Hello, again. Sorry I've been away so long. The job's in gear, and so is the writing! I'm a bit back on track and very excited about it. New novel is underway; some drafts of some chapters done; getting a little more square and solid in my head. The TimberTech deck is done, too--and that's where I've been doing more reading and writing! Great view and beautiful look, too. No complaints. Been a bit useful with the man-toys, too. Lots of sawing, chainsawing and axe-cutting, as I get lots of wood ready for the fireplace. (I predict a really cold and snowy winter.) Actually finishing moving in has stalled, but you can't do it all, right?
How's everyone else? Drop me a line or leave a comment. Thanks for reading.
Man tools! Ha, ha, ha - seriously, I had to do some thinking there.
ReplyDeleteReading Jonathan Franzen essays and came across this insert: "...The way to despair is to refuse to have any kind of experience, and the novel, of course, is a way to have experience." - Flannery O'Connor.
I will stay tuned to read your experience about projecting experience onto your readers.
Namzola, interesting quote. To play Devil's Advocate, some may say that reading too many novels is a way to purposely avoid experience; that is, people who read a lot are often told that they "need to get out more." I'm with you, though, that a discerning and intelligent reader can experience a novel--and a movie, or a painting, etc.
ReplyDeleteSteven, I finally converted to Blogger (it's Emma from Emmabookblogger, if you remember...the girl who hates The Lost Symbol and LOVES Hemingway and J.D. Salinger...as everyone should!).
ReplyDeleteHere is my new blog: http://emmaleighreads.blogspot.com
Thought I'd drop you a line, anyway.
Keep up the great writing!
Emma, I'll take a look at the new blog--as everyone should! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for writing. KIT.