Chris Angelis's Blog, page 26
June 5, 2020
A JavaScript Random Text Generator
Virtually all of my coding revolves around text, one way or another. Just to name two examples, see my rhyming anapest generator or my Gothic analyzer program. In this post, I decided to make something a bit mad, so I came up with a very simple (but very funny!) JavaScript random text generator. But this […]
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May 30, 2020
What Is Confirmation Bias: Examples and Dangers
Do you know what’s the biggest obstacle to your finding the truth? You are! Each one of us must overcome their own preconceptions to discover what lies beneath. And confirmation bias is among the most insidious hurdles blocking our path. Confirmation bias is when you favor indications or cases that support your existing viewpoints, while […]
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May 24, 2020
Write Drunk, Edit Sober: Fiction Editing Tips and Tricks
I hate editing my fiction. I hate everything about it; the way it sucks life out of a text, the way it’s a clinical, passionless process. But you gotta do what you gotta do. In my long, sometimes painful writing career, I’ve learned a thing or two about editing. Today, I’m sharing these fiction editing […]
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May 19, 2020
New Book Announcement (with a Twist in the Plot)
Yes, I have a new book to announce; yes, there is a twist in the plot. But no, there is no twist in the books plot! In fact, the book has no plot. It doesnt have characters, either. The twist in the plot in announcing this new book is that its a nonfiction book. I []
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May 10, 2020
Defamiliarization in Literature: Examples and How to Use It
Defamiliarization, as the word implies, is a process where something familiar is no longer perceived as such. Specifically in writing, defamiliarization in literature refers to a technique (a literary device, in a sense) where the writer offers familiar, common things in an odd, unorthodox way. The purpose of defamiliarization is to cause the readers to []
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May 5, 2020
The Answers to Your Questions: Contest Results
No, in case you thought this post contains answers to all your (existential) questions, Ill disappoint you. It only contains my answers to the questions you asked me for the Home for Fiction contest we recently had; contest results, in other words! I got quite a few questions thank you all! perhaps even []
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April 30, 2020
Heroes in Democracy: a Dangerous Paradox
In Bertolt Brechts play Galileo, the character of Andrea affirms: Unhappy the land that has no heroes! To this, Galileo responds: No. Unhappy the land that needs heroes. People seem to hold heroes in high regard. Few are those who realize the repercussions of having heroes in a democracy. A hero is generally an individual []
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April 24, 2020
A JavaScript Transitive Verb Detector
Unsurprisingly, language, texts, and literature play a central role in my coding. On many occasions for instance, with my iambic pentameter generator and my rhyming anapest generator, just to name two one common issue has been that the code couldnt separate transitive from intransitive verbs. Annoyed enough by that, I decided to code []
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April 17, 2020
Byron’s “Prometheus” and Existential Empowerment
Lord Byrons Prometheus is one of my favorite poems. Once, in a discussion about poetry, someone asked me why. I impulsively replied: Because Prometheus teaches you about not giving a fuck. Needless to say, the discussion became lively and several arguments and counter-arguments followed all polite and civilized, which is rare these days. I []
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April 11, 2020
How to Translate Poetry: Rhyme, Meter, Affect, Meaning
Translating can be challenging some words simply dont have a direct equivalent in another language. Translating prose (a novel or short story) is even more challenging, as the translator needs to also convey affect literature is more than a sum of its parts, remember. But learning how to translate poetry must be the []
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