To Reach The Green Light At The End Of The Pier

FOR AS LONG AS IT TAKES: "We are saving ourselves through the words," says Eleanor, the leading lady of a novel-in-progress. This exploration into the creative process -- which includes plenty of distractions/tangents /thoughts & rants by Eleanor, her Biographer, and selected guest artists -- will continue until Eleanor is certain her story is "right." (But we dare not jump ahead of ourselves.)

There will be the occasional typo (as Eleanor points out), and much of this is intended to be "original draft" -- what comes out of our mouths (heads) first, and then set down in that order. Not all of it will be included in the novel, but all of it is happening in real time.

The Postings:


Sunday, April 17, 2011

Spontaneous Combustion -- The Video: Eleanor's Words


Eleanor insisted we post "something" from the novel, but in video form -- and especially something dedicated to Olive Thomas. So, here is a short performance piece.

"Tell them about the ending, but not too much," Eleanor says. "Tell them Olive is always with us -- that no actress is ever forgotten, that the movies are forever and ever."

And so, too -- "you" are with us. Meanwhile, we now go back into The Little Room, and back to the words. There is still much work to be done before we sleep.

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ELEANOR says: "Please turn the page. Keep reading."

For more of Eleanor and her Biographer -- as well as the work of our many guest artists -- check out the older postings. "Everything is part of the process, and the process is the journey," Eleanor says.



"The Little Room," Olive Thomas In Background

"The Little Room," Olive Thomas In Background