From the monthly archives:

October 2007

The clausal writer

by Bill on October 16, 2007

One of the things I’ve noticed about my writing, a thing I find really annoying and you’ve probably also noticed it, is that 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), I have a propensity to pepper what [...]

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Nobel prize for Doris Lessing

by Bill on October 11, 2007

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 [...]

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Let us assume we cannot make assumptions

by Bill on October 4, 2007

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 [...]

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No such thing as nonfiction

by Bill on October 3, 2007

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. Listen

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Shall we write? Yes, let’s give it a go

by Bill on October 2, 2007

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. [...]

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