguru said Wednesday that it has
launched its web series, Robin Cook's Foreign Body The Prequel, a prequel
to Robin Cook's upcoming novel, Foreign Body. The studio, which is headed
by Michael Eisner, said that the series will air everyday, five days a
week, for 10 weeks on YouTube, Veoh, Hulu, blip.tv, Dailymotion, and on
its own web site. Vuguru signed a deal in January for production of the
series, with publisher G.P. Putnam's Sons. Cyber Group Digital Media
co-produced the series with Vuguru; the series is being sponsored by
American Honda Motor Co.

Ingram, OverDrive, eMusic, DNAML, LibreDigital Get a Jump on BEA Publishers Weekly, NY - 18 hours ago In the digital download market, eMusic said it has added DRM-free digital audiobooks to its selection from nine new publishers including Simon & Schuster, ...

Publishers Weekly

Live from BEA, Thursday, May 29 Publishers Weekly, NY - 17 hours ago by Craig Morgan Teicher One of the first talks at BEA 2008 on Thursday featured eMusic CEO David Pakman, who advocated for a DRM-free online marketplace for ...

Troubled book world is going for novel ideas Los Angeles Times, CA - 6 hours ago At Book Expo America, publishers and booksellers will look at ways to attract readers in a new age. Key word: Change. By Josh Getlin, Los Angeles Times ...

RAY BRADBURY ON BOOKS & LIBRARIES ...and Fahrenheit 451 Play & more

Fahrenheit 451, the play by our national treasure Ray Bradbury and produced by Ray's theatrical production company - The Pandemonium Theater Company -  continues through June 1 at the Fremont Centre Theatre in South Pasadena...blogged by Joyce Schwarz,at www.hollywood2020.blogs.com.

I highly recommend the production ---for tickets --323) 960-4451; Thurs, Friday, Saturday @ 8 pm Sundays @ 3 pm no show on May 25 -- because of the holiday, www.plays411.com/raybradbury. (Note my review will follow later this week)js

The Pandemonium Theatre Company adaptation of Ray Bradbury's stunner Fahrenheit 451 continues through June 1, 2008 at the Fremont Centre Theatre in South Pasadena, don't miss it! Seen (left) is the cover of the program for that production which only hints at the amazing costumes and staging.

RAY BRADBURY WAS IN THE HOUSE....

Prior to the curtain opening on Saturday night when I saw the play, Ray Bradbury spoke to the audience from the front row -- yes, he was there himself looking quite debonair I must say. He was wearing a new medal from the French government that designates him a Commander of the Order of Arts and Literature.' This honor is bestowed for significantly contributing to the enrichment of the French cultural inheritance

Author Joyce Schwarz is honored to be shown in the photo with Sci-Fi legend Ray Bradbury after a production  of his Pandemonium Theatre company adaption of Fahrenheit 451, now at the Fremont Centre Theatre in South Pasadena.

Bradbury kiddingly commanded us in the audience to enjoy this evening's production after he mentioned one of his favorite topics -- libraries and how important they were to his life and to many of ours. Blogger note -- Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit 451's first incarnation at the UCLA Library basement on a rental typewriter that cost him $9.50 (10 cents for each half hour).

BRADBURY ON BOOKS....in re-reading Fahrenheit 451's Simon and Schuster Classic edition, I was particularly drawn to the section where Professor Faber tells Fireman Montag that 'it's not books you need, it's some of the things that were once in books...Faber explains " There is nothing magical in them, at all. The magic is only in what books say, how they stitched the patches of the universe together into one garment for us

The three things Prof. Faber tells us are missing in the society depicted are :

#1 Qquality of information.

#2 Leisure to digest it.

#3 Right to carry out actions based on what we learn from the interaction of the first two!

Hmmmm those are probably the most compelling reasons to see this production -- in these days of new media, mass media, Youtube vidiots and mobisodes (episodes on cell phones), big screen TVs, Time Square videotrons & sports stadium vision boards, just what is our quality of information? How much leisure do we really have in the go-go, always on society of today, and if we don't have the first two how can we carry out valid actions without learning from that duo?

As many of you readers note, two summers ago I wrote about VIDEOPHILIA --too much Xbox and not enough sand box!

