So... after the random rambling of Proust bored me, I decided to go for another book full of seemingly aimless thoughts, but this one is 100 times more interesting. What makes it interesting? I think mainly because it is about things in the real world, interesting facts, thoughtful insights on people, places and things... instead …
Dust
John Steinbeck sure likes dust. I've already heard it described in more ways than I thought possible, and I'm just starting. It really does a great job of painting the scenery, though.
Admitting defeat
Well... I must embarrassingly resign myself as uncultured, and impatient. Swan's Way by Marcel Proust is just too boring for me to continue. I think I am missing something, because I don't understand the draw. It's not that I can't handle writing without a narrative, since I loved The Peregrine... but, the lack of narrative …
Words to Control + F
When in the process of splashing out words for a new story, we all find ourselves writing words we don't need, repeating words, and being hacks in general. I've composed a list of these 'filler' words that I've found most often in my own work. Search for, and delete! Very: Delete any that aren't in …
Proust: Rambling thoughts, or more?
I've started listening to my first Proust, and it's not very engaging. It is interesting though. Mainly I'm thinking "this guy is just going on about inane memories that can have no importance to anyone other than himself, and yet this is a classic." I think that goes to show that you really can write …
Jonas David 