Gerard Bianco Studio

BIG NEWS! I'm happy to announce I'm offering three new writing programs that I'm certain you'll not only enjoy, but will BOOST your writing level as well. Here they are! ONE-ON-ONE WRITER COACHING PROGRAM : It's been proven you'll learn more, learn faster, and learn to write better with a personal writing coach. My One-On-One Writer Coaching Program will help you make the leap past the rejection pile and onto the publisher's pages. WRITE AND BE PUBLISHED PROGRAM : This program is for both the beginning writer and for those who have been writing for some time without much luck in getting published. My 8-week on-line course will provide you with the basic writing knowledge you'll need as the foundation for your writer's journey toward successful publishing. We'll look at the work of famous authors and learn about the writing elements they used to created their literary masterpieces. You'll then incorporate these same writ...

Harold Jenkins Tonight’s a big night for Harold Jenkins, fictitious leading character in Gerard Bianco’s play DISCIPLINE. Tonight, Mad Horse Theatre Co. is presenting DISCIPLINE to the world in a staged reading of the play. I had the pleasure of interviewing Harold just hours before the reading. Here’s what he had to say. Gerard : Hi Harold, welcome to my blog. First, I want to thank you for coming to this interview only hours before the reading. Harold : You're very welcome. It’s good to be here. Actually, it's quite good to be anywhere. Gerard: So, you've got a big night coming up. Are you nervous? Harold: Sure, who wouldn’t be? But I’m with a terrific cast and a great director. The audience will be happy and well entertained. Gerard: It snowed last night into this morning, do you think that’s going to affect attendance? Harold:  It snowed, I know. Can you believe it? No, I don’t believe it’s going to affect attendance. It’s warming up, the...

JOIN MAD HORSE THEATRE AS WE CELEBRATE TWO TERRIFIC “BY LOCAL” PLAYWRIGHTS! Mad Horse Theatre is proud to usher in Spring with the latest installment of its popular BY LOCAL new play series. The series has established itself as a standard for bringing exciting, original scripts by Maine writers to theater audiences in the Greater Portland area. DISCIPLINE by Gerard Bianco, April 9 and 11th FROM AWAY by MK Wolfe, April 10th and 12th Admission is Pay-What-You-Can (suggested donation $10.00). Tickets are available only at the door. 7:30 Thursday-Saturday and 2:00 on Sunday.  Tickets are available at the door. Visit  www.madhorse.com  or check out the Mad Horse Facebook page for more information. DISCIPLINE , directed by Daniel Burson, is an award-winning romantic comedy that has us spending two evenings in the apartment of Harold Jenkins, a man many would consider a nobody. Helpless against the powers that control his every hour, Harold rebels in the onl...

I'm giving away an autographed copy of my new book A Sharp Bend in the Road: 17 Intriguing Stories,  on Goodreads,   to three lucky winners. Good luck! Hope you win! Goodreads Book Giveaway A Sharp Bend in the Road by Gerard Bianco Giveaway ends March 23, 2015. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. Enter to win

Mad Horse Theater Company, a professional resident theater ensemble serving Greater Portland, Maine, will present a full-cast reading of my play DISCIPLINE over the weekend April 9-12. This special event is part of Mad Horse Theater’s By Local Series. “There’s a tremendous amount of play-writing talent in the Greater Portland area,” says Brent Askari, Mad Horse company member and By Local co-organizer. “And with By Local, Mad Horse is demonstrating a deep and substantial intention to help foster, nurture, and promote that talent.” DISCIPLINE is  an award-winning romantic comedy that has us spending two evenings in the apartment of Harold Jenkins, a man many would consider a nobody. Helpless against the powers that control his every hour, Harold rebels in the only way he knows how - sexual hyperactivity. Lilly, Harold's less-than-generous lady love, keeps Harold's sexual advances on a short leash, leaving the poor guy frustrated and essentially isolated. But new possi...

Today, I bring you something fun and exciting, and something we've never done before on the blog. Allow me to present historical-author Linda McLaughlin's interview with one of the characters from her book Lady Elinor’s Escape. It's 19th century English Barrister Stephen Chaplin. Let’s hear what he has to say: I recently visited barrister Stephen Chaplin, Esquire at his offices in London ’s Lincoln ’s Inn . LM: Mr. Chaplin, thank you so much for agreeing to meet with me. Can you tell me a bit about yourself? For instance, are you originally from the London area? SC: No, my family is from Lincolnshire . I grew up on a small estate with my elder brother and my younger sister, Olivia. LM: Where did you attend university? SC: Cambridge , of course. The men of my family have done so for several generations. Then I came to Lincoln ’s Inn to read for the law. LM: Did you always want to be a barrister? SC: Not as a child, of course. Boys always ha...

Happy to have author Tina Gayle on the blog. Tina is a multi-genre author, delving into mystery, romance, and the paranormal. This post will focus on Summer's Growth, just one of the many books by this author. Blurb for Summer’s Growth: In the spirit-haunted Winston estate in Ohio, rooted in time and occupied by the lingering ghosts of a great family, the torch is about to pass... Mattie Winston, sober, sensible, and steady, has served as Keeper to the family for decades. Amber Harrison, hovering on the edge of flunking out of college, unsure what she wants out of life, has barely even heard of the Winston estate. The family, however, has decided that it's time for the changing of the guard. These two exceptional women soon find themselves dealing with violence, murder attempts, and old family mysteries while each finding the love of her life. Two romances and a growing friendship, all twined around a brooding family tragedy, make for an outstanding paranorma...