So I recommend that:

a) You order tickets to this new version of Fahrenheit 451 -- see details in the opening graph of this blog

b) Check out my quiz on Videophilia -- to see if you have it -- and lean forward not backwards in your own life! js.

Hollywood2020: POP QUIZ: DO YOU SUFFER FROM VIDEOPHILIA?

LAW OF ATTRACTION VISION BOARD BOOK OPEN CALL FOR ART SUBMISSIONS www.ihaveavision.org

Those of you who read this blog regularly know that I also write books, blogged by Joyce Schwarz, email: thevisionboard@aol.com. . Right now I am in the midst of finishing a book called THE VISION BOARD: unlock the secret to an extraordinary life.

There is a temp website set up at www.ihaveavison.org. Please note that the website is not optimized yet and will be completed in honor of Leonardo DaVinci's birthday on April 15 -- BUT you can leave your name for the email newsletter there. And you can write to me directly at thevisionboard@aol.com if you have artwork to submit for the book. I will then send you a one-time permission form to fill out.

MORE INFORMATION ON JOYCE SCHWARZ VISION BOARD BOOK

Click on thumbnail to see the draft catalog page for THE VISION BOARD book: Unlock the Secret to An Extraordinary Life by Joyce Schwarz, Harper Collins Publishing, Collins Design, fall, 2008. To contribute artwork or your own Vision Board success story to the book,email Joyce Schwarz @ thevisionboard@aol.com. To find out more about the book or media interviews with Joyce Schwarz, email her at joycecom@aol.com. Thank you.

PODCAST INTERVIEW WITH JOYCE SCHWARZ ON WHAT IS  A VISION BOARD on Lisa.fm radio link here to hear it:

How do you do you create a Vision Board as seen in the movie "THE SECRET" check out my new podcast -- http://www.lisa.fm/audio/jsvisionboard.mp3

THE ART & SCIENCE OF CREATING A VISION BOARD --
What if you could picture your future? What would you wish for if a genie suddenly appeared in front of you. Many of you may be familiar with the term Vision Board having seen it featured in the film and book "The Secret" by Rhonda Byrne.

What you may not know is what is a Vision Board ?  And how do you create one?  Briefly a Vision Board is a visual representation of your best possible future that you create traditionally by designing a 'life collage' or 'future collage' by cutting pictures of things and symbols, phrases, mottos, quotations that represent your future.

Done right --you do a Visioning exercise in advance and create a guiding Vision Statement to aid you in this creative right brain process. It is a fascinating and many say spiritual experience. Of course there will be much more about the creative process in the upcoming book THE VISION BOARD by Joyce Schwarz-- the book is aleady listed on Amazon.com for preorder.

Here is a sample of a Vision Board for Obama that a colleague of mine who works on his online campaign created for the book using some great digital software that is available as an app on Facebook.com

Sample Obama for President Vision Board.

Email me for a link and more info-- thevisionboard@aol.com.

The Vision Board system is being used in schools, churches, Universities and by life planners, career counselors and spiritual advisors around the world. Note some people call these "Dream Boards", "Wish Boards" , "Treasure Maps" or "Life Collage".

VISION BOARD SUCCESS STORIES:

NOTE I am also looking for spectacular success stories about using Vision Boards to change your life. We already have some great ones about how a Vision Board inspired a new baby and several weddings and one television anchor used it to visualize her weight loss of more than 75 pounds.

VISION BOARD ON OPRAH -- on February 6,2008 Oprah did a complete 1 hour show on WHAT IS A VISION BOARD showing examples -- here is a screengrab from the Oprah.com site and a link to that show for more info on Oprah's take on a Vision Board. You can read an extensive transcript about the show on Oprah.com -- here is the link to the television show-- below in red.

The link to the Oprah show is in red below. Oprah.com featurs a recap of her show on WHAT IS A VISION BOARD that was on February 6, 2008. http://www.oprah.com/spiritself/slide/20080206/ss_20080206_284_108.jhtml

OPEN CALL -- to submit digital pictures of your own Vision Board, please send them to joyceschwarz@gmail.com and be sure that they meet these

specifications for submissions to THE VISION BOARD book by Joyce Schwarz.

