Been reading...

Been reading a hell lot of books man. By my standard.

And i like the way that through reading, writing styles wld osmosis into my head. Lately, due to the exigencies of work, i wld type wld as wld.

Anyway, for example, in the Little Red Riding Hood story and the Wood-block... I found that I could train to narrate in a way that the dialogue would give way and lapse into what the characters were thinking, and then slip into their stream of consciousness. It's not about the content, or the technique. I think it's about the rhythm, the tempo. I attribute it to Milan Kundera's books/style. Read 2 of his books in the past month or so, of which, I enjoyed Unbearable lightness of more.

Not saying that i've perfected the technique, but to realise that that's one way i learn.

Hm

it's been a long weekend - actually i haven't gotten much reading or writing done and today is the last day (national day) - the day of - i dunno, the day to salvage the situation - but it's so easy to forget and just read manga for the past 2 days, and to go shopping. I wonder how reading manga has influenced my writing style - maybe that's why i have simplified plots and happy endings? Maybe i don't have happy endings...

I have some exciting news that I want to share, but haven't gotten the permission to. I should work on that.