My Weekly Calendar

I used to have a goal here about eventually reading one book a day and writing fifty pages each week. Someday I may be able to get to fifty pages written, but I've had to come to terms with my inability to read fast enough to ever reach the other goal. Instead, I've begun pacing myself for what I think I can accomplish around work and other priorities. It will drastically cut back how many books I get through each year, but sometimes life is also about accepting what you won't achieve. It's beautiful and necessary to believe in infinite possibilities, but it's also beautiful and necessary to understand limitations.






Thursday, November 11, 2010

The Methods of Authors

A better book than the previous 'on writing' book. I really wanted to enjoy this book but it was poorly organized. What methods classic authors used when writing their masterpieces is fascinating and don't get me wrong, I enjoyed reading the stories, but it jumped from person #1 in paragraph #1 to person #2 in paragraph #2, ad nauseum. Maybe I was spoiled by Once Again to Zelda which is beautifully organized so each chapter focuses on a particular writer. I was expecting that here, too. Or at least expecting that the authors would be organized by some sort of theme (ones who write in the morning, ones who can only write locked in their bedrooms, ones who write on napkins at 3:00 a.m.). I'd give this one a C. And I wanted it to at least be a B.
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