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About Trigonis

Published poet, writer and storyteller, DIY filmmaker, part-time professor & full-time ambassador of the written world currently authoring The Tao of Crowdfunding for Filmmakers.

The Sirens are Calling and I’m Shipwrecked on Creative Shores

Posted on February 20, 2012

We’re coming up on three months into 2012 and the sirens have been calling to me quite fiercely in one form or another. That said, I’m hoping for another productive year that will drive me towards my ultimate goal, and … Continue reading →

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Riding the Writer’s Road: Three Lessons Learned in Three Months of Writing

Posted on February 1, 2012

Today marks the beginning of my fourth month writing The Tao of Crowdfunding for Filmmakers, and on May 1st I should have a complete manuscript ready to turn in to the editors at Michael Wiese Productions. Back in December, I … Continue reading →

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From Television to Tomorrow’s Vision

Posted on January 16, 2012

Happy 2012, folks! So the other day, I did something I rarely do. I went to Hulu and watched a show that my good friend Troy Romeo recommended called The Booth at the End, a web series about a guy … Continue reading →

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Top Eight Movies I Saw in Theaters in 2011 (Because I Only Saw Eight Movies in Theaters in 2011)

Posted on December 30, 2011

As many of my closer friends on Facebook and those who follow me on Twitter probably know, I spent the bulk of 2011 writing, teaching, and doing research for my second feature-length screenplay Caput. That research took the form of … Continue reading →

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Bird on a Limb: My Facebook-Updated Family Tree

Posted on December 14, 2011

I was always a good kid, at least according to my Dad. I was quiet, introspective, always thinking and always creating. Even as far back as before my mother died, while the grown-ups were talking grown-up things in the living … Continue reading →

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Tao Te Trig: The Flow, the Muse and the Working Writer’s World

Posted on December 1, 2011

Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 marks the day I started writing my very first book, The Tao of Crowdfunding for Filmmakers, for Michael Wiese Productions. Thirty days later, I’m about a hundred pages into my 200-page guide focused on helping indie … Continue reading →

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From Auteur to Author: The Tao of Crowdfunding Goes to Print

Posted on October 20, 2011

It’s official––I’ve just signed and mailed away a contract to pen The Tao of Crowdfunding for Filmmakers for Michael Wiese Productions! Based on my blog series of the same title, this book will be centered around practical tips that DIY … Continue reading →

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Mating Dome: Growth is Inevitable

Posted on October 6, 2011

The wood, steel and other raw materials for my upcoming short film Mating Dome have been assembled, and now it’s time to piece together this sexy sci-fi romp. This past weekend I had the honor of sharing the set with … Continue reading →

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An Inner Child Enkindled (or, A Happy Epilogue to “So Long Spandex…”)

Posted on September 24, 2011

Those of you who’ve read my recent blog post “So Long Spandex, but Thanks for Stretching Yourself So Thick” will know that I’m not the happiest comic book camper regarding DC Comics’s “New 52” reboot of the world’s greatest superheroes. … Continue reading →

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So Long Spandex, but Thanks for Stretching Yourself So Thick

Posted on September 19, 2011

I’ve been an avid comics lover for most of my life. Back in the day I was more drawn to the artwork of Jim Aparo, Norm Breyfogle and Dick Giordano (various Batman titles), and eventually Jim Lee (WildC.A.T.S.) and Todd … Continue reading →

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