by Mike Petry | Jan 29, 2016 | Mike's Blog
My three daughters, my wife, and I made it into Jesus Christ Superstar by Andrew Lloyd Webber here at the Shane Center in Livingston, Montana. This is one of those shows that scares people just for the fact that it touches on the life of Jesus Christ. Some friends...
by Mike Petry | Jan 28, 2016 | Mike's Blog
My youngest years were filled with the bouncing of laughter and the sway of song. As the world around me changed so did the disappointment that echoed from within, the laughter was more jarring and shaky. The songs were quiet and replaced with the hollowness that...
by Mike Petry | Jan 23, 2016 | Mike's Blog
Today in my ‘Writing for Life’ class with Kristine Backes, one of our prompt exercises was to pick some cards that depict something using our five senses mine was Pink Fuzzy Lint. What the hell? This is what I wrote. We had eight minutes to complete and...
by Mike Petry | Jan 21, 2016 | Mike's Blog
On Tuesday this week in my class we discussed Setting and Time. The time element is broken down into: Setting Era – does your story take place a long time ago, is it current day, or does it take place in the future? Setting Season – what season is it and...
by Mike Petry | Jan 16, 2016 | Mike's Blog
Flat or two-dimensional vs. three-dimensional characters. I finished the last book in Michael Grant’s Gone series. The great thing about a series that has six books is the character development. We often get to see a lot of characters that have...
