![]() ![]() Jack has no real name, no address and no fingerprints-but given the right motivation, he can make serious problems vanish. Within hours he’s flying halfway around the world to find her in the glimmering neon slums of Macau. She calls in a favor from her onetime protégé: a fixer sometimes known as Jack, or more often as simply the Ghostman. His boss, Angela, isn’t about to let that happen. ![]() He’ll have the power to change the course of history. If he disappears, he won’t just be wealthy. Within minutes two of them are dead, leaving the third, a coldblooded psychopath, to claim both the sapphires and the mysterious windfall for himself. But when one of them stumbles across an enormous treasure that wasn’t on the manifest, everything goes sideways. ![]() Their target: a bag of uncut sapphires worth millions. It’s just before dawn on the South China Sea when three experienced pirates open fire on a small smuggling yacht. ![]()
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Creating characters that were likable (or not in certain circumstances). I thought that Rain did a good job setting the stage. I just thought they might both end up happily ever after. Thankfully, I assumed this was going to be a HEA story, but I honestly couldn’t tell if the characters introduced as the two main ones would end up together. I just know that the work dynamic can go really badly. 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Martin discovered her passion for science fiction, fantasy and ghost stories in elementary school. In addition to the online sites listed below, you can find me on /Groups/MartinShadowAlliance /Groups/WorldsOfMorganBrice Twitter: and YouTube: /c/Gai Gail Z. ![]() ![]() ![]() Q: What is the job description of a co-producer?Ī: I read that associate producer or co-producer credits often go to someone who performs a key function in getting the movie made, but who doesn’t have the power or clout of a producer or executive producer. So that was my job-be happy and out of the way. The one scene I remember, for obvious reasons, was something about defining an assistant or co-producer as a title the producer gives to his girlfriend to keep her happy and out of the way. A few years ago, I saw a movie whose title I forget staring Tim Robbins, I think, about making a movie. ![]() How did you get that title?Ī: It was in the contract. ![]() Q: Glenn Close and Craig Anderson are the executive producers of this movie. We feel very lucky that you’ve agreed to let us ask you about your part in the making of this made-for-television movie. Having read the book, this felt like a fairly faithful retelling of the movie. We recently watched The Ballad of Lucy Whipple on The Hallmark Channel. The following is an interview with author Karen Cushman about the 1999 movie-making experience of The Ballad of Lucy Whipple, starring Glenn Close, Robert Pastorelli, and Meat Loaf, as well as Jena Malone, who played California “Lucy” Whipple.īe sure to view the photos at the end of this interview. ![]() ![]() ![]() The one who fears is not made perfect in love” (1 John 4:18). But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. However, sometimes we are afraid, sometimes this “spirit of fear” overcomes us, and to overcome it we need to trust in and love God completely. A spirit of fearfulness and timidity does not come from God. This is the “spirit of fear” mentioned in 2 Timothy 1:7: “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (NKJV). However, the second type of fear mentioned in the Bible is not beneficial at all. Thus, one can see how fearing God should be encouraged. It is the fountain and life (Proverbs 14:27) and provides a security and a place of safety for us (Proverbs 14:26). Furthermore, fear of the Lord leads to life, rest, peace, and contentment (Proverbs 19:23). Only fools despise wisdom and discipline (Proverbs 1:7). It is the beginning of wisdom and leads to good understanding (Psalm 111:10). ![]() Fear of the Lord brings with it many blessings and benefits. ![]() ![]() It goes further to show us what good decision-making looks like – that it can be both moral and effective. This book doesn’t simply analyse the mental fallacies that trip us up. ![]() These levers are unappreciated, yet they impact our reasoning every day. The designers of decisions need to consider all the elements involved in presenting a choice: how many options to offer, how to present those options, how to account for our natural cognitive shortcuts, and much more. Transcending the familiar concepts of nudges and defaults, The Elements of Choice offers a comprehensive, systematic guide to creating effective choice architectures, the environments in which we make decisions. ![]() ![]() To overcome the common faults in our decision-making and enable better choices in any situation involves conscious and intentional decision design. We’re influenced by subtle aspects of the way the choice is presented that often make the difference between a good decision and a bad one. Johnson offers a comprehensive, systematic guide to creating effective choice architectures, the environments in which decisions are made. Going well beyond the familiar concepts of nudges and defaults, Eric J. ![]() How do you get people to agree to donate their organs? What’s the trick to reading a wine list? What’s the perfect number of potential matches a dating site should offer?Įvery time we make a choice, our minds go through an elaborate process most of us never even notice. The Elements of Choice goes one step further and explains how we can design better end-to-end decision-making processes. ![]() |