The Pleasure of Writing...

[fajrdrako]

To me the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the music the
words make. - Truman Capote

Comments

[kikibug13.livejournal.com]

This is why I find manuals and text books so difficult to read.

Oooh they may be nightmarish... Some authors achieve some sense of humour, and those are easier to work on...

Me, I can despair of a book where the word-sound is good, but the contents bore me (little or no characterization, no-good plot...) I do need some substance to underline the form, really.

Gah. This reminds me I'm falling behind on my tw_exchange story again. *headdesk*

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Oooh they may be nightmarish...

Yes - perfectly clear language that makes no sense to me at all, sometimes! I do much better with poetry.

Some authors achieve some sense of humour, and those are easier to work on...

This is why I like the "for Dummies" series. Some are terrible but the good ones are terrific.

I do need some substance to underline the form, really.

Well, I do too, and ideally there is a balance. But when I write, word-sound is more important and the action takes care of itself. Usually. This can, of course, be a problem.

This reminds me I'm falling behind on my tw_exchange story again.

Lately I have failed every challenge or exchange thing I've tried. I want to join in, but... I just don't manage to do it.