Subtitle: all hail King James.
Previous notations &
Front piece & Masthead.
Canst thou not minister to a mind diseas’d,
Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow,
Raze out the written troubles of the brain,
And with some sweet oblivious antidote
Cleanse the stuff’d bosom of that perilous stuff
Which weighs upon the heart?
Truly a wonderful rendition of the play, loved it.
First blush? Cringe, another Russo. My bad, and a mistake I’m willing to own, with my own prejudice and arrogance, on display for all to see. Heady meta fiction link toward Dream Girl, maybe.
My sister recommended the book; although, to be fair, she didn’t read the book, but rather listened to it. Noted, though, writers writing about writing can be tenuous.
In my day job, everyone is looking for that silver bullet. That one piece of evidence, or even just a belief, that “This is the one that cures it all!”
I’ve grown to doubt that there is a silver bullet of any sort.
“Good artists copy; great artists steal.” (Picasso in Pink Cake)
There are, like what? Seven major plot lines in the world? Anything else is derivative or some combination thereof?
Ostensibly, the plot of The Plot is about a writer who acquires — it’s a grey area — a killer book plot, delivers it, then gets wrapped up in a thrilling unraveling, wherein the plot is twisted around on itself.
Carefully woven together, set against the current big-market drivers of post-modern publication, it’s a thrilling little ride.
As the title suggests, it’s all in the plot. A rewarding adventure.
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Tuesday at Nature’s Treasures.
“It’s really him,” at the rock shop in Austin.
Overheard, at the shop? “Touch anything, and I’ll break your fingers.”…
Use the code, “sparkle faerie” at the check out — for applicable discounts.
Price Selection Won’t Be Beat!
Moon in Taurus, Sun in Aquarius…
“First to arrive gets the best deal.” (Source.)
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Whenever I use the term “pulp,” in reference to fiction, or fictive derivative narratives? It’s a term of endearment. A singular phrase that mean fondness, and usually appreciation. Previously, I mentioned Stuart Woods as a an excellent example of a serial author that I genuinely enjoy.
In part the term “pulp” refers to the wood-chip rag-paper of the old, cheap magazines that had serialized adventure stories with lurid covers. The magazines would feature scantily clad space-women or aliens of surprisingly attractive if sexist, characteristics. It’s a whole genre unto itself. Space Opera was born of this genre.
The list goes on.
From the long-standing reading-lists I subscribe to? Ancient Shores fell out, and I caught it at the perfect time.
While I missed this novel the first time, with a publication date as far back as 25 years, even with some dated references, it holds up, perhaps a harbinger for our own future.
Sequel.
Today in San Antonio — in Live Oak — with some answers to questions….
Sunday! In San Antonio!
Curious as to the astrological details?
There are two sources of data, seeing me in San Antonio this Sunday — or the weekly horoscopes.
Portable Mercury Retrograde – Kramer Wetzel
Portable Mercury Retrograde: astrofish.net’s Mercury in Retrograde
“First to arrive gets the best deal.”
