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Peter Arpesella
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Peter Arpesella

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in Bologna, Italy
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Author of GOOD LIKE THIS, based on one of his award winning screenplays, Peter Arpesella is an actor and award winning writer based in Los Angeles, originally from Rimini, Italy. His family owned the historical Grand Hotel, where family friend, Federico Fellini, set his award winning Amarcord. After his successful excursion in the investment banking world, Peter discovered that storytelling is a lot more fun and moved to the States to work as an actor and writer.
His one man show, Life & Me… What A Couple!, ran at HERE Performance Space in New York City; he hosted Cult Network Italia, for Stream TV; worked with Michael J. Fox on Spin City, and was Tom Cruise’s Italian coach in Mission Impossible III. Peter can be seen in the block buster com ...more

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I have visited your website and noticed that you have an interesting story. Do you think you will ever write a memoir?
Peter Arpesella Thank you for visiting my site! O happy you find my story interesting. Yes, I would love to write a memoir. I will keep you posted when it's ready. Ha…moreThank you for visiting my site! O happy you find my story interesting. Yes, I would love to write a memoir. I will keep you posted when it's ready. Have a great day.(less)
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How do you deal with writer’s block?
Peter Arpesella I don't believe in writer's block. I believe in writer's laziness. (I also podcast about this.) Writer's block is a smart invention to sell books and …moreI don't believe in writer's block. I believe in writer's laziness. (I also podcast about this.) Writer's block is a smart invention to sell books and teach workshops about writer's block. A true writer writes, and does the work necessary to write. If I have something to write, I write. If I don't have anything to write, I don't write. If my writing isn't flowing it's either because I don't have anything to write, or I need to rewrite something I already wrote that isn't working, or I need to do some research on (or get life experience about) what I'm writing. That's it.(less)
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I Love Rocks, a Poem by Annie Wood

Here’s another couple of minutes of words and images to give you pause. And hopefully pleasure. Take a breath, let you mind fly.

From my heart to yours. Enjoy.

Peter Arpesella reads, I Love Rock, by Annie Wood.

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Art by Annie Wood. For more information click here.

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Viaggiando… Italian Poems, Part 4

Today is day 35 of the lockdown in California. Being in daily contact with fiends and family in Italy, my wife and I have started the lockdown ten day Read more of this blog post »
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“A story always tells the truth about the true intention of the storyteller, regardless of the plot." - Peter Arpesella”
― Peter Arpesella, Good Like This
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“Structure doesn't make a story formulaic. The writer does.”
― Peter Arpesella
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“I don't believe in writer's block. If I can't write, I go out and live. Then, if I'm a writer, I'll find something to write.”
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“It always seems impossible until it's done.”
― Nelson Mandela
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“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”
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“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.”
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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
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“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.”
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Dec 31, 2013 04:13PM

Peter Arpesella Thank you Simon Carter @ManageBGL for your review of GOOD LIKE THIS ★★★★★ ❝I really enjoyed this book. For the first time, it portrays what it actually FEELS LIKE to have diabetes, in a way that non-diabetics can understand, and in a way that diabetics relate to. Set against a backdrop and comparison of another very real but no-less damaging addiction; one self-inflicted, the other not, of relationship and commitment betrayal- '50 Shades of Diabetes'❞ http://ow.ly/s88ef


message 2: by Peter
Dec 10, 2013 12:06PM

Peter Arpesella TODAY—GOOD LIKE THIS—$0.99— A novel that will make you feel like a hero! ❝Captivating●Sexy●Smart●Triumphant●Pulls off the impossible●A must read.❞★★★★★First of a 3 day countdown deal➜Get it TODAY for only $0.99! http://amzn.com/B00GBN7RDI


message 1: by Peter
Nov 01, 2013 10:58AM

Peter Arpesella Finally available the
==>> KINDLE version of GOOD LIKE THIS <<==
I've been joyfully humbled by reader reviews and look forward to hear your experience of GOOD LIKE THIS==>"A mesmerizing story with universal appeal. A must read.""Triumphant""Inspirational""Highly entertaining" Riva Greenberg, Huffington Post. - Find out, enjoy the ride :)

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