320 DPI and at least 10 x 10 inches (if possible).

Boards should be shot against a white background and should not be folded or bent when the picture is taken.

NOTE: If you don't feel that you can get a quality image of your board with your own digital camera, then please just take a snapshot and send it to me at thevisionboard@aol.com and Joyce Schwarz will get back to you with details about where to send your board via mail or where to deliver it to her in Marina Del Rey, California. NOTE deadline for all boards is April 14. SO ACT NOW as they say in those infomercials. You could change someone else's life by sharing your board.

ARTISTS -- I am also looking for unusual artwork that represents and comlements the theme of THE VISION BOARD-- artwork that represents inner traits of wisdom, vision and your personal take on visualizing your best possible future using collage, painting, jewelry making, dolls and art native to your culture such as Native American or African American or Asian etc. For more details and examples email me at thevisionboard@aol.com.

VISION BOARDS FOR LIFE EVENTS -- I am also looking for Vision Boards done to honor or preview life events such as graduation, weddings, new baby, fitness, weight loss, anniversary and more.

For more information about submitting your digital picture of your Vision Board and/or Vision Board artwork, contact Joyce Schwarz directly at thevisionboard@aol.com. Thank you. Deadline is April 14.

Joyce Schwarz, author upcoming book THE VISION BOARD talks about Valentine's Visions on www.lisa.fm show

Joyce Schwarz talks about Valentine's Visions on www.lisa.fm. Blogger and career strategist Joyce Schwarz is the author of the upcoming book, "THE VISION BOARD" from Collins Design, Harper Collins Publishing, October 2008. Here is a preview of some of the wisdom and info you'll find in that book about creating a ROMANCE Vision Board as seen on Oprah, LARRY KING and in the tradition of the movie and book THE SECRET.......

Joyce Schwarz talks about Valentine's Day Vision Boards on www.lisa.fm and previews her new book THE VISION BOARD , the secret to living an extraordinary life from Collins Design, Harper Collins Publishing, October, 2008.

Create a VISION for Romance

February is the month of love, so Lisa.fm Vision Pal Joyce Schwarz has tips for creating a vision board (or, treasure map) for finding the perfect love.

What are the ideal images that should be included on your relationship vision board in order to attract true love?  And, what should NOT be included.  Find out - as you visualize your way into the ideal romance.

Listen Now - "Relationship Vision Boards"

Visit www.lisa.fm and click the 'listen now' button --- or click on -

http://www.lisa.fm/podcasts/index.html

 

VISION STATEMENT, VISION BOARD -- Featured on Divinecaroline.com

What's a Vision Board? What's a Vision Statement? Find out more on this front page article featuring an interview with author Joyce Schwarz. And be sure to check out the link to the podcast on www.lisa.fm.

Check out this page one article/interview on www.divinecaroline.com with author Joyce Schwarz and don't miss the link to the podcast on www.lisa.fm.

LINK TO DIVINE CAROLINE PAGE ONE INTERVIEW WITH author Joyce Schwarz:

http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/24133/34974

HOW HARRY POTTER CHANGED INDIA'S PUBLISHING MARKET

Great story in the ECONOMIC TIMES today on how "HARRY POTTER" book series changed how books are marketed in India. Amazing step-by-step as to how the book has been translated into multiple India dialects and also how the actual marketing of the book -- ie opening bookstores early was accomplished with much hard work......blogged by Joyce Schwarz, JCOM, www.hollywood2020.blogs.com.

LINK TO ARTICLE ABOUT HOW HARRY POTTER BOOK CHANGED INDIA's PUBLISHING INDUSTRY....How Harry's magic changed the mkt in India
Economic Times, India - 57 minutes ago
This is the real Harry Potter story in India. Its not just a question of proving there is potential in Hindi — and in Marathi, Gujarati and Malayalam, ...

PS. Hollywood2020.blogs.com caught an opening day screening of Potter's latest flick on the Santa Monica Promenade -- luckily we squeeked into the 4:10 p.m. because by the 5 p.m. -- there was a long line -- maybe more than 100 people.

We found it VERY DARK -- much like an American horror movie in some aspects...but it certainly has some very kewl stuff. We love the effects in the underground world that you get to through an old-fashioned Red Telephone booth. Remember a phone booth?

