At the same time, I have been feeling weak and strong.
Weak from some sort of ailment that has been running me down a bit, due in part to a lack of sleep. R kept me up last night complaining of something in her eye and washing it out did not seem to help.
Strong because the sense of purpose for which I set out, to learn how to write well, goes a long way towards the security that I feel about my purpose in life.
Even though I am a bit tired I feel satisfaction in the development of a craft, it is an enjoyable process.
I am reading a book by Francine Prose (I smile a bit ironically as I read her name, wondering if she has chosen the name as a handle or if it is her given name).
It is called "Reading Like a Writer" she has read widely and gives examples out of many great works. My repertoire of classic books is rather slim as I was a voracious reader of LDS Romances when growing up to the neglect of other novels.
I did however pick up a copy of "Crime and Punishment," in my parents room, when I was 13 years of age or so. The cover of the book was stained, so I carefully manufactured my own cover for it, topped it with plastic and started to read it. I was plunged into the convoluted mind of Dosandtoevsky and found myself depressed by the plot, so I stopped reading it midway through.
Now I am plunging myself in the waters of the classics to see where they will carry me.
As for a job, still working on that as well.
SG
Weak from some sort of ailment that has been running me down a bit, due in part to a lack of sleep. R kept me up last night complaining of something in her eye and washing it out did not seem to help.
Strong because the sense of purpose for which I set out, to learn how to write well, goes a long way towards the security that I feel about my purpose in life.
Even though I am a bit tired I feel satisfaction in the development of a craft, it is an enjoyable process.
I am reading a book by Francine Prose (I smile a bit ironically as I read her name, wondering if she has chosen the name as a handle or if it is her given name).
It is called "Reading Like a Writer" she has read widely and gives examples out of many great works. My repertoire of classic books is rather slim as I was a voracious reader of LDS Romances when growing up to the neglect of other novels.
I did however pick up a copy of "Crime and Punishment," in my parents room, when I was 13 years of age or so. The cover of the book was stained, so I carefully manufactured my own cover for it, topped it with plastic and started to read it. I was plunged into the convoluted mind of Dosandtoevsky and found myself depressed by the plot, so I stopped reading it midway through.
Now I am plunging myself in the waters of the classics to see where they will carry me.
As for a job, still working on that as well.
SG
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