tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14646103.post116345997294095675..comments2024-03-07T10:45:47.002-08:00Comments on The Invisible Ink Blog: The Artist’s VisionBrian McDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14725832940943503641noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14646103.post-44086764392496774902011-11-01T16:07:57.092-07:002011-11-01T16:07:57.092-07:00You've got me thinking a lot about how easy it...You've got me thinking a lot about how easy it is for people to fall into the habit of judging those we don't agree with. Today I was reading an article on Lynda Barry where she talks about her feelings about a certain author. An excerpt:<br /><br />"I hate Jonathan Franzen so much. I hate that guy.” To her, turning down Oprah Winfrey revealed a disdain for viewers who look to jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15398951996018550863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14646103.post-68470447357391949952011-10-29T07:51:10.343-07:002011-10-29T07:51:10.343-07:00Jean,
I do not think your were being anymore judg...Jean,<br /><br />I do not think your were being anymore judgmental than most people, so please forgive me if it felt like that. But I do find that as a teacher I often here the term why and the question asked is not really question at all but declaration that the student does not agree with what I’m saying: “Why do stories have to work that way?” “Why do we need story structure?”<br /><br />Brian McDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14725832940943503641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14646103.post-87014343519132010122011-10-29T06:30:36.693-07:002011-10-29T06:30:36.693-07:00I used to love Candid Camera, and still read comic...I used to love Candid Camera, and still read comic books—I think the humor in old Little Lulus is more sophisticated than many of the TV shows I see today. But you're right—I made a judgment of reality shows based on the partial episodes I've see—I've never actually watched one from beginning to end. What I saw was people attacking each other, using offensive language, and being jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15398951996018550863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14646103.post-37222863244175906822011-10-29T02:47:54.228-07:002011-10-29T02:47:54.228-07:00Hey Jean,
I think that McKee quote is a version o...Hey Jean,<br /><br />I think that McKee quote is a version of an Aristotle quote that I can’t find at the moment.<br /><br />About your question regarding reality shows, I should mention that I was a writer on the show Hoarders and so I know a little about how the sausage is made.<br /><br />But here’s my take on reality shows – they are no better or worse than anything else. There was a time Brian McDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14725832940943503641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14646103.post-37038251714438360642011-10-28T18:35:21.370-07:002011-10-28T18:35:21.370-07:00Brian,
I hadn't thought of it in that light, b...Brian,<br />I hadn't thought of it in that light, but it makes perfect sense. You have a talent for getting to the heart of the matter. Conformity means safety and acceptance, stepping out of the crowd makes one vulnerable, open to criticism and attack. <br />This is a bit off the subject, but from reading your blog and book, The Golden Theme, I know you feel many contemporary films are jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15398951996018550863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14646103.post-79324747792078317592011-10-28T17:31:01.476-07:002011-10-28T17:31:01.476-07:00Hey Jean,
Thanks again for reading to blog.
Yeah...Hey Jean,<br /><br />Thanks again for reading to blog.<br /><br />Yeah, it seems like much of the good stuff is often rejected.<br /><br />My guess is that when a writer really does have a strong voice that the work feels so different that many assume it must be wrong.Brian McDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14725832940943503641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14646103.post-61992252479193186992011-10-27T05:48:08.893-07:002011-10-27T05:48:08.893-07:00“When a true genius appears, you can know him by t...“When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign: that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.” -- Jonathan Swift (1667-1745)<br /><br />John Kennedy Toole's A CONFEDERACY OF DUNCES was rejected over and over by publishing houses. The author committed suicide, years later his book was published by his mother and went on to win the Pulitizer Prize. This is one of my jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15398951996018550863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14646103.post-70021576569492323022007-07-16T17:35:00.000-07:002007-07-16T17:35:00.000-07:00Thanks, Geoff. Nice to hear from you. Send me an...Thanks, Geoff. Nice to hear from you. Send me an e-mail: Hepkat1950@yahoo.com<BR/>And we'll talk.Brian McDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14725832940943503641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14646103.post-25101348357168718192007-07-16T00:32:00.000-07:002007-07-16T00:32:00.000-07:00Dude!This blog is AWESOME!I'm totally linking you ...Dude!<BR/><BR/>This blog is AWESOME!<BR/><BR/>I'm totally linking you to my site.<BR/><BR/>(it's geoff thorne)Geoff Thornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02459937797419646539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14646103.post-1163552335750272702006-11-14T16:58:00.000-08:002006-11-14T16:58:00.000-08:00Here here. I always say that. Everything that ha...Here here. I always say that. Everything that has made a lasting impact has something different about it. I’m with you on the realness of Star Wars, no one does that anymore. I learned a lot from the tone of that film and use it as a guide in my own work to this day.<BR/><BR/>Too bad you missed Star Wars because you weren’t born. I mean I know you’ve seen it, but I can tell you that it had Brian McDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14725832940943503641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14646103.post-1163542730692056712006-11-14T14:18:00.000-08:002006-11-14T14:18:00.000-08:00Inspiring, really...It seems discouraging sometime...Inspiring, really...<BR/><BR/>It seems discouraging sometimes that 90% of people, even in the creative fields, are just trying to maintain the status quo - until someone comes up with something new, after which they'll all adapt THAT as the status quo, completely missing the point that what made the new and innovative thing so awesome was not the surface of it, but the vision and meaning behind Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701836084537450857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14646103.post-1163462813998436142006-11-13T16:06:00.000-08:002006-11-13T16:06:00.000-08:00good for you. you seem to be an artist. If you wan...good for you. you seem to be an artist. If you want to promote your name I'll run your ad free at PIXELS HOMEPAGE for one month in a 100x30=3000 pixels cell which would normaly rent for $30.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com