Author of “˜The Glorious Whore of Milan’ switched from technical writer to novelist after UCLA Writers’ Extension Program

When he showed a co-worker his first attempts at writing a political thriller, Larry Maisner got a piece of advice that’s been embedded in his memory ever since.

L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival puts humorous theater in the spotlight at Downtown Independent

If there was a short comedy film made about a film festival, one of the panels at said festival would probably sound something like “Famous People Talking About S&*%.”
It’s only fitting that this panel is actually on the slate for the 2011 L.A. Comedy Shorts Film Festival, opening Thursday at the Downtown Independent theater.