Jack Beltane's Blog, page 34
April 10, 2015
Why the idea of writing a novel in a month rubs me the wrong way
“Fitzgerald wrote steadily through 1923, and had a first draft of [The Great Gatsby] finished by April 1924. … He was a professional writer from the start, and remorselessly put his work (even when constraints of writing to pay bills permitted him little time) through revision after revision.”
To quote Morrissey, “These things take time…”
April 7, 2015
St. Vincent performs “Teenage Talk” on the Tonight...
St. Vincent performs “Teenage Talk” on the Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon (April 6, 2015)
April 6, 2015
Do the kids still use these things? Found ‘em in the attic...
Do the kids still use these things? Found ‘em in the attic in a box from high school. lol
April 3, 2015
April 2, 2015
March 29, 2015
Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan, Nat King Cole, and...
Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan, Nat King Cole, and Stubby Kaye in “Cat Ballou” (1965)
March 28, 2015
So I guess that’s officially official...
So I guess that’s officially official now:
Congratulations—your book, A Company of Tatters, has been accepted into Library Journal's curated SELF-e collections! As your book is a featured selection we look forward to sharing it with subscribing libraries all over the country on BiblioBoard Library… Your book will also be available to readers throughout your state in the Indie Ohio module as a “highlighted selection.” We anticipate the first Library Journal SELF-e curated collection will be ava...
March 26, 2015
"He’s like this anti-establishment guy that’s been offered deals up the ass. It’s..."
- Joan Jett on Ian MacKaye (from “Joan Jett” by Todd Oldham)
March 22, 2015
Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, and George Macready in...
Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, and George Macready in “Gilda” (1946)
