This is a news story hot off the NPR wire. Original text at (http://www.marketplace.org/topics/business/whats-behind-future-hit-movies-algorithm) A company name Epagogix has applied big data analysis to predict which movies will be hits, predicting how much a movie will make at the box office plus or minus about 10%. The algorithm evaluates scripts, plot points, actor/actress involvement, and … Continue reading
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The Value of First-Hand Book Research – Norman Rockwell & Mark Twain
I plan to write a post about the places I’ve visited as background research for my memoir. However, I decided to write about my trip to Hannibal, Missouri first. I visited the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum last week. Like every Twain lover, I just had to make the pilgrimage to the home of … Continue reading
A Family Story in a Letter to an Audiologist
I’ve been cleaning out my mother’s papers since she passed away in February 2012. She had four file cabinets plus several bookcases that were dedicated to her interests and correspondence. She wrote letters for political causes at the national, state, and local level, collected news articles of interest, and compiled vast research in a number … Continue reading
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