Aspiration : To Improve

This is my first attempt to complete a novella.

Over  two years ago, I attended some Creative Writing classes at the Canterbury W.E.A.  Since that time, I have attempted to improve my creative writing skills through self-study.  I have also watched and re-watched many films - of all types - principally to strengthen my understanding of plot.

Selected Cinematic Experience :

1.  The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946, MGM)  St. Lana Turner & John Garfield.  For : Entrapment, Fatalism.

2.  In Cold Blood (1967, Columbia)  St. Robert Blake & Scott Wilson.  For : Desperation, Evil as Reality, Consequences of Actions.

3.  A Kiss Before Dying (1955, MGM)  St. Robert Wagner & Joanne Woodward.  For : Cold-hearted Calculation, Self Interest.

4.  Frenzy (1972, Universal, A. Hitchcock [Dir.])  St. John Finch, Alec McCowen & Barry Foster.  For : Lust, Wronged Man, Tension.

5.  A Place In The Sun (1951, Paramount)  St. Mongomery Clift, Shelley Winters.  For : Sadness, Regret, Desperation, Fatalism.

6.  North By Northwest (1959, MGM, A. Hitchcock [Dir.])  St. Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint & James Mason.  For : Superb Pace, Stylish Presentation.

7.  The Night Of The Hunter (1955, MGM)  St. Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters.  For : Stupidity, Greed, Samson vs. Goliath Struggle.

8.  Gorky Park (1983, MGM)  St. William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy & Joanna Pacula.  For : Greed, Desperation, Deception.