Something Borne is doing--which I'm sure is done, but I can't think of another time I've seen it--is giving each chapter a provocative title. I really like this idea and might try it out to see if it fits in any of my writings. A chapter titled 'what I found in [character's] room' for example, …
Be creative
I've started Jeff VanderMeer's new book, Borne, and it is very interesting so far. Although it is YET ANOTHER post apocalyptic story, he is being refreshingly creative with it. The very first thing we encounter in this destroyed world is not a zombie or a mutant person covered in boils, or a band of scavengers …
I FINISHED IT
I got to the end of the Glass Bead Game, finally! And boy... did it disappoint. The final 20% of the book is several poems and three short stories written by the character whose life we just got a long, tired account of. Two of the three stories were actually really good and I thought …
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 …
A piece to the puzzle…
Still running my mind through all the stuff I pulled out of the aether when writing this novel I'm now trying to rewrite. It is a very satisfying feeling when I find a way to make the pieces fit. A connection clicks and it's like 'ah, yes, that must be what I was really planning …
Jonas David 