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March 29, 2014
That Tricky Middle English S
Jackson picked up a loose quire. “Did Shakespeare have a lisp?”
His question made Johanna sit back and stare at him. “Should I even ask?”
“Look. It says, ‘The moft excellent Hiftorie of the Merchant of Venice.’ Now tell me that Shakespeare didn’t have a speech impediment.”
Chronicles: The Library of Illumination
His question made Johanna sit back and stare at him. “Should I even ask?”
“Look. It says, ‘The moft excellent Hiftorie of the Merchant of Venice.’ Now tell me that Shakespeare didn’t have a speech impediment.”
Chronicles: The Library of Illumination
October 14, 2013
What's In A Name?
My editor has promised me he'll return my manuscript for "Chronicles: The Library of Illumination" by Wednesday, which means I'll be able to move forward on its February 2014 publication. But now, I'm wondering if the name is right? Should it be:The Library of Illumination Chronicles
or
The Chronicles of the Library of Illumination
or
The First LOI Chronicles?
I wanted to call it The Chronicles of Illumination, but I see that's sort of being used already. So here I am. I have to finalize the title for my book cover, and I'm in a quandary.
If anyone has any other suggestions, I'd be happy to hear them, and credit you on the acknowledgments page if I use your original suggestion. Just a thought.
September 2, 2013
It's All In My Head
When I was a kid, I was a part-time explorer of the philosophical world. I remember twirling one day until I got dizzy and fell to the ground, which prompted me to ask my father, "Why am I me?”
I recently learned that dizziness is not necessarily a precursor to an inquiring mind. A couple of days ago I thought I might base the plot of a future book on everything around the protagonist being imaginary.
Then, I learned that particular theory has a name: solipsism - which says while we know what’s going on inside our own heads, we can’t prove that the thoughts of others actually exist; only that we think they may actually exist.
If the external world doesn’t exist, that would make me very, very smart, because it means that all of Da Vinci’s inventions, theories and drawings, and stories by Charles Dickens, were actually created by my own mind. I am Victor Hugo, so to speak.
And if you tell me I’m wrong, I’ll just think it’s my own brain imagining you playing devil’s advocate.
Anyway, if you exist, I stumbled upon a great web page that includes a bunch of philosophical theories, including solipsism, that are food for thought.
Here’s the link.
As Mal told Johanna in Chronicles: The Library of Illumination, “Go forth and illuminate” (yourself).
I recently learned that dizziness is not necessarily a precursor to an inquiring mind. A couple of days ago I thought I might base the plot of a future book on everything around the protagonist being imaginary.
Then, I learned that particular theory has a name: solipsism - which says while we know what’s going on inside our own heads, we can’t prove that the thoughts of others actually exist; only that we think they may actually exist.
If the external world doesn’t exist, that would make me very, very smart, because it means that all of Da Vinci’s inventions, theories and drawings, and stories by Charles Dickens, were actually created by my own mind. I am Victor Hugo, so to speak.
And if you tell me I’m wrong, I’ll just think it’s my own brain imagining you playing devil’s advocate.
Anyway, if you exist, I stumbled upon a great web page that includes a bunch of philosophical theories, including solipsism, that are food for thought.
Here’s the link.
As Mal told Johanna in Chronicles: The Library of Illumination, “Go forth and illuminate” (yourself).
