The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
~ Albert Camus
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She’s mad but she’s magic
There’s no lie in her fire
~Charles Bukowski
Fur coats and underpants
Nothing signifies a sex work zone like people outdoors in underpants and fur coats.
Now there’s a sentence you don’t hear every day. Maybe I’ll steal this line. Link to Stoya’s site is NSFW (duh).
Book Covers
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“The greatest compliment a writer can be given is that a story and character hold a reader spellbound.” ~ Iris Johansen
Penmanship for the 21st Century
Does it matter if we write things by hand anymore? Some think so.
How to Break Writers’ Block Step-By-Step with Music
Here is a nifty link that discusses how to methodically break down writers’ block with music. Neat, huh?
Literary mimicry
I am amused and impressed by literary mimicry. Check out this article as an example. Funny and well done, I thought.
Turn of phrase
Tim Powers, one of my favourite speculative fiction/ alternative history authors, has terrifically vivid descriptions. His novel On Stranger Tides is book about Blackbeard, voudun, and zombie/ghost creatures that can do your evil bidding. The hero is sword-fighting with one of the zombie/ghost guys, and experiences this:
I love this description almost as much as I love clawfoot bathtubs filled with buttons and doll heads.
