Jack Beltane's Blog, page 33
May 15, 2015
Joseph Cotten, Wendell Corey, and Rhonda Fleming in “The...
Joseph Cotten, Wendell Corey, and Rhonda Fleming in “The Killer is Loose” (1956)
May 14, 2015
May 13, 2015
madmaxmovie:
In 3 DAYS, the road warrior returns....
May 1, 2015
Twin Peaks at Mahall’s (Lakewood, Ohio; April 30, 2015)
Twin Peaks at Mahall’s (Lakewood, Ohio; April 30, 2015)
April 28, 2015
Marina and the Diamonds perform “Forget” on Conan...
Marina and the Diamonds perform “Forget” on Conan (April 27, 2015)
April 22, 2015
April 16, 2015
Noveller at the Beachland Tavern in Cleveland, Ohio (April 15,...
Noveller at the Beachland Tavern in Cleveland, Ohio (April 15, 2015). If you get the chance to see her live, DO IT!
April 12, 2015
My novel “A Company of Tatters” started life back in...
My novel “A Company of Tatters” started life back in 1996 (about six years after high school graduation) as a play called “Three Dances.” I got diverted along the way by writing the three “Toyland Tales” novels instead, plus “How to Vanish in America” (that was largely scrapped). By the time I got back to the play I’d realized I can’t write plays. Also, most of the characters had swapped names or been renamed. Honestly, I think “A Company of Tatters” came out much better with the “forestory...
I cleaned and organized my writing room (in the garage) this...
I cleaned and organized my writing room (in the garage) this weekend and uncovered the ancient origins of my current novels. Yup, I typically took my first stab at a new story the old fashioned way back then: by hand. Then I’d type up what I had on my typewriter if it got going, and keep at it. Now I just use a word processor. Versions of “Am I the Matter?” and “How To Vanish in America” were published and briefly available in 1999-2000 (about six years after I graduated college), but wer...
April 10, 2015
Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, and Edward G. Robinson in...
Lauren Bacall, Humphrey Bogart, and Edward G. Robinson in “Key Largo” (1948)
