by Jan Bear | Feb 17, 2004 | Uncategorized
The new Onion Dome is out, and “In a move which has been repeated repeatedly over the last year and a half, the Serbian Orthodox continued this week to be totally undisturbed about not being mentioned regularly in the online Orthodox satire weekly, the Onion...
by Jan Bear | Feb 17, 2004 | Uncategorized
Wired News: Webmonkey, RIP: 1996 – 2004: “They finally pulled the plug. Webmonkey, the site that turned humble Web developers into attention-grabbing authors, said last week it is closing down following a round of layoffs in the U.S. division of its parent...
by Jan Bear | Feb 13, 2004 | Uncategorized
Here’s one I ran across in connection with my day job. These guys happen to live in Roseburg, Oregon, and the more I read about them, the more I wish I were a mystery writer: ‘Cold Case Cowboys’ Ride Again Boyle is a member of the Douglas County...
by Jan Bear | Feb 13, 2004 | Uncategorized
Still revising the manuscript to send off the first 100 pages. I don’t know if I’m improving it or just dinking around, but I think it’s getting better. In the meantime, amuse yourself with this.
by Jan Bear | Feb 11, 2004 | Uncategorized
My critique group meets in a the restaurant attached to a biker bar in Beavercreek, Oregon. When I go there in the summer, half the parking lot is roped off for Two-Wheel Tuesday, and a bunch of middle-aged Harley riders are gathered in their leather clothes with...
by Jan Bear | Feb 9, 2004 | Uncategorized
I’m not the first writer-blogger to obsess about this, but I’m revising my novel to send a partial to an agent. I’ve added a new scene to the front end, which is a flashback from the “now” of the rest of the book, and I’m trying to...