The Writer's Lounge Presents G.W. Pomichter

Welcome back to THE WRITER’S LOUNGE!  Our guest today is a military veteran (salutes going up!), that has written hundreds of newspaper bylines, and has over 20 years of writing experience, so let’s give him a big welcome! But first – Our opening musical selection, hand-picked by our guest. . .

 
Soldier Hard, Redcon-1 Music & Boone Cutler ~ “Stolen Valor”

THE WRITER’S LOUNGE PRESENTS:

GARRETT W. POMICHTER

WRITER ~ AUTHOR ~ VETERAN

Garret W. Pomichter
Writer ~ Author ~ Veteran

F. Kenneth/W.L: I always begin with the same request, so go ahead and tell us a little about yourself – Any kids, etc?

Garrett: I have 5 sons and 3 step-children — 8 in all.  All but 2 are grown and I am very proud of the young people they have become.  The younger are fine children; I’m certain they’re also destined for great things.  I can also boast 1 granddaughter of 2, and a “coming soon” grandson, both courtesy of my eldest boy and his lovely wife.

F. Kenneth/W.L: Wow! 8! Talking about having your hands full! And grandkids!? I never would’ve guessed! Congrats!  You graduated from Florida Air Academy, is that a flight school? Are you a pilot?

Garrett:  Florida Air Academy is a preparatory high school that was, at that time, centered on a US Air Force Jr. ROTC program, as well as flight training.  I am not a private pilot, but I did fly in school, and achieved my solo pilot wings before graduation

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MoviePilot: "Could Military Heroines be on the Horizon in Hollywood?"

MoviePilot.Com

by G.W. Pomichter

As U.S. Warfighter stories conquer box offices, there are still plenty of stories left to be told and plenty of “A-listers” to help tell them.

Hollywood is no stranger to military and war films. Since WWII, when John Wayne and Audie Murphy charged onto the silver screen wrapped in the red, white and blue, and all the way up to Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan, audiences have flocked to see the heroic men of the U.S. military in action. But what about our brave service women and the role they play?

The Army Times reported today that actress/Producer Reese Witherspoon is joining the long role call of A-listers to take on telling the tales of modern warfighters. Witherspoon’s Pacific Standard production company is teaming up with Fox 2000 and is set to secure the film rights to the upcoming book, “Ashley’s War: The Untold Story of a Team of Women Soldiers on the Special Ops Battlefield.”

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MOVIE PILOT (Firefly Celebs Raise $2 Million for Comedy Show "ConMan")

FROM:  MoviePilot.Com

by: G.W. Pomichter

The Internet and social media has been all a buzz for the past few days as Sci-Fi/Fantasy fans “storm the (Hollywood) castle,” (Not that "Castle!")

In the past several years the paradigms of how movies and television shows are delivered and made have been shaken to their foundations. Emerging digital delivery media, such as Hulu, Netflix, Crackle and others have changed the way viewers get their favorite content and the way execs count viewers. 

But the Interweb has changed more than how we see this content. It is changing the way content is made.

Last week, Alan Tudyk and Nathan Fillion, two of Sci-Fi’s most recognizable faces — at least to die hard fans, launched an IndieGoGo campaign to raise funds for a new comedy series centered around their experiences on the growing convention circuit.

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Books, Chocolate and Wine 3 Stars Review of Lucky

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Lucky – Garret Pomichter

*** 3/5 STARS

War hero Will Marks otherwise known as Lucky returns from the battlefield and trenches of World War II to LA. Eager to reprise his role within the LAPD he soon becomes frustrated with the mollycoddling, having been assigned desk duty until he is “ready”. His superiors not quite grasping that by surviving the trenches, he can easily cope with the mean streets of LA.

He finds both a friend and kindred spirit with ex cop Jack, a man who retired early from the force and now works as a private investigator. Jack, along with his glamorous side kick Trixie, is only too happy to lend a sympathetic ear to Lucky. The more the force stifles him with paltry paper duty the more he is pushed towards the company of Jack and Trixie. The story from there on in, I will leave you to discover for yourself.

A review of this book causes me much deliberation and frustration, especially on how I should rate it. Certainly the book has issues but these are generally quite minor and, for the most part, could be easily fixed by a half decent editor. The story itself was very enjoyable and there are some very good pieces of writing therein, having said that there are parts that would benefit from being rewritten. The book is a relatively short read and I feel would greatly benefit with more character development. Concentrating almost exclusively on the detective story line and Lucky’s interactions with Jack and Trixie or his time spent at the police precinct, very little time if any is spent on the actual character himself, his emotions, home or family. More insight into Lucky’s character would greatly enhance the story line and ensure that the readers would connect more with the character.

Having said all that, I really did enjoy the book. At times it was all to easy to envision a Bugsy Malone style character in a film noir which was a refreshing change from other books recently released. As the book stands I will rate it as a 3 star. However, with a second draft and a decent editor, it could easily be so much higher. I do see potential in this author he may well be one to keep an eye on.

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