Writing about writing and reading
The new year is a blank page, full of endless possibilities. People feel they can start over, be anyone, do anything. If only there was a way to keep this feeling going past the first few weeks. For me, the excitement of starting fresh, of having no boundaries or guidelines or boxes to work within, …
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The end of the year has arrived, and I did not complete my goal of publishing two novellas, but! I am on the way to completing a novel instead, which I am feeling very excited about and loving every minute of. I did achieve my goal of blogging more thought stuff, instead of just reviews, …
I just started listening to 'The Girl with all the Gifts' as recommended by a member of my writing group, and so far it is quite intriguing and really well written. However, one of my peeves has shown up to irritate me, and although I don't foresee it as a sign of more to come, …
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I think this is the only time I've read a book after seeing the movie first. It's definitely the first time I've read a book after seeing a movie that I loved as much as I loved Under the Skin, and I wasn't sure how much I'd enjoy it when I already know what happens. …
I get the feeling that Syncing Forward started out as a decent sci-fi novella, then had about thirty thousand words of family drama inserted into it. I spent a good portion of the first two thirds of this story shaking my head in confusion wondering why I was being told any of this, and the …
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Jonas David 