Getting to know: Mr. Muddler Minnow

November 28, 2011

This is the first in a series of interviews with characters from the Olive books. If you’re already familiar with the books, you’ll know these “folks” being interviewed. If you’ve not yet seen the books, these interviews will give you some insight into the colorful cast of characters who help to make Olive’s adventures so [...]

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If Lewis and Clark could do it…

November 15, 2011

The Corps of Discovery Without question, my favorite history topic is that of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Part of the appeal to me is that it was a monumental undertaking that required Undaunted Courage and perseverance nearly beyond comprehension. I don’t know if odds-makers were betting on Meriweather Lewis and William Clark, but the [...]

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Olive: Inspired by Cars

November 8, 2011

When Cars 2 was released to theaters earlier this year, I fully intended to see it. Unfortunately I did not. Jumping ahead to this past weekend, I finally got to watch it on pay-per-view. I enjoying all the familiar characters from the first Cars, as well as the new additions. If you haven’t seen Cars [...]

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Olive the Woolly Bugger in 3D CGI

October 31, 2011

Anyone who has seen the Olive books knows that the illustrations which bring the stories to life are of a traditional, 2D style (the way all animated films used to look).  Thanks to Pixar’s 1995 groundbreaking Toy Story, the first feature-length 3D computer animated film, the majority of animated films are now being done in [...]

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Olive the Woolly Bugger film: The End

October 26, 2011

A while back I shared with you my idea for the opening scene for the Olive animated film. Based on this concept, those familiar with the Olive books recognize that this film will not just be a recycled version of the stories from the books. The opening scene precedes a dream sequence in which the [...]

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Olive is 1% behind the environment

October 21, 2011

  Olive the Woolly Bugger is 100% about introducing kids to the great outdoors through fly fishing, and by doing so she hopes to instill a sense of stewardship in kids today so that can lead tomorrow.  Now she will be able to do more to help with conservation because of her membership with 1% [...]

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Kids love fishing, period.

October 13, 2011

Kids needn’t ever have fished before, nor must they hail from a family where fishing reigns supreme, in order to love fishing. There’s a thrill that comes with catching your first fish, or your 100th. I recently spent an entire day working at a “trout pond” and had ample opportunity to witness first-hand the joy [...]

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Recipe for Olive the Woolly Bugger

October 12, 2011

I’m posting this demonstration on how to tie a woolly bugger not so much as a favor to those reading who may want to try a new recipe, but as a reference for the animation studio that will eventually bring Olive to life. It may help them to see how the actual woolly bugger is [...]

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“Olive, the doctor will see you now…”

October 11, 2011

In this day and age of cyber-reality where online networking has redefined the social norm, I definitely consider Nick Hamill a good friend, even though I’ve never met him in person. A few years ago when the Olive books were first published, Nick and I struck up an online correspondence (truth be told, we met [...]

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Olive the Woolly Bugger film: an introduction

October 7, 2011

Most recently I posted the movie poster for the Olive film. Now it’s time once again to share a bit about the Olive film project – not so much an update on my current progress in attracting Big Fish to the project as I’ve done in the past – but by sharing with my readership [...]

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