THE DEVIL'S GUIDE TO HOLLYWOOD BY JOE ESZTERHAS

Every now and then when you live and work in HOLLWEIRD, you just gotta read another book about it! Somehow I missed "The Devil's Guide to Hollywood by Joe Eszterhas, the screenwriter as God! when it first hit the stands in 2006. But it was still on the NEW books section at the Venice library so I went for it during the recent long holiday weekend, blogged by Joyce Schwarz, Hollywood2020.blogs.com. Here's my review. (Full disclosure-- I actually know Eszterhas because he was the editor of the Ohio University Post when I was in college and working as reporter and later campus editor. Even then we called him Eszterhas...but that's another story-- and maybe a book some day about the great era of the "Post Toasties"). Meanwhile, here's my review that will soon post on Amazon.com:

The Devil's Guide To Hollywood by Joe Eszterhas, the screenwriter as God" may just be the ultimate insider's guide to the weird and wacky LALA LAND. Joe, the baddest dude in town, always does it "HIS WAY"....and he's managed to write 15 films that his dusts jacket says have made more than abillio dollars at the box office. Probably best known for Flashdance and the now cult film Showgirls and his two strongest thrillers BASIC INSTINCT and JAGGED EDGE, Eszterhas (no one really calls him Joe)has slammed his thoughts about the biz into 12 Parts ranging from "Pursuing Your Dream" to "The Happy Ending".

PERFECT BOOKS FOR MBAs & GRADS!

It's the perfect book for the recent college grad or new MBA on your gift list. After all -- it's all show biz today, isn't it? Irreverent, outrageous, never boring, anecdotes and off-hand definitions you'll never find in the dictionary mash-up to create a fast-paced albeit slightly bizarre read. And if you're already in Hollywood or involved in the entertainment, internet or broadband biz-- you need to catch up fast by at least glancing at this tome. You get the lowdown on the people and the places!

Razzle Dazzle & bedroom eyes

Lots of celebrity razzle dazzle and more than you need to know about Eszterhas bedroom prowess make this a collection that won't bore you. He's been there, done that and led the way for the indy filmmakers who just won't bow to the suits. Hilarious, poignant and blatant the quotes, asides and even graphic layout hint at a cross-between vaudeville and burlesque but his brillians outshines the format and ya just gotta give this guy his props! Semi-organized graffiti for the gifted! BUY IT, READ IT, PASS IT ON ...and do it your way...otherwise the Hollyweird will chew you up and spit you out. That's why Eszterhas may just be the screenwriter god (with small g though).

SECOND LIFE BOOK/CD OUT TODAY DEC 6....

Okay we tool over to Amazon.com to buy Dibbell's book (see previous post with Blue tongue called PLAY MONEY) ...by Joyce Schwarz, blogging at www.hollywood2020.blogs.com and what do we see (of course after we've already purchased THAT book-- a new book on guess what SECOND LIFE -- and publication date-- December 6, 2006  TODAY...hmmm we have sharp eyes don't we.....anyway-- here's the pix....

Second Life: The Official Guide (Paperback)
by Michael Rymaszewski, Wagner James Au, Mark Wallace, Catherine Winters, Cory Ondrejka, Benjamin Batstone-Cunningham

Excerpted from Amazon.com's info on the back cover of SECOND LIFE...and a CD ROM too....wow....

Authored by Second Life experts and featuring contributions from Linden Lab employees and Second Life residents the world over, this official guide is the perfect companion for anyone who wants to create his or her own reality in Second Life. The book includes:

• Avatar appearance advice: Customize your look with ease.
• Places to go: Take a grand tour of interesting Second Life locales.
• Things to do: Check out some of Second Life's resident-created in-world events.
• People to meet: Get a taste of Second Life's diverse social scene.
• Building info: Learn how you can create everything from sandals to spaceships.
• Scripting info: Make your projects move, talk, spin around, and more—learn how to script in Second Life from the creator of the Linden Scripting Language himself.
• Economic info: See how you can get the job of your dreams and turn L$ into US

oh please oh please publisher send us one for xmas...we're getting a new laptop with windows XP (also upgradeable to VISTA) so we can finally go into Second Life on our notebook......  joycecom@aol.com is our email address....!!!

