Posted in Writers, Writing on October 16th, 2007 No Comments »
One of the things I’ve noticed about my writing, one I find really annoying and you’ve probably also noticed it, that’s if you’ve read many of my posts or if you’ve read other things I may have written (and yes, I’ve written quite a few things), is my propensity to pepper what I write with […]
Posted in Books, Doris Lessing, Nobel Prize, Novels, Writers on October 11th, 2007 No Comments »
It’s been a while since I’ve read something by Doris Lessing but some time back (1970’s and 1980’s?) I read quite a bit. She was and still is a favourite writer for me. So I was quite happy to see she’s received the Nobel prize for literature.
Let’s see … I’ve read The Golden Notebook (that […]
Posted in Communication, Language, Usability, User experience, Web Writing, Writing on October 4th, 2007 No Comments »
Yes, another complaint … I’m looking at a schedule for the Edmonton Oilers to see what games are televised and what channels they are on. And I’m seeing acronyms left and right.
Fine. I understand why they are using acronyms. Full names, like Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, take up too much space. Much cleaner to simply have […]
Posted in Fiction, Tom Waits on October 3rd, 2007 No Comments »
Tom Waits, from an interview on Pitchfork:
There is no such thing as nonfiction. There is no such thing as truth. People who really know what happened aren’t talking. And the people who don’t have a clue, you can’t shut them up.
I concur.
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Posted in Creativity, Fiction, Novels, Writing on October 2nd, 2007 No Comments »
Have I lost all sense? Probably. But despite logic, history, and common sense, I signed up for NaNoWriMo. What’s that? Well, it’s an acronym of sorts for National Novel Writing Month. And, you repeat, what is that? Well, according to their about page:
“National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants […]
