The Midas Protocol
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- The Midas Files
In 1983, brilliant Unalco researcher Dr. Lawrence Bingham and his wife are murdered, and Bingham’s greatest...
Studio
Scratch Writing Studio is where stories, ideas, and imagination take new forms. Explore original productions, cinematic trailers and excerpts, digital experiences, web projects, and creative experiments that extend the worlds of Scratch Writing beyond the written page.
I started Scratch Writing because I wanted a place for my writing. Somewhere along the way, apparently writing books wasn't enough. I started building websites. Then came graphics, book trailers, live video, animation experiments, voice work, short-form video, AI tools, and an increasingly dangerous tendency to look at some new piece of technology and think, I wonder if I could make something with that.
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- Written by: Matt DeReno
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For most of my creative life, the basic equation was pretty simple: I had an idea, I wrote it down, and eventually it became something somebody could read. Scratch Writing Productions is where that equation gets considerably messier.
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Read more: Productions: Where the Experiments Become Something
A game-day approach to healthier habits, football, and having a little fun along the way
I've tried enough approaches to health and weight loss over the years to know one thing about myself: I'm much more likely to stick with something if I can turn it into a game. Preferably a football game.
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Read more: Football Fan’s Diet: Turning Health Into a Season
Some websites begin with a business plan. Across Pittsburgh began because I kept finding things about Pittsburgh that I wanted to write about.
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Read more: Across Pittsburgh: A Site About the Place I Call Home
I've been building websites in one form or another for a long time.Some have supported my own writing and creative projects. Others have grown into publications of their own. I've also developed sites professionally and for clients, which has given me plenty of opportunities to discover both how much a good content management system can do—and how quickly a website can become a mess if nobody thinks about how all of that content is supposed to fit together.
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Productions
Productions is where Scratch Writing stories and ideas move beyond the page. Explore trailers, cinematic excerpts, animated chapters, short films, audio productions, and other creative experiments that bring the worlds of Scratch Writing to life in new ways.
Trailers & Excerpts
Step inside the stories of Scratch Writing. Trailers & Excerpts features cinematic book trailers, visual excerpts, teasers, and other short-form productions offering a glimpse into the characters, mysteries, and worlds behind the books.
Sites
The Sites collection brings together Scratch Writing's dedicated publications—each built around a unique passion, community, or subject. More than individual articles, these are living destinations designed to be explored, revisited, and expanded over time.