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M. Jaynes

That Which Does Not Kill Us May Make Us Stronger, But It Can Also Crush The Writer’s Muse

March 15, 2010

Charles Bukowski via last.fmToday, I get a letter in my mailbox at work that will tell me whether or not I have a job here next year. Unfortunately, many are in this situation with the economy the way it is. That kind of pressure weighs heavily on a person and it got me to thinking [...]

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Movies That Do A Book Justice

March 1, 2010

Cover of Shutter Island: A NovelWhen a movie comes out and it looks interesting, I try to find out if it was based on a novel. If it was, I make it a point to read the book before seeing the movie. Currently, I am racing through Dennis Lehane’s Shutter Island. The writing is inspired, [...]

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As a Writer, Know When it is Over

February 15, 2010

Image by Tony the Misfit (Getting Back) via FlickrThe story, that is. Recently I finished a sweet little Regionalism novel about two sisters growing up in 1950’s Milwaukee. It started out well with clever anecdotes and interesting characters, but when I got to the end of the book (or what I thought should be the [...]

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A Woman’s Advice to Hollywood

February 1, 2010

Image via WikipediaHollywood is guilty of committing many offenses. Among them is their idea of what women want to see in movies. Following is number one of perhaps several bits of advice an average woman such as myself would like to pass along to those that make movies:
Stop trying to inject love stories into action [...]

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Turn Off, Tune Out, Drop Out: Timothy Leary’s Advice Twisted to Talk to Writers

January 18, 2010

Okay, “Turn On. Tune In. Drop Out.” Is the correct phrasing but while trying to get to sleep the other night, it occurred to me that if we tweak Leary’s counterculture contribution, we can use it to help us as writers:
Turn Off: One of my New Year’s resolutions was to keep the television off until [...]

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