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Splash Biography



KATY MCNEIL, I invented post-its




Major: English Language and Literature

College/Employer: University of Chicago

Year of Graduation: 2010

Picture of Katy McNeil

Brief Biographical Sketch:

Once post-its took off as the means to communicate non-verbally in an informal fashion, I sold the company and spent my early retirement years editing grammar on post-its wherever I saw them. That's when I started a blog.

I am now much more interested in the latest slacker comedy or what "fratire" means to people in or out of the know. My hobbies include trying to get additional acceptable spellings of words into the OED so that I can best people at Scrabble and geocaching.



Past Classes

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A424: Tracking Cinemagic From Script to Screen in Splash! Fall 2009 (Oct. 03, 2009)
If you've ever watched the entire list of credits of a film roll or sat through the "technical" categories at every year's Oscar ceremony, you know just how many people, departments, and specializations it takes to create a film. But one is there from the very beginning (usually): a screenplay. In this class, we'll read screenplays as they do at initial reads: students will be assigned characters to read along dialogue for. We will then watch the scenes as they fit into the final movie: seeing what worked, what didn't, and how a story translates from script to screen.


L249: The Hero Dies In This One: Writing for the Modern Audienc in Splash! 2008 (Oct. 04, 2008)
Fiction for modern audiences has branched away from novels into plays, short stories, and screenplays. Explore the compelling tactics modern writers are using to attract and hold an unconventional audience's attention, including reading short stories that top the New York Times' Best Sellers List and reading portions of scripts that become box office gold. Some of the allotted time will be spent workshopping.


C253: Politics Schmolitics in Splash! 2008 (Oct. 04, 2008)
Are you feeling lost in all the political discussions this fall? Or are you eager to spend an hour talking about the election with other young people? Either way, this class is for you! What do Obama and McCain stand for? What's the difference between Democrats and Republicans, anyway? What about healthcare, supreme court justices, taxes, gay marriage?! We'll spend the first half of the class answering these questions and more. After this introduction, it will be time for YOU to discuss your thoughts and opinions with the rest of the class. This class is in your hands, and the environment will be casual, respectful, interested, and fun!