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Gnomicon 054
If you have not already done so, you may wish to read the Introduction to Gnomica. Gnomicon 054 Friday 27 April 2012 Read gnomica 1-50 here! 051 052 053 Easy reading is damn hard writing. Nathaniel Hawthorne (4 Jul 1804 … Continue reading
Posted in GNOMICA, LANGUAGE, LITERATURE
Tagged ’Edgar Rice Burroughs’, ’Gore Vidal’, ’Joseph Conrad’, ’language style’, ’Nathaniel Hawthorne’, gnomicon, Hemingway, riff, writing
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Writing 2
Writing is often a lonely and lonesome though thoroughly enjoyable activity, and that of course is a large part of its appeal. But it should not cut the writer off from the real world. Those fakers who write ‘for their … Continue reading
Writing 1
The mere act of writing can be a mechanism for psychic survival, and more. There have been a few periods in my life where the ability to keep a journal and write out my inner turmoil has, I believe, prevented … Continue reading