I'm still reading 1Q84. It is very long. About 1200 pages long. And I wonder, how many of these words are really necessary? He likes to describe the preparation of food, and describe jazz and classical music, and describe all kinds of things the characters are doing or seeing at a level of detail that …
Reaching milestones quicker
I have reached 20k words on my current novel and I've been writing it for about three months now. My first novel it took my nearly nine months to reach that point--which I know is a ridiculously slow pace that I should not be that proud of beating, bu--I have beat it! If I can …
Garden writing
I've done a moderate amount of writing during this vacation trip. Sitting outside, with trees and plants in the garden nearby is most conducive to my creativity, I've found. Something about having life and nature nearby inspires more ideas in my head than bland office walls and florescent lights. Thunder rumbling, rain clattering, wind hissing …
Alternate Worlds: in which empathy is literal
Everyone feels everyone else's pain, hunger, fear, joy, etc, at a level of strength inversely proportional to the distance between them. If there is a hungry person nearby, you feel their hunger. If there is a happy person nearby, you feel their happiness as your own. Would this world be better, or worse? People would …
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Alternate Worlds: in which reality is opinion
In this world, augmented reality technology is so advanced, that 'real' is up for debate. Anything you see can be altered to look like anything you want. Anything you feel can be altered to feel however you chose. Any video can be faked, any words anyone says can be altered. The majority  chooses reality, or …
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Jonas David 