Easier said than done... This is a blog post aimed at myself. I'm talking to myself, wow, am I okay? Edit! Or rewrite! Or write a short story! Or start a new novel! Not all of these at once! Trying to do too many things leads to nothing being done. This has been a constant …
What to write…
Too many things to choose from means I can't pick one, and thus I do nothing! I've got to make a decision and get out of this slump, except every time I make one, I change my mind a few days later... How will this end...
Inventing words
I just watched this TED talk by a man who makes up words to describe obscure emotional feelings such as the hunger for disaster, or the fear of achieving your goals... He describes words at one point as 'keys into people's minds.' That's very apt. Language in essence is a form of mind control. I …
Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood: greed kills
I really enjoyed this novel. Yes, it's kind of a tired and overdone subject, but it was executed very well, with a lot of new elements. In the very near future, the world is dominated by corporations, who's privileged employees and their families live in compounds isolated from the 'plebelands' where the regular poor folks …
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Missing the point: IT
I saw the trailer for this remake, and I can't help but wonder if they are missing the point a bit... I remember Pennywise the clown being a villain in cheerful, friendly guise. In the new trailer, the 'clown' is pretty much a zombie in face paint. The surface is all that matters, it seems. The scary …
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