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Punk Rock Writing
You can teach someone writing skills, You cant teach the art of writing. But if you are a punk rock writer, that doesn't matter a damn.
Why Mr Inbetween is Totally Awesome
I came across the Australian show Mr Inbetween by accident. I saw a short one day where this middle aged man was walking his daughter down a street when two thugs bumped into his little girl and knocked her ice cream out of her hand. The middle aged guy smiled creepily at the two thugs … Continue reading Why Mr Inbetween is Totally Awesome
Elements of Plot
Writing is for everyone. The notion of an artistic elite is as much a fiction as the notion of Santa claus and Bigfoot. Here are a few ideas to get going on.
The Wall
The Zone of Interest (2023) is listed on wikipedia as a historical drama based on the novel by Martin Amis of the same name. It is this, but its so much more. Its a fascinating exploration of a horrifying family life.
Reading Kafka
To Read Franz Kafka (1883-1924) To read Kafka is to be immersed in a world of psychologic rather than in a world of logic, reasonableness and cause and effect. The word Kafkaesque, which has become common parlance, depicts humanity in an alternate reality in which a person is gripped by a labyrinth of repressive, incomprehensible … Continue reading Reading Kafka
The Ghost Writers of Lyrica
Very often States large and small deploy Arts funding systems to help Artists develop their work, and sometimes, with the best of intentions, it doesn't work out as intended. Sometimes, as in this particular example, when a state sets out to help artists, it comes at a price.
More Notes on Story
In terms of navigating and understanding the world we live in, few things are more important than the idea of story. Through the mechanism of story we piece together what we perceive as reality in terms of cause and effect. We are therefore part of a bigger story. Story telling thus can give a supremely … Continue reading More Notes on Story
Some Notes on Facebook
The most powerful social media platform in history is amazing and lucrative, but has downsides.
On Not Having a Clue What to Write
Getting Stuck – Writers Block As life is pretty complex, as there is an infinity of time and space out there, as there are billions of events happening out there in time and space, as it is close to impossible to actually comprehend the sheer vastness of what is beyond the stratosphere of our small … Continue reading On Not Having a Clue What to Write
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