by Jan Bear | Nov 7, 2010 | Uncategorized
Everybody knows that mothers and daughters have complicated relationships.I understand complication. Really I do. And I know I didn’t do everything right for Melody. What mother ever has done everything right?When Melody was a teen-ager, I took her little rages and...
by Jan Bear | Sep 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
UPDATE April 20, 2013: Whatever I meant to say on this empty post from September 2, 2010, I didn’t say, and the headline, “I’m back,” turned out not to be true. If you’re reading this in reverse-chronological order, as is the...
by Jan Bear | Jun 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
My character-driven novel has resisted plotting. Experts who specialize in plotting have thrown up their hands and told me it may not be publishable. Others have suggested an infusion of gunshots or perhaps a car chase.As I told a friend in a whining e-mail,...
by Jan Bear | Jun 12, 2009 | Uncategorized
Here’s something I learned from Jurgen Wolff, writing coach and author of various books on motivation, goal setting, and writing. He’s also an NLP practitioner, and this little exercise is a way to bring to conscious knowledge a fuller picture of a...
by Jan Bear | Jun 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
I just finished up the second draft of my first audio drama. It’s been quite the project, and although it’s getting closer to where I want it to be, I know it’s not there yet. But it’s been an incredibly fun project and a good change of pace...