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Sunday, November 7, 2010

How To Give Notes

Indeed.

How to Give Notes.

Procrastinated by DMc at 1:34 AM

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Milind said...: Great stuff.; November 11, 2010 6:10:00 PM EST

This Blog Is No Longer Being Actively Updated

From 2005 to 2010, Dead Things ON Sticks was a blog survey of the Canadian TV industry, with disquisitions into politics & screenwriting craft. The Editor Has Decided (For Now) to step off the soapbox. Carry on as you were.

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