Hey guys! So, today I picked up the lovely book “Love and Friendship” by Jane Austen and instantly began reading; I sincerely don’t know why, since I have not yet completed my “Northanger Abbey” an “Game of Thrones”, let alone all the volumes by Edgar Allan Poe, yet I swooped in as a hawk and just now had had the pleasure of completing “Frederick and Elfrida”, a humorous short story published by the authoress when she were just in her teens.
The first few things I may wish to say is that her style is somewhat different; she mocks her characters in such a perturbing and amusing way; the points of view switch from one to the other; the heroine, Elfrida, is simply so irksomely different to the silly Catherine Morland; the flow of the tale is quite fast-paced; and, that the dear Frederick is simply such a candy.
I wish to write a short story of the same sort. Maybe I will?
However, this is all I should bring myself to say right now! Until next time.
Saturday, 18 May 2019
Saturday, 4 May 2019
Mind your Style . . .
In the hustle and bustle of the twenty-first century, it may seem hard to not be stifled under the peer pressure of newly-released books; fans will certainly soon, if not instantly form “ship names”, create fanfictions, become obsessed with the novel. But what if, other avid bookworms try push you into their crowd?
Here are my own tips and tricks for not taking it with those guys. . . You may ask me, “have you read the new —“ and I must hurriedly inform you, with an attentive shrug and red in my eyes, “no, I do not read fickle rubbish by new authors, thank you very much!” I have, a few times, tried to be pushed into reading books I did not like from a first glance (and that is not to say you shan’t try giving new writers a chance, of course!) a few times by my year three teacher, then a couple of students, then a said friend.
They, however, (and it has led me to believe that —) tried hard to give me advise, but countless times nothing worked out. Sincerely, nothing worked out.
1. Openly State your Favourite Author . . .
You think you have a voice? Good for you! You may create a blog, start up a YouTube channel, website, fanfic, book full of loving sketches of, say, Henry Tilney (Northanger Abbey), something of that sort. If not, then simply walk about, reading your decided writer, and when you feel somebody ushering you to try something else you may not feel quite comfortable about (be it the level of the writing, the appropriate illustrations or no, grammar — why publish a book, ever, even if plot is good with abominable grammar?) tell them so.
2. It is But Your Choice. . .
Reading. It establishes, more often than no, the carrier you shall wish to take up. If someone talks to you of astronomical elements, meteorites hitting poor dinosaurs, exploding black holes in the universe, then — sure! It may strike a new hobby — but if your main choice in life is to forever stay a hairdresser, why know all that? It is your choice. Reading what is popular to read is but your choice, SIMPLY and honestly your own choice, and that is that. However, of course it is good to always new learn new things, and that is all true — but, not if you read simply for enjoyment, do not wish to know of the latest “Nicki Maxwell Dork Diaries” or “Tom Gates” fan theory, just say it. You read for your future job.
3. Give Books a Chance. . .
You, of all people, may not feel at all comfortable reading other novels not in your genre, decided style of writing (I have a post on that) or simply conflicting with the illustrations. But if in any way or form it shall help, for your future, for enjoyment — read it, and if you have gone to a certain length, you still feel empty, then put away the book and return to your style of choice.
Here are my own tips and tricks for not taking it with those guys. . . You may ask me, “have you read the new —“ and I must hurriedly inform you, with an attentive shrug and red in my eyes, “no, I do not read fickle rubbish by new authors, thank you very much!” I have, a few times, tried to be pushed into reading books I did not like from a first glance (and that is not to say you shan’t try giving new writers a chance, of course!) a few times by my year three teacher, then a couple of students, then a said friend.
They, however, (and it has led me to believe that —) tried hard to give me advise, but countless times nothing worked out. Sincerely, nothing worked out.
1. Openly State your Favourite Author . . .
You think you have a voice? Good for you! You may create a blog, start up a YouTube channel, website, fanfic, book full of loving sketches of, say, Henry Tilney (Northanger Abbey), something of that sort. If not, then simply walk about, reading your decided writer, and when you feel somebody ushering you to try something else you may not feel quite comfortable about (be it the level of the writing, the appropriate illustrations or no, grammar — why publish a book, ever, even if plot is good with abominable grammar?) tell them so.
2. It is But Your Choice. . .
Reading. It establishes, more often than no, the carrier you shall wish to take up. If someone talks to you of astronomical elements, meteorites hitting poor dinosaurs, exploding black holes in the universe, then — sure! It may strike a new hobby — but if your main choice in life is to forever stay a hairdresser, why know all that? It is your choice. Reading what is popular to read is but your choice, SIMPLY and honestly your own choice, and that is that. However, of course it is good to always new learn new things, and that is all true — but, not if you read simply for enjoyment, do not wish to know of the latest “Nicki Maxwell Dork Diaries” or “Tom Gates” fan theory, just say it. You read for your future job.
3. Give Books a Chance. . .
You, of all people, may not feel at all comfortable reading other novels not in your genre, decided style of writing (I have a post on that) or simply conflicting with the illustrations. But if in any way or form it shall help, for your future, for enjoyment — read it, and if you have gone to a certain length, you still feel empty, then put away the book and return to your style of choice.
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