by Amanda Read Sheik | Apr 14, 2008 | Literary Projects, The Crusading Chemist, World Views
Finally, I shall explain what all this research and writing and registering is really all about after all. What exactly is The Crusading Chemist about anyway? First of all, it is a biopic about a historical character already vague and yet increasingly curious to the...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Apr 6, 2008 | Comedy, Literary Projects, The Crusading Chemist
Due to mysterious ways, The Crusading Chemist is on its way to The Library of Congress rather than the Writers Guild. That is, to Washington, D.C. rather than Los Angeles, California. My literary friends, please read closely just in case you ever plan to...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 29, 2008 | Journal, Literary Projects, The Crusading Chemist, The Girlhood Home Companion
I don’t mean to be shallow, but I have decided to make a post on February 29, 2008 simply because I will not be able to post on this day for another four years. Besides that, the weather has been alternating between freezing and balmy (I should save those...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Feb 9, 2008 | Journal, Literary Projects
February is showing itself to be quite an eventful month! It is also a leap year, remember. Apparently every Presidential Election year happens to be a leap year (every four years). Some friends visited yesterday. Next weekend John Y. is returning from Denver for a...
by Amanda Read Sheik | Sep 29, 2007 | Dramatizing History, World Views
Click here to read my revised review of Becoming Jane at the Cross Eyed Blog and Webzine! When most contemporary writers attempt to explore the literary motivations of the renowned Jane Austen, they often follow a nearly stereotypical trend of thinking. Because she...