PART TWO INTERVIEW JOHN POSPISIL AUTHOR "HACKING MYSPACE"

PART 2 -- HOLLYWOOD2020.blogs.com INTERVIEW WITH JOHN POSPISIL

HACKING MYSPACE - 

HACKING MYSPACE...new book by John Pospisil from

Wiley Publishing www.wiley.com.

EIGHT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ABOUT HACKING MYSPACE

(part two) For part one of the interview go to: Hollywood2020: HOLLYWOOD2020.BLOGS.COM INTERVIEW WITH JOHN ...

as noted earlier, Hollywood2020.blogs.com, blogger Joyce Schwarz was on Amazon.com last May and saw a post that promo'd an upcoming book called HACKING MYSPACE...well, we got ahold of the author in Australia and did a two-part interview...we held that interview until this fall when the book was on the shelves of local bookstores in the USA and on Amazon.com. Here's the link to the first part of our interview with the author: Hollywood2020: HOLLYWOOD2020.BLOGS.COM INTERVIEW WITH JOHN ...

PART TWO:
Question #5 WHY HACK MYSPACE...why not just go with the standard template they give us?

Answer: The standard MySpace profile is fine, but can be quite boring. The holy grail of MySpace customization is the Div Overlay profile. Basically, what this involves is hiding the old profile, and putting your own new profile over the top. Your new profile can look anyway you want it to look – you’re only limited by your imagination and your coding and design skills.

QUESTION #6 --MySpace isn't the first 'community site' to aggregate user-generated pages/sites etc. For example Geocities.com and Tripod were there years ago.. and in fact they sold for even more than $580 million that Myspace sold for...Why the price differentiation? I remember that Geocities sold to Yahoo for $2 billion.

ANSWER: This is a very interesting point. Both Tripod and Geocities sold at the height of the dot.com boom. Valuations were not based on reality, or even on having a sound business model. I think MySpace, on the other hand, has achieved cut through in a crowded marketplace (if you consider all the different web sites vying for mindshare) and demonstrated that it can attract members. It also has a real business model, with multiple sources of revenue – not just banner ads. MySpace is a good fit for News. News can leverage its ad sales capabilities in different markets around the world to really ramp things up. Personally, I think News made a good move snapping up one of the “next big things” before it got too much bigger.

QUESTION #7 What can I learn from HACKING MYSPACE -- your book?

ANSWER: Basically Hacking MySpace is designed to help you create a profile that will stand out from the clutter of boring and uninspiring profiles that tend to dominate MySpace. It provides programming tricks and techniques, as well as guidance on design, photography and content.

QUESTION #8 PARENTS AND OFFICIALS ARE CONCERNED ABOUT MYSPACE being dangerous-- what do you think?

ANSWER: Parents should be concerned. Bad guys have computers, too, and they have been known to use the Internet as a means to meet children. I don’t want to preach, but in the same way that parents take an interest in where their children are, they should also take an interest in what their children are doing on the Internet, and who they’re communicating with

Here's a link to John's profile....www.myspace.com/hackingmyspace

For part one of the interview -- remember here's that link....Hollywood2020: HOLLYWOOD2020.BLOGS.COM INTERVIEW WITH JOHN ...

TECH TV'S CUTTING THE CORD: GUIDE TO GOING WIRELESS LOOK BACK & LOOK FORWARD

TECH TV'S CUTTING THE CORD by Joyce Schwarz...this blogger at Hollywood2020.blogs.com was published back in 2002 -- it's amazing to see how well the book has held up in it's forecasting of our mobile & wireless future!

We'll do an ongoing series about the book and even include in this blog some of the photos that were NOT included in the book and a missing chapter that did not make into the book forecasting mobile marketing and location based mobile commerce.

But first, let's see where the book is in Cyberspace & Beyond.

1) More than 11,000 listings on Google -- plus, probably more that don't include the full title of the book...

2)The book is in the NYC Public Library: YEA!!!

The New York Public Library, The Branch Libraries - TechTV's ...

3)G4 - Feature - TechTV's Cutting the Cord (the descendant of TECH TV -- G4 TV -- includes a link and a free chapter of the book)

4)Lots of other libraries across the USA --

Find in a Library: TechTV's cutting the cord a wireless consumer ...

