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Jim Puskas
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Now comes the hard part
So here I am at draft #7 of "Body and Soul". Am I getting close to completion? Who knows? All I know for sure is that this book has been a challenge and there are still several things that I need to fix. It's a good thing I don't depend on this to make a living ....
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The novel is astonishingly timely, considering that it was written 60 years ago! Every event in it could easily happen in the US today.
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“You have been given questions to which you cannot be given answers. You will have to live them out - perhaps a little at a time.'
And how long is that going to take?'
I don't know. As long as you live, perhaps.'
That could be a long time.'
I will tell you a further mystery,' he said. 'It may take longer.”
― Jayber Crow
And how long is that going to take?'
I don't know. As long as you live, perhaps.'
That could be a long time.'
I will tell you a further mystery,' he said. 'It may take longer.”
― Jayber Crow
“The bird and the fish may fall in love but where will they build their nest?”
― The Time of Our Singing
― The Time of Our Singing
“But I’m going to need you to love me on the bus, dude. And first thing in the morning. Also, when I’m drunk and refuse to shut up about getting McNuggets from the drive-thru. When I fall asleep in the middle of that movie you paid extra to see in IMAX. When I wear the flowered robe I got at Walmart and the sweatpants I made into sweatshorts to bed. When I am blasting “More and More” by Blood Sweat & Tears at seven on a Sunday morning while cleaning the kitchen and fucking up your mom’s frittata recipe. When I bring a half dozen gross, mangled kittens home to foster for a few nights and they shit everywhere and pee on your side of the bed. When I go “grocery shopping” and come back with only a bag of Fritos and five pounds of pork tenderloin. When I’m sick and stumbling around the crib with half a roll of toilet paper shoved in each nostril. When I beg you fourteen times to read something I’ve written, then get mad when you tell me what you don’t like about it and I call you an uneducated idiot piece of shit. Lovebird city.”
― We are Never Meeting in Real Life.
― We are Never Meeting in Real Life.
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I would be interested to see your comments on The Shadow of the Wind by Zafon. Also: A tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki if you decide to read it.
Thank you for being a friend, Jim.Best,
David
I heartily agree with your message to writers and editors to keep it to less than 400 pages, omit irrelevant characters and don't ramble. Surely part of an editor's job is to impose some discipline upon the writing process (e.g. ref. my reviews of The Philosopher's Pupil and Minister Without Portfolio). My message to a writer is: "I'm your customer. Making my reading experience annoying is disrespectful and bad for your business"
Thanks for your friend request! And glad you found my review of A Tale for the Time Being interesting. It was an intense read for me--some things very good but other aspects bothersome. Look forward to book chats with you.
