by Jan Bear | Jan 2, 2004 | Uncategorized
The Onion Dome Is Up I forgot to mention this earlier this week, but more satire is posted on The Onion Dome. Click on over.
by Jan Bear | Jan 1, 2004 | Uncategorized
According to an Associated Press story, Lake Superior State University has determined that the following words should be banned: Metrosexual: An urban male who pays a great deal of attention to appearance.X: As in “X-Files,” Xtreme, Windows XP and X-Box.Punked: To...
by Jan Bear | Dec 20, 2003 | Uncategorized
BookCrossing It’s been a long day, and I don’t have a handle on the next idea in The Substance of Style, so instead I’ll just refer my readers to Bookcrossing.com, which appeals to me as a network of worldwide serendipity. Check it out.
by Jan Bear | Dec 18, 2003 | Uncategorized
OK, what I need to do here is go back to
by Jan Bear | Dec 16, 2003 | Uncategorized
Of Mice and Men A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green. The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool. On one side of the...
by Jan Bear | Dec 15, 2003 | Uncategorized
Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting My copy of Story by Robert McKee ard today. I’ve been flipping through it and smelling the pages (is there a writer in the world who doesn’t love the smell of paper, ink and spine...