Wow, it's in 9 libraries in California....LA Public Library, Downey, Glendale, Santa Clara, Monterey County, Cerritos, Carlsbad and Long Beach State &more.

Colorado -- two libraries-- Denver Public Library and Pikes Peak -- kewl huh?

Washington State -- Sno-Isle Libraries in Marysville and Spokane Public Library

Oregon: Multnomah County Library & Washington County Cooperative Library

IDAHO -- Hailey Public Library and Post Falls Public Library

NORTH DAKOTA -- hmm 9 libraries here -- well, well, I've never been to North Dakota but my book is there :)

Bismarck Veterans Memorial Public Library Dickinson State University Stoxen Library Jamestown College  Lake Region State College Mayville State University  North Dakota State College of Science North Dakota State University Library  University of Mary Valley City State University SOUTH DAKOTA -- beats North Dakota with 11 libraries-- and I haven't been there either??University of Sioux Falls  South Dakota State Library Siouxland Libraries Presentation College  Northern State University National American University  Dakota Wesleyan University, McGovern Library Dakota State University  Black Hills State University  Augustana College MINNESOTA -- amazingly has my book TECH TV's CUTTING THE CORD in 42 libraries, wow too many to list here...okay let's look at the other states. NEBRASKA -- 29 libraries-- isn't this amazing -- even makes writing a book worthwhile... UTAH - only one Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah KENTUCKY -- 20 libraries-- can you believe that? West Virginia -- only one in Fairmont State Library Indiana -- 3 libaries including Ball State University where I have some colleagues and Indiana University and the Evanville Public library Virginia -- 31 libraries-- fabulous job Virginia... Tennessee -- 11 libraries...and to think I've only been to Nashville? Pennsylvania -- it's at Penn State North Carolina-- 9 libraries... New York State-- 3 libraries including the NYC Public Library Illinois -- 10 libraries Maryland: 4 libraries So far we've surveyed 20 states and Joyce Schwarz TECH TV's GUIDE TO GOING WIRELESS is in 113 libraries-- of course, it's not in Ohio my home state, nor is it in my local libraries or in my undergrad or grad school libraries of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio and USC -- in Los Angeles...but 113 libraries so far -- that's kewl...we'll let you know the final count and won't bore you with the rest of the details...unless we find it somewhere totally wild. For more information about the book go to www.amazon.com for a free chapter or email the author Joyce Schwarz at joycecom@aol.com and we'll send you a free chapter ! Thanks for your support.

TechTV's Cutting the Cord: A Wireless Consumer Guide ... TechTV's Cutting the Cord will also enlighten the reader with wireless trends, where they are ... ebooks.nypl.org/.../10/206/en/ContentDetails-des.htm?ID=3FDD5F65-14CD-432D-A441-6EA126C3C80C - 44k - Cached

HOLLYWOOD2020.BLOGS.COM INTERVIEW WITH JOHN POSPISIL, AUTHOR, "HACKING MYSPACE"

HOW YOU CAN MAKE MYSPACE YOUR SPACE....a 2-part interview with John Pospisil, author  of the new book "HACKING MYSPACE" Wiley Publishing by Joyce Schwarz, blogging at Hollywood2020.blogs.com.

HACKING MYSPACE --

HACKING MYSPACE...new book by John Pospisil from

Wiley Publishing www.wiley.com.

EIGHT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ABOUT HACKING MYSPACE

Every month Joyce Schwarz goes over to Amazon.co and looks for the coolest upcoming books. Last summer, one that we discovered before almost anyone is HACKING MYSPACE....so we wrote to the author immediately and did a set of 8 questions and answers with John Pospisil who is located in Australia and is the founder of Cogent Insights (www.cogentinsights.com) and was the founding editor of Computer CHOICE --launched by the Australian Consumers Assn in 1995.

Finally we got a copy of the book in October right before Digital Hollywood Los Angeles and now we're able to reveal the answers to Joyce's questions to John. So without further ado -- here they are. PART 1 of 2.

1) Question -- Joyce Schwarz from HOLLYWOOD2020: You say your agent in the United States came up with the idea for HACKING MYSPACE in a note on your site. Was that the name she came up with or did you guys create that name? Tell me more about how you did the proposal etc.

