Serdar Yegulalp's Blog, page 19

Book Learning

Most everything I've bought as��deliberate research material for my projects ends up taking a backseat to stuff that got pulled into that role from left field.

Friday Miscellany For 2/9/2024

Friday Miscellany For 2/2/2024

I plan on doing this every Friday going forward, in lieu of my broken attempts at doing so through my newsletter. This particular roundup is an older smattering of links I dug out of my bookmarks and never remembered to share, but all are worth reading.

Cornucopia And Panoply

The prep work I do for any one book takes me places that seem to have nothing to do with the material. I consider this a feature, not a bug.

A Sincere Lesson

The least we can do is not lie to ourselves. That makes it easier to, in turn, tell others the truth well.

Greater Expectations And All That

"Out of the corner of my eye these days I sometimes see the glimmer of a world transformed by millions of persons who expect great things from each other."

Can't Sit Still

It takes an effort to get to a point where complacency is more painful to you than effort itself.

Something Said

If there's one impulse that all writers seem to share, it's the need to *say* something.

Primal Screen

Q: "What film made you angry, either while watching it or in thinking about it afterward?"

Call It Progress

"Charisma", draft 3, act 1. Action.