Izolda Trakhtenberg, Storyteller

Playwright, Author, Director, Podcaster

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Category: critique

  • On being a thick-skinned artist

    When you create, sensitivity is a must. But when you are trying to sell what you’ve created, it can be downright dangerous. This is what has me thinking this morning before I head out to another day at Balticon (The Baltimore Science Fiction Convention at which I am a presenter/participant this year). I’m about to…

  • Read like a writer? Not when you're a judge

    Here’s something that’s making me go, “hmmm.” I am a judge in a writing contest. Yesterday, I finally had time to read through the entries and send in my evaluations. The process of judging catalyzed me into a realization I hadn’t foreseen. I spent the better part of all my education years doing some form…

  • Skyfall review

    So, Skyfall. [spoilers abound so be warned] It was great in many ways. I enjoy Craig as Bond. I enjoyed Bardem as Silva (I do understand that some might call his performance over the top and I agree to an extent. But he did the split between mad villain and toddler who wants his mommy,…