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Writer’s License.

September 5, 2018arts education, blog welcome, blogger theft, creative writing, drama, human behavior, letters to readers, plagiarism, plagiarists, prose, psychology, scenes, short stories, social commentary, sociology, truth, Uncategorizeddeveloping character; writing the story; novelists and their readers; slander; writer's license;ruth ann scanzillo

Hello, dear readers.

A word, if I may, about writers and their characters.

It is my opinion that any writer will derive character from a blend of personal, observational experience and imagination. As such, any writer who rejects this is denying the very enterprise itself.

If, at any time, you think you see either yourself or someone you know in a work of fiction, trust that the writer likely knew somebody very much like you or created a composite out of several individuals. The beauty of storytelling is that it mimics life itself, but the truth in such stories lies in the messages they carry and the value derived.

So, next time you take a novel off of a bookshelf, remember that nobody lives in a vacuum. We all express our strengths, weaknesses, challenges, and dreams every time we enter the fray. Perhaps your life, viewed through the eyes of the next author, will be of benefit and service to someone else. That is both the point, and the purpose.

Thank you!

Yours in the story,

Ruth Ann Scanzillo,

author, littlebarefeetblog.com

Protected: The Acquisitionist.

April 7, 2018arts education, Christian fundamentalism, Christianity, classical musicians, drama, human behavior, nostalgia, performance, psychology, scenes, short stories, social behavior, social commentary, sociology, truth, Uncategorizedacquisition, catholic penitential practice, clamoring for social connection, corporate greed, English Kings, home is where the heart is, inspiration, monastic Egyptian Christians, monks, negation of self, neurolinguistics of the acquisitionist, pride envy lust greed rage gluttony sloth, reflective contemplation, seven deadly sins, solitude, staying home, the altar of self sacrifice, the God of English Kings, the truth, the verdant side of old moneyruth ann scanzillo

KEEP YOUR MONEY.

March 21, 2018arts education, classical music, classical musicians, musicians, performance, professional musicians, public education, UncategorizedAFofM Local #17, Akron Symphony, American Federation of Musicians, amorality in business, Ann Arbor Symphony, Boston Symphony, Bruce Morton Wright, Buffalo Philharmonic, business ethics, Carter Brey, Charleston Symphony, Chautauqua Institution, Chicago Symphony, Christopher O'Riley, David Kim, Dennis Kim, Eastman School of Music, Eiji Oue, Harry J Lennix, International Musician, New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, SUNY@Buffalo, SUNY@Fredonia, SUNY@Potsdam, SUNY@Stoneybrook, The Cleveland Orchestra, truth, Wheeling Symphony, Williamsport Symphony Orchestra; Philadelphia Orchestra; New York Philharmonic; Carter Brey; Christopher O'Riley; Ann Arbor Symphony; Chicago Symphony; Akron Symphony; Wheeling Symphony; Charleston Syruth ann scanzillo

URGENT:

Dear beloved members of the Erie Chamber Orchestra audience: KEEP YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY.

Via a letter mailed to all patrons of the ECO, Gannon University is luring contributions. Do NOT give any money to Gannon, on our behalf! The money they receive will not come to us; it will be redirected to another, distinct entity.

Our ECO manager just told me, in print, that there are sufficient funds in our ECO budget to completely cover the cost of our final concert in April. Any money you send to Gannon, at this time, will therefore be considered “surplus”, and THAT money will never reach us.

I have that information, straight from the horse’s mouth.

The whole thing smells of some attempt to bolster funding for the hand-off initiative created by Gannon which, on the surface, appears to sustain the “dream” of Bruce Morton Wright. It doesn’t; rather, it sidelines the vast majority of his orchestral musicians, indeed the entire orchestra, selecting only the handful from within it who already have contracts with the other orchestra. Bruce was fiercely loyal to each and every one of his musicians, and eliminating even one of them from any effort which takes his name is nothing short of blasphemy.

By the way, citing Bruce’s historical role on the Board of the other orchestra is also deliberately misleading; disaffected, Bruce withdrew from that Board, years and years ago.

So, stop.

KEEP.YOUR.MONEY.

Wait for the actual Erie Chamber Orchestra to provide you the information you may seek. Attend our final concert, April 28th. We’d love to see you!

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