Name a first person novel where the character isn't annoying, stupid, or an asshole--I'd like to read it. Maybe it's because people never see their own faults, I suppose that's realistic but it's still annoying. (almost) Every novel I've read in first person the character does irrational, stupid, or asshole-ish things, and never acknowledges it …
There is only one reason to write
Because you want to be famous? Â ****X**** Because you want money? ****X**** Because you want everyone to know how smart you are? ****X**** Because you want people to think you are mysterious? ****X**** Because the ghost of PKD has possessed your fingers and is forcing you to scrawl dozens of pages of deep, yet …
Something to write about
I've been writing a new thing. I'm not even ten thousand words in, but already it has gripped me, and I feel sure I'll follow it to the end, wherever that may be. It's nice to have something to work on every day again. A direction to turn my wandering mind. I feel I will …
Cleaning up
I feel like I'm chipping away garbage words in my writing like plaque scrapped from teeth. Often it's been there so long you think its a part of you. I'm making sentences shorter and clearer. Clarity is most important. If the reader can't understand what you are trying to say, then what's the point? How …
Ants
I always found ants interesting and enjoyed watching them and thinking about them... until they started exploring my house. Then i was squashing every one I spotted. How often do our opinions change based on how things affect us personally? Probably constantly. I still think ants are amazing of course, but I did not hesitate …
Jonas David 