I don’t think it is worth explaining how a character’s nose or chin looks. It is my feeling that readers will prefer to construct, little by little,… Read more “I Don’t Think It Is Worth Explaining How A Character’s Nose Or Chin Looks”
Day: November 16, 2019
Tragedy Is Not Knowing What To Do With Our Lives
Our biggest tragedy is not knowing what to do with our lives. Goodreads.com. (2019). José Saramago Quotes (Author of Blindness). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1285555.Jos_Saramago [Accessed 16 Nov.… Read more “Tragedy Is Not Knowing What To Do With Our Lives”
I Don’t Believe In The Notion That Characters Have Lives Of Their Own
I don’t believe in the notion that some characters have lives of their own and the author follows after them. The author has to be careful not… Read more “I Don’t Believe In The Notion That Characters Have Lives Of Their Own”
What I Do On The Computer Is Exactly What I Would Do On A Typewriter
What I do on the computer is exactly what I would do on the typewriter if I still had it, the only difference being that it is… Read more “What I Do On The Computer Is Exactly What I Would Do On A Typewriter”
I Consider Words To Be Good For Our Health
I consider books to be good for our health, and also our spirits, and they help us to become poets or scientists, to understand the stars or… Read more “I Consider Words To Be Good For Our Health”
The Characters Are On Strings
The characters are on strings, but the strings are loose; the characters enjoy the illusion of freedom, of independence, but they cannot go where I do not… Read more “The Characters Are On Strings”
Words Were Not Given To Man To Conceal His Thoughts
Words were not given to man in order to conceal his thoughts. Goodreads.com. (2019). José Saramago Quotes (Author of Blindness). [online] Available at: https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/1285555.Jos_Saramago [Accessed 16 Nov.… Read more “Words Were Not Given To Man To Conceal His Thoughts”
The Computer Has No Ill Effect On My Writing
The computer has no ill effects on my writing. That would be like saying that switching from writing by hand to writing on a typewriter would also… Read more “The Computer Has No Ill Effect On My Writing”
We Have An Odd Relationship With Words
We have an odd relationship with words. We learn a few when we are small, throughout our lives we collect others through education, conversation, our contact with… Read more “We Have An Odd Relationship With Words”
Writing A Novel Is The Same As Constructing A Chair
Sometimes I say that writing a novel is the same as constructing a chair: a person must be able to sit in it, to be balanced on… Read more “Writing A Novel Is The Same As Constructing A Chair”
Rolando Andrés Ramos 