Reading
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From Asimov: Humiliation Kink?
I don’t like the main character of The Caves of Steel but it has become a joy following him along him stumbles and a nightmare watching him get close to growth and then reverting. Baley is by no means the… Continue reading
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Storytelling and Storywriting
I am now six days post-surgery recovery and I’m feeling pretty good. Pretty dang sore and uncomfortable but I think I’m tracking well in my recovery journey. My brain is still a tad foggy and I get bouts of energy… Continue reading
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I have finished a book!
Not since For Today I am a Boy (Kim Fu) have I finished a novel, and that was in 2022 (⌒_⌒;). Technically, I read three of the Heartstopper novels last year, but graphic novels are so much easier to devour… Continue reading
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Reasons Why I Stopped Reading So Much
Today, the world moves at such a fast rate that I often feel the need to find things that are quickly consumable, whether it be food, TV shows or books. Five things happened at the same time when I moved… Continue reading
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Success!
Not of the grand kind, just of the weekly targets kind. I went to work, I got writing done, I’m on time with my tasks and I finished reading The Martian. I did it. I did (most) of the things… Continue reading
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On Reading my Own Work
Of course, if you had to read the same thing over and over, you would get sick of it, but sometimes it still surprises me how much I don’t want to edit my work, particularly when I get to the… Continue reading
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Reading Poetry
These days, I really need to be in the mood to read poetry. When I was a bit younger, mid-high school, it was something I did a lot more often. Not nearly as often as reading prose, but enough that… Continue reading
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Reading Writers on Writing
Recently, I’ve read mostly (and spoken to some) about the experiences of other writers and their perspectives on some things. I feel that writers are generally eager to help out other writers, and we really own the medium we have… Continue reading
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Amongst other things
I have three novels next to my bed, that are all ongoing reads. There are other novels I’ve started reading, but these are the focuses in line with the reading list I set out to follow last year. Or maybe… Continue reading
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I Now Have a Goodreads.
I also set up a challenge. It’s a bit of a large challenge … but I’m allowed to count manga. Maybe Goodreads will hold me accountable to my reading goals. And once I get my reading nook … ahhh, to… Continue reading
Hopfield is Writing 