James Joyce's "Ulysses": Why you should read this book
“THERE are two kinds of people. Those that have read "Ulysses" and those that haven't,” my best friend stated plumply one day, dropping the surprisingly compact 783-page paperback on the table with a thud. This was meant in a silly, snobbish kind of way, but he was right. Given the flood of ecstatic imagination between the covers of James Joyce's novel, its more patient readers are marked for life by having read it. Two counts in Rosenbaum's indictment against "Ulysses" are worth examining in more detail, since they implicate not just that book but all brainy novels period in today's digital zeitgeist.
The Subplot - Not Second Place, but Side by Side
There is one element in plotting our story that we sometimes forget or neglect—the subplot. The subplot is what rounds out a novel or screenplay, informing it with another shade of emotional colour to deliver a satisfying and entertaining experience. It is the parallel narrative that allows the writer to explore theme, deepen characterisation, add tension or allow some relief. The subplot helps us understand the characters a bit better and gives a better sense of pace. Love and other pursuits. A great subplot should help you sustain your plot and illuminate the central characters. Start writing your book with our Writers Write - how to write a book - course. by Anthony Ehlers Anthony has facilitated courses for Writers Write since 2007.
Great British Obsessions: The Etiquette of the Queue | Bizarre Britain
Queuing and the British – image by cobrasoft It’s often said that Britain would win automatic Gold if queuing became an Olympic sport. The length of time we spend standing in line is also one of our core topics of conversation. I was impressed – and a little surprised – to see TV shots of long lines of Americans patiently waiting to vote in the Presidential elections last year. As a nation, we Brits are fairly convinced that nobody queues as effectively, unwearyingly and neatly as we do, but those lines really gave us a run for our money. We queue a lot. Traditionally, a British queue is an orderly line with simple rules. There are some basic rules that we take very seriously: It’s just not cricket to queue jump. We’re nothing if not progressive over here and have, in recent years, experimented with different kinds of queuing systems.We understand how to take a ticket and wait for our number to be called. It’s worth noting that the British are also extremely adept at ‘clump-queuing’.
Ballardian: The World of JG Ballard
Moglue Makes It Dead Simple For Anyone To Create And Publish Interactive Ebooks
Creating and publishing content-rich, interactive ebooks without programming skills or distribution power: that’s the problem New York- and Seoul-based startup Moglue is trying to solve. The TechCrunch Disrupt Beijing finalist offers two products: MoglueBuilder (a desktop app that makes it dead simple for authors and artists to create and publish interactive ebooks) and MoglueBooks (an ebook store on iOS for users who just want to browse and consume content). MoglueBuilder (download for Windows and Mac) has been in open beta for a few weeks and was downloaded by more than 20,000 creators worldwide so far, according to Moglue. With the new version that just launched, authors and artists can create interactive ebooks using a drag-and-drop-based UI and directly publish them to MoglueBooks to reach their audience – no programming required. Moglue is currently focused on children’s books, but the platform is suitable to make any kind of content interactive.
33 Ways to Write Stronger Characters (and why they should be your #1 concern) — She's Novel
21. Find their gender. In most cases, your character's gender matters less than you would think. Just because you had a male protagonist in mind doesn't mean that they would be the best choice for your novel, or vice versa. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. Who were they in the beginning? That is your character's story. Not 32 individual statements, but one incredible story of was and is and will become. Feeling inspired to strengthen your own characters?
The Lost Art of the Mixtape — Cuepoint
I spend a lot of time wishing that the cassette tape would make a comeback. There was a lot to love about cassettes, not the least of which was making mixtapes. While the phrase “mixtape” is still around, it’s come to mean something different, something other than the long lost tradition of meticulously recording song after song off of albums and the radio in order to make a perfect musical love letter. The art — and make no mistake about it, it is an art — of making a mixtape is lost on a generation that only has to drag and drop to complete a mix. There’s no love or passion involved in moving digital songs from one folder to another. Those “mixes” are just playlists held prisoner inside a device. There was a certain ritual to making a perfect mixtape, one that could take hours to finish (maybe even days, depending on how much you wanted to impress the recipient). It was about so much more than grouping some tunes together. There would be albums strewn about the room.
World Adventure Writing Month ‘08
Yabot the Robot
