I've started reading 'Out' by Christine Brooke-Rose. This one is described as an 'experimental' novel, and it certainly reads that way. The writing style is very strange so far, with repetitive descriptions of the surrounding environment, with characters left in a sort of confusing fog. I'm finding it very interesting, and enjoying how I have …
I am a poor judge of my own work
I'm writing a story finally. Took a while to get the ideas organized in my head for the next planet, Jupiter. I'm writing about an endless storm, but on Earth. The problem is I don't really like it. But I can't stop now so I'll just have to push it out. It's not like I …
What is the point of creating?
I've spent a bit of time the past few days wondering if anyone will ever want to read my stories, or enjoy reading them as much as I did writing them. Am I the only one who enjoys the sort of thing I want to write? Surely I can't be... I'm not that special or …
Grab your inspiration by the throat and CHOKE IT
Writing is hard. I keep waiting to feel that thrill of a new idea, but while I'm waiting for that elusive, magical power... I'm not writing. Not writing is bad. So, I got to stop waiting and start typing, even if it's uninspired crap. It's better than laying around waiting to be moved by a …
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So it goes
20 minutes after I posted yesterday I got one rejection, then this morning another. That's life for you
Jonas David 