I recently started reading The Crimson Petal and the White, Â by Michel Faber, in my attempt to read instead of browse the internet and social media on my devices. I can't remember the last time I've been so impressed by prose, if ever. The story follows a young prostitute in 1870's London--a subject I have …
Read More
I saw an article recently that said with the time an average persons spends looking at social media each year, you could read 200 books. So, with that in mind, I'm aiming to read a lot more this year. Along with the audio books I listen to on my commute, I will be reading a …
Life
Is always getting in the way of living. What do you want to do with your life? I'm sure whatever it is it's impeded by your job, your house, your responsibilities of all kinds. Being able to live the dream of what you really want to do might take stripping away everything else from your …
Weather
Here in Seattle we just had our biggest snow storm since 1990. Sure, it's small by other standards, but it was surprising and kept me home from work for a day. It's made me think of nature, though, and how it still has sway over us even with all our technology. What kind of world …
Action scenes: blegh
I hate writing them, and dislike reading them mostly, unless something is being revealed either about the story, or about the characters. Otherwise, whether it's 'exciting' or not, it's just getting in the way of my need to find out what happens next. So, consequently, I try to make my action scenes either end as …
Jonas David 