5:2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to
let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.
5:3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go,
we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto
the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the
sword.
5:4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and
Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.
5:5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and
ye make them rest from their burdens.
5:6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people,
and their officers, saying, 5:7 Ye shall no more give the people straw
to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for
themselves.
I have always had a eye for drawing and painting, but it took me over 13 years of practice to churn out half-decent sketches. I guess persistence is the key. As for writing - re-reading books and rewriting sentences can help. Each sentence should have enough spring to propel you and the reader to the next sentence. Of course, easier said than done and all that.
Alaric might have down better to read a biography of Hemingway instead of reading Hemingway's novels. Then Alaric could have been inspired to have his own adventures instead of spending too much time reading.
Sure, read Hemingway, but then what? Write imitation Hemingway based on reading about adventures? Write the kinds of novel that emerges from a quiet, bookish life, whose only adventures are vicarious?
One vision of the novelist has him leading a full, rich, and busy life. He leads it fast, leaving time before its end to write great novels, full of wisdom about the human condition, based on his immersion in it.
A rival vision of the novelist sees him closer to being a historian. A great novel sees life in the round. Just as a historian gains perspective on events with time and non-participation, a novelist's youthful reading gives him many lifetimes of (vicarious) experience to draw on.
I wonder if Alaric fell between two stools, unclear on which vision of novel writing he was pursuing?
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[ 5.4 ms ] story [ 34.4 ms ] thread5:2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.
5:3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
5:4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.
5:5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.
5:6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying, 5:7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.
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God says...
Netherlands hitherto harsh indued prose purchasing flies Isaiah putrefied frozen twins praised opinionative Observe incomparably Great unbecoming make dinner Arise fouls judgements arent_you_clever commemorated Moon employer filled Seven mastery wins PROVIDED hoping wicked act himself doer spider's settling robing science gleameth absurdity unravelled sadness imagination cultivated ungodliness existeth diverse gives Nevertheless commendable assented
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I think "Moon" comes from what NASA did to USSR?
Now I'm starting to feel like apps can be an art. But I may just be telling myself that because it's what I do best.
Sure, read Hemingway, but then what? Write imitation Hemingway based on reading about adventures? Write the kinds of novel that emerges from a quiet, bookish life, whose only adventures are vicarious?
One vision of the novelist has him leading a full, rich, and busy life. He leads it fast, leaving time before its end to write great novels, full of wisdom about the human condition, based on his immersion in it.
A rival vision of the novelist sees him closer to being a historian. A great novel sees life in the round. Just as a historian gains perspective on events with time and non-participation, a novelist's youthful reading gives him many lifetimes of (vicarious) experience to draw on.
I wonder if Alaric fell between two stools, unclear on which vision of novel writing he was pursuing?