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...
by Jan Bear | May 14, 2009 | Uncategorized
So I’m walking along, minding my own business, and here comes this novel I gave up on. “How’re you doing?” it says. “Been a long time,” says I. “You’ll never guess what I found,” says the novel. “A...
by Jan Bear | Mar 15, 2009 | Uncategorized
A little ditty of mine published in the March 2009 issue of the National Court Reporters Association Journal.Paperless Writer(with apologies to the Beatles)Dear Stenograph, buy back my machineI’ve seen the latest, and they’re sleek and mean,With seven...