ANSWER: HACKING MYSPACE AUTHOR JOHN POSPISIL:

helping MySpace members customize profiles....

Last year Wiley Publishing was casting around for a proposal for an “ExtremeTech” Book on MySpace and my agent suggested that I submit a proposal, given my background as an established author with an interest in Social Computing. Wiley was looking for something that would help MySpace members customize their profiles.

identifying needs of target readership

I came up with a proposal that covered the technical dimensions of profile customization, as well as the more creative issues, such as design, photography and content. I also included a chapter on helping bands promote themselves. Basically, developing the proposal was about identifying the needs and interests of the target readership, and coming up with something that would satisfy those needs and interests.

more about customizing rather than vandalizing...

The publisher came up with the name “Hacking MySpace”. “Hacking” has a negative connotation in some people’s minds. In this context it’s more about changing or customizing, rather than vandalizing.

2) QUESTION 2 Joyce Schwarz from HOLLYWOOD2020 ASKS ARE YOU A HACKER?

Meaning do you do mash-ups etc kind of stuff?

Or are you a writer who just found the right subject matter?

ANSWER John Pospisil, author, "HACKING MYSPACE:

I wouldn’t call myself a hacker, but I have passion for New Media, and areas such as Blogging and Social Computing. As an author/journalist I have strong research and writing skills, with a sound knowledge of HTML and CSS, which are the keys to “hacking” MySpace.

3) Myspace is thought of for kids -- 12-20 something

--so okay tell us, how old are you?

Do you have a Myspace of your own--

did you before you wrote the book?

ANSWER JOHN POSPISIL, author HACKING MYSPACE:

Yes, the target demographic for MySpace is late-teens and twenty-something.

I’m 34, but not so old that don’t understand what it’s about.

I’m relatively new to MySpace, but I’ve blogging for the past eighteen months, and I’ve been involved with various web sites for the past ten years.

QUESTION #4 Joyce Schwarz-- just skimmed GOOGLE entries for HACKING MYSPACE

and we found that other than listings for your book,

lots of the postings say how DIFFICULT it is to 'hack'.

Do we need to know HTML to 'Hack MySpace"?

ANSWER: John Pospisil, author HACKING MYSPACE :

You don’t need to know HTML to put codes into your MySpace profile, but having an understanding of HTML and CSS, will certainly make it much easier for you to understand what you’re doing.

Part of the book is devoted to helping readers develop HTML and CSS skills – it’s not as hard as you might think.

to be continued in upcoming post on www.hollywood2020.blogs.com.

Meanwhile check out John's blog posts about writing the book at: http://www.pospisil.com.au/2006/05/20/hacking-myspace-mods-and-customizations-to-make-myspace-your-space-extremetech/

KURT VONNEGUT: A MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY --GREAT LINES

MEMORABLE LINES IN KURT VONNEGUT's book "A Man Without a Country"...by Joyce Schwarz blogging at www.hollywoo2020.blogs.com.

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Yes, there are some terrific lines in Vonnegut's book. We want to share some of them with you and urge you to read the book yourself...

ON GREAT LITERATURE: --"Do you realize that all great literature --Moby Dick, Huckleberry Finn, A Farewell to Arms, The Scarlet Letter, The Red Badge of Courage, The Iliad and The Odyssey, Crime & Punishment, The Bible and The Charge of the Light Brigade -- are all about what a bummer it is to be a human being?"

ON CRITICS: "Critics feel that a person cannot be a serious artist and also have had a technical education, which I had....Most of our critics are products of English departments and are very suspicious of anyone who takes an interest in technology.

SCIENCE FICTION: "I became a so-called science fiction writer when somoen dcreed that I was a science fiction writer...I got classified as a science fiction writer simply because I wrote about Schnectady, New York..."

TECHNOLOGY: "I think that novels that leave out technology misrepresent life as badly as Victorians misrepresented life by leaving out sex."

"I've been called a Luddite. I welcome it."

"Our children have inherited technologies whose byproducts, whether in war or peace are rapidly destroying the whole planet as a breathable, drinkable sstem for supporting life of any kind" .

ON CREATIVE WRITING: "First rule. Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite, hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you've been to college."

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