“writers always know exactly where they are going with their work!”
r u sure“no writer does anything by mistake, it’s all very strategic”
r u sure
“they use symbolism in everything. for example, a simple sentence symbolises directness and-”
R U SURE
The best moments in writing is when you discover you did something absolutely genius by complete accident.
A miscellaneous world-building detail from ten chapters earlier accidentally saved a character’s life once
“Omg this line is genius and the best reference!”
“Thank you I did that entirely on purpose!!” *sweats*
READER: “(points out symbolism and foreshadowing and depth)”
AUTHOR:
This is (one reason) why I love the internet.
I AM SO HAPPY THAT ROAR THE LION BEAR FOUND HIS WAY HOME :)
This is the cutest thing! i’mm reblog it again!
For all the crap that happens on the net, with something like this, you’re glad it was discovered.
“At some point in the picture, a kindly female friend of Laura, who knows the facts of life, removes her glasses. It turns out, suddenly, that she can see perfectly well without them, and our hero falls passionately in love with the now-beautiful Laura and there is a perfectly glorious finale.” - Isaac Asimov’s essay “The Cult of Ignorance”
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Does anyone have the rest? The cut off paragraph about education seems way more important than just “you’d be stupid to think glasses fully hindered someone’s attractiveness”.
This is from a collection of essays by Asimov named “Is anyone there?”, if it helps. I tried to find a pdf of the book but didn’t find any. Its available on amazon, a little expensive though.
Rincewind tried to force the memory out of his mind, but it was rather enjoying itself out there, terrorizing the other occupants and kicking over the